Errol Douglas wins Hair Trend award

British Hairdresser of the Year nominee Errol Douglas is celebrating after his stunning image (above right) won the Hair Trend award at Creative Head's Most Wanted Awards at Banqueting House last night.

Owner of his eponymous deluxe salon in Knightsbridge, Errol has his finger right on the hair fashion pulse. This sensational image, inspired by fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, includes a touch of boho and a nuance of gypsy, with waves, softness, raw femininity and a return to hyper-natural highlights and lowlights. This is seriously hot hairdressing at its most beautiful.

Little wonder his entry made such an impression on the judging panel, which included hairdressing luminaries Josh Wood of Real Hair, Mark Hayes of Sassoon and Andrew Barton and Lisa Shepherd of TV’s 10 Years Younger, Vogue contributing editor Anna-Marie Solowij, branding expert Michelle Feeney, design guru Doris Lockhart and Pauline Franckel from the London School of Fashion.

As one judge commented: "Beautiful colour, great definition and naturally sexy.” Errol’s award, which celebrates the hottest cut and colour look of the year, was presented to him by top TV comic Jimmy Carr.

Errol was at the Mercury Prize yesterday to style hot nominee Speech Debelle's hair; Speech is the hot underground favourite and has always wanted to have her hair done by Errol, who was delighted to offer his services.

Speech went into the salon on Saturday for a consultation and Errol was on hand for her all day and yesterday evening. South London rapper Speech has come from a notoriously challenging background; Errol is himself a London boy, with his own rags to riches tale seeing him grow up in Hackney before opening his own Knightsbridge salon.

Errol Douglas is at 18 Motcomb Street, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 8LB.

For more information, visit erroldouglas.com.