Barber of the Year

Barber of the Year 

Who can enter?

Any barber who works in the GCC in a commercial environment and has done so for a minimum of two years excluding training may enter this category.

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Entry deadline

The deadline for all Awards entries is 23:00HRS (DUBAI TIME) On 8th September 2025. 

Any entries received after this date, or any updates to entries already submitted, will not be counted.

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Finalists in this category will be required to attend an interview in person at a venue in Dubai or via Zoom. 

 

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Who can enter?

Any barber who works in the GCC in a commercial environment and has done so for a minimum of two years excluding training may enter this category.
Overview
RULES

ENTRANTS MUST SUPPLY THREE BEFORE and AFTER SHOTS OF ALL MODELS.

 

Entrants need to supply a collection of three images - each depicting current, commercial colour trends.


High Fade: shows clipper control and skin‐to‐hair blending.

Scissor/Textured Cut: proves your shear technique, sectioning and styling finesse.

Creative/Signature Work: lets your artistic vision and advanced clipper‐artistry stand out

  • Three full colour, high resolution photographs, of the hair before.
  • Three full colour, high resolution photographs, of the same model's hair after.
  • All photographs must be created by you during the past 12 months
  • For each look, a technical analysis of the model's hair must be submitted outlining 

Tips on entering
Some do's and dont's on entering the Barber of the Year
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Images of each look (3 looks in total) should focus on the hair. Both the before and after pictures should be taken in the same light with the same back drop taken at the same angle and should be mainly of the back of the head. The images should be portrait.

The competition is judged on hair work only, not total look

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You can upload files up to 2MB in size. The Professional Beauty Awards system supports JPEG, non-animated GIF, TIFF, PDF, and DOC files only 


Files larger than 2MB may result in the upload failing and in some circumstances cause your entry information to be lost. If you are unsure of how large the files are please save your progress now before attempting to upload files.


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Before Pictures


Four full colour photographs, of the hair before.




Finished Look


Four full colour photographs, of the same model's hair after.

Please note the After shots should relate to the Before shot. For example Picture 1 - Before should be the same model and Picture 1 - After. Failure to upload your images in this order will result in disqualification



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TECHNICAL ANALYSIS (to be completed for each look included)

Please describe how you created this look: Where relevant for example explain how you worked to make your fade smooth and the shape even, and what tools and steps you used to cut crisp lines and fine details. Include any key guard sizes, shear‑over‑comb or clipper‑over‑comb methods, and finishing touches you applied

You should compete three technical analysis - one for each photograph


High Fade



Scissor/Textured Cut 



Creative/Signature Work



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Once you have pressed the 'Submit' button you will get a chance to review and print the information you have completed and edit it if required before the final submission of the form is completed. 


You will need to confirm the submission once you have reviewed it at the bottom of the page before it is sent. failure to do this will mean your entry WILL NOT be sent.


You will receive an on screen message to say the entry has been sent. If you do not see this then you have not sent your entry. Please read and follow the on-screen instructions fully.


A copy of the information will also be sent to the email you have provided so please make sure the email details have been entered accurately. 

 

Please press submit once you are happy with your entry 

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