Palmer&Company International and friends are running an online Precision Cutting Championship in different countries. This gives the hairdressers at home the chance to be involved in a national event in their country, with out leaving the comfort of their own home!
At the moment they are running the competition in 8 countries –UK, Ireland, USA, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Italy, Greece and Croatia– and in the future they will hold the world championship.
Each country has a host (see below): a local company that work with Palmer&Company International and has the same vision to keep things moving forward. They host the competition from their social media whilst involving partner and sponsors within the industry:
UK – Rush Academy and P&C
Ireland – Stafford Hair and P&C
USA – Adam Federico and P&C
Hong Kong – Inspired Gear, BOF and P&C
Vietnam – Vu Loc and P&C
Italy – Bespoke Italia and P&C
Greece – Lemmon Poppy Seed education and P&C
Croatia & surounding countries – Zgat
The competition is a 3 stage event spanning over 3 months. Each stage the competitors will be given 1 of the 9 foundation techniques to recreate on a mannequin, the first stage is a Triangle Graduation. They will give them a clear example of the look they are recreating with images on social media. They will take 3 photographs (on their phone with good light and white wall) at 3 different angles, and post them on Instagram with the hashtag #pcchampionship following the name of the country they are participating from, for example #pcchampionshipuk
For more information, on how to participate please visit @precisioncuttingchampionships Instagram page!