This year 5th Avenue entered into the annual Redken RAP competition. Over two hundred teams entered from Redken salons covering the whole of the UK and we were completely overwhelmed to find out that two of our teams had got through to the regional finals at the NEC in Birmingham at the end of March. Liz and James were short listed for “Style Innovator” category; Carrie completed the team as make up artist. Anika and Lauren were short listed for the “Color Genius” category and Katherine was their make up artist. Both teams went down to Redken head office in London prior to the RAP event to complete their finished look within a one hour time scale and were pre judged and interviewed.

The RAP event is held for all Redken salons across the country and is a great opportunity to watch top stylists in the industry creating the professional edge for the latest looks on the street. The event attracted an audience of over three hundred people however there were 3 regional finals in total that salons could attend. Our teams had to create their look once again for the audience to see on the catwalk and a recording of the interviews were shown on the big screens.

It was a great achievement and a first for our teams to get through. Truly a memorable occasion to remember!