Just one week later Hooka stylist Ami Lou Cassidy, aged just 25, was named as the winnner of Salon Stylist of the Year. A pretigious nationwide competition held by HAIR magazine.
Earlier in the year we submitted a dossier giving five reasons why we felt Ami was truely special as a stylist along with a selection of client testimonials. She was then short listed as a finalist, the next round involved a visit to the salon by a secret client (a reader from the magazine) who had a cut and finish by Ami, this obviously went well as she was listed as one of six finalists from across the UK.
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| Ian Sadler with T4 presenters Rick & Jameela |
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| Dion Padan and Editor of Hair Magazine Louise White |
The glitzy award ceremony was held at the "uber cool" Vinyl Factory in London's Soho and hosted by Rick Edwards and Jameela Jamil from Channel 4's T4.
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| The evening featured a DJ set from Paloma Faith |
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| Dion and Paloma Faith |
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| Ian and Jenny Faulkner |
"The best bit...(said salon owner Dion) ...was seeing Ami Lou and Hooka flashing all over the giant screens on the night, also the amazing quote from the secret client Stephanie Cummings who said....
"I will definatley be heading back to Ami Lou at Hooka, I've been to more than 15 hairdressers in the past but she is by far the best - she's so talented and I loved everything about my visit"
Ami Lou featured in the November issue of HAIR magazine following which we have since seen a number of their readers travelling from a far just to have an appointment with the 2010 Salon Stylist of the Year.
Congratulations Ami!
