There is a fee of £18 (inc VAT) to enter the Colour World Genius Awards 2025, per entry.

    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 colourist under the age of 30 who WOWs us with their colour work
















    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



    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.






    - 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.







    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.

    I declare that I have permission to be credited for the colour work entered.

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    If you have any issues submitting the form, email awards@ihaa.co.uk.