Wrexham hairstylist shortlisted for national award
Emma Jones, from Wrexham is one of the five national finalists for the Goldwell Colour Creative Awards 2025.
The finalists were announced last week, with the winners set to be confirmed at the Goldwell annual Celebration of Colour event in London on July 27.
Emma, who started at New Wave Hair when she was 15-years-old, has become one of the top award winning stylists at the salon in Wrexham.
She is now up for the 'creative hair cutter of the year award' at the Goldwell National Awards.
Emma won Gold last year in the creative colourist of the year category.
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Thousands of entries for the competition were made from across the UK and Ireland.
The final announcement and winners will see Emma go to London and be a celebrated with the other finalists at the celebration of colour hosted by made in Chelsea's Jamie Lang.
If Emma gets gold at this event, she will go forward and represent the UK in the Goldwell Global awards in Milan this September.
Emma said: "I'm absolutely amazed and happy just to be in the top five in the UK and Ireland for second year running with such talented people and amazing images.
"It's such a huge achievement, I feel privileged to be in the top five regardless of if I place or not on July 27."
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