A County Roscommon hair salon is celebrating after picking up three awards at the Irish Hair and Beauty Awards 2022, which were held in Galway last weekend.
By Paidashe Mandivengerei
NAMIBIA-based Zimbabwean entrepreneur, Nokuthula Peace ‘Nocky’ Ncube, Saturday bagged the Best Hairstylist in Africa Award at the Zikomo Humanitarian Fashion and Music Awards.
The awards ceremony was held at the Government Complex Buildings in Lusaka, Zambia under the theme; ‘Mask Up’.
Nocky was nominated for the gong along with other hairdressers in the region including, Perpetual Khumalo, Martha Jeremiah and one S Mwambapa.
Award recipients were selected through a voting system which opened on 2 March and closed on 30 March on the Zikomo Awards website.
Despite holding a Media Studies and English Honours Degree with the University of Namibia, Nocky has always had a passion for hair dressing since childhood.
A Halesowen beauty salon that famously banned gossip magazines is hoping to bring home five top awards. The CnR Hair Salon is shortlisted for two awards while owner Cara Richards is also in the running for an individual title. On top of that a hair stylist who works out of the salon is also in the running for two titles. CnR hit the headlines last year after the tragic death of TV presenter Caroline Flack raised the issue of women’s mental health and the public treatment of some celebrities. In response Cara banned gossip magazines from her salon. Cara has been running the salon for nearly four years and is delighted it has been nominated in the national Hair and Beauty Awards for Best Team and Best Salon.