There is a fee of £18 (inc VAT) to enter the Colour World Genius Awards 2025, per entry. Please choose award: 1. PEOPLE’S CHOICE COLOUR GENIUS2. CREATIVE COLOUR GENIUS3. COLOUR CORRECTION GENIUS4. COMMERCIAL COLOUR GENIUS5. MINDFUL COLOUR GENIUS6. MEN’S COLOUR GENIUS7. #COLOURTASTIC GENIUS8. COLOUR COMMUNICATOR GENIUS9. AFRO COLOUR GENIUS10. INTERNATIONAL COLOUR GENIUS11. COLOUR EDUCATOR GENIUS12. STUDENT COLOUR GENIUS13. COLOUR COLLABORATOR GENIUS14. BLONDING COLOUR GENIUS15. NEW TALENT COLOUR GENIUS Your entry in this category will be judged first by how many views you have on Instagram. Then in the second round by a panel of industry experts judging a hair picture you submit. This will be awarded for the most bold, striking or adventurous colour look on a live model. Awarded to the most accomplished colour correction work on a live model submitted by a colourist of 3+ years experience. Awarded to the colourist who has their finger on the trend-pulse and delivers a fabulous commercial colour look on a live model. Awarded to the salon owner or manager who shows us how they sustainably manage their colour business. Awarded to the colourist who most impresses with colour work on a male model. Awarded to the colourist who submits the best short film explaining why they are a colour genius fit for 2025. Show us your passion – make a film that sums up how you live and breathe colour. At home, at work, at play... everywhere! Awarded to the colourist who persuades us they are the best at sharing their colour know-how, ideas and passion with the industry and beyond. Awarded to the colourist who demonstrates professional skills with their work on Afro hair in particular. Show us how you have an eye for enhancing shape, texture and line with a head-turning look. Consumer or avant-garde – it’s up to you We invite colourists based outside the UK into the Colour Genius Awards. We see brilliant work on socials, so come on and send us your best looks to compete for the title International Colour Genius 2025! Awarded to the educator who impresses us with the way they teach colour Awarded to the student who shows us the most daring colour Awarded to the team with most striking colour work Awarded for stand-out blonding skills Awarded to a stand-out colourist who has qualified since 2022 First Name * Last Name * Contact Phone Number * Contact Email * How many worked on the hair team? * Team name Where are you studying? * Salon Name Salon Address Instagram Account Name Describe how you achieved this look and the products used * Tell us the colour education you deliver, do you teach in-person or online? Who are your courses for and what is your USP? * Tell us the issues tackled and a list of products applied, plus a timeline * Tell us the technique used eg Balayage, two-tone, root smudge, ombre…and why you think this suits the model * Tell us what you do day to day to be more mindful on a colour service. How you try to inform and influence change with clients and/or team. What you have achieved to date in improving their mindfulness and your next steps? * Share a before and after photo of your most creative colour work (one look per entry. Max 4 photos) Share a before and after photo of work you described (one look per entry. Max 4 photos) Share a before and after photo of your work (one look per entry. Max 4 photos) Option - upload any supporting photos Share a before and after photo of your work (one look per entry. Max 4 photos) Share a before and after photo of your work (one look per entry. Max 4 photos) Share your best work with us (finished looks only. Max 4 photos) Share examples of your work and testimonials (upload a maximum of 8 images) Share before and after photos of your proudest colour work Photo Credits Share 4 images to express your colour work Upload before and after photos of the look Upload four photos of your colour work Please follow the 2025 Entry Pack rules & regulations Entrants must upload their entry photos which must be minimum 1mb and maximum 7mb in size - in colour - in jpeg format only - when uploading multiple photos, please ensure to select them all together from the pop-up window. Photos cannot be submitted one at a time - a photograph taken since 1st April 2024 and no more than a year old on our closing date 28th March 2025. Salon Name Salon Address Instagram Account Name Upload a video (up to 90 seconds for either #COLOURTASTIC GENIUS or COLOUR COMMUNICATOR) following the 2025 Entry Pack rules & regulations - Entrants must upload their entry film which must be no more than 30mb in size - Film must be taken since 1st April 2024 and no more than a year old on our closing date 28th March 2025. Salon Name Salon Address Instagram Account Name * Tell us if you would like background music for your Reel. If so, please specify your preferred song Upload a Reel max 59 seconds long following the 2025 Entry Pack rules & regulations Entrants must upload their entry Reel which must be no more than 30mb in size - limited to 1 Reel entry maximum per person - in colour - must include before & after images as well as show the process - Reel must be filmed since 1st April 2024 and no more than a year old on our closing date 28th March 2025. Please tick this box if you have used wigs in any of your looks. We welcome colour work on wigs, but please disclose this information. I declare that I have permission to be credited for the colour work entered. I understand there is a £18 (inc VAT) fee per entry. Entries are only accepted once payment has been made. This is non-refundable. By registering your details you indicate your consent for us to email you information about selected products, events and services from Colour World UK, our parent company IHAA, affiliated companies and from carefully chosen third parties unless you object to receiving such messages by ticking the boxes below: I would like to receive emails about other products, events and services from: Colour World UKParent companyAffiliated companiesThird parties Proceed to checkout Pay £18 entry fee (inc VAT) If you have any issues submitting the form, email awards@ihaa.co.uk.