L’OREAL COLOR TROPHY 2026 🏆
We came! We saw! We vibed! & BOY, did we try!
What a RIDE yesterday was, myself & @williamackerley competing at the L’Oreal Color Trophy Semi Finals!
Our journey has come to end! BUT! What an experience it has been for us! It being held in Brighton just made it even better! Met some unreal hairdressers & just sooo inspiring!
My first time entering & it will forever be etched into my memory that I did this with Will & what we created! 🫶🏼🥹 We stayed true to ourselves created something we both really believed in!
HUGE thanks to @harleighslaughtercreative for the make up! UN. REEEEAL! Totally got our vision! & for trying to keep the nerves to a minimum! 🤪
And the BIIIGGGESSST thanks to our 10/10 model @lauren_5834 who has just been a PLEASURE to work with! She has been a big part of creating the look & forever grateful for her time & patience! She absolutely SMASHED it!
To the friends that came down (@hairbyvictorialouise@pinspix ) & my husband @tom_upson for keeping the drinks flowing at the awards ceremony & pizza popping at home! All of the support means the wooooorld to me!!! 🫶🏼
Huge congrats to the winners & for the final! 👏🏼
The creative juices are floooowing! So… WATCH THIS SPACE!! 🤪
#lct26
#louiseupsonhairstylist
#hovehairdresser
Hi everyone, my name is Bernard and I’m the newest (and cutest) member of the team here at Studio 2 Brighton! 🐶✂️
I’m only 10 weeks old and I have to say, I am SO excited to be here. My dad Will is my absolute favourite person in the whole world, but I’m also a huge fan of meeting new people so please don’t be shy, come say hello!
My current hobbies include sleeping (a LOT 😴), greeting every single person who walks through the door, and the occasional burst of absolute chaos when the zoomies hit. Don’t let that fool you though I am, in fact, a very gentle soul. 🥹
I do have one small goal I’m working towards… getting this whole toilet training thing figured out ASAP. Apparently it’s quite important in a professional environment. I’m doing my best, I promise. 🙏.
I can’t wait to meet you all see you at Studio 2 Brighton! 🐾
Bernard 🤍
L’OREAL COLOR TROPHY ‘26 SEMI FINALISTS! 🙌🏼
I am absolutely BUZZING to say that Myself & @williamackerley are in the Regional Semi Finals for the @lorealpro_education_uki Color Trophy!
We had a Vision & we felt it came together!
So to get through it to the Semi Finals, is just MEGA!
First entering for me so I am buzzing to be apart of the whole experience!
Huge congrats to all the other MEGA hairdressers taking part & in our Southern category!
Credits :
Cut & Styling : Me
Colour & Styling: @williamackerley
Make Up : @ellalouise_hmua
Model: @lauren_5834
#lct26regionalfinalist
#lorealhaircolor
#lorealprofessional
Dropping in some cultural content so my grid doesn’t look like it’s 100% feathers and cocktails 😂 Here’s me in Valletta pretending I’m wholesome and not just here for the chaos ✨🇲🇹
#valletta #notjustparties #gayos
Mighty Hoopla Malta 💖🦩
Every glittery, sun then soaked second was ICONIC ✨ but it was the ridiculous, gorgeous, chaotic PEOPLE that made it truly legendary 💕 The sequins! The cocktails! The raining pool party!
And… Liz has already booked us for next year 💅 So yes, consider me officially returning for Round II of gayos🌴🪩
#MightyHooplaMalta #GlitterAndChaos #Gayos
Whole Festival, Berlin 🇩🇪
I’ve sat with this one for a bit before posting. The truth is I found this weekend really hard. The energy was intense, the music was heavy, and even in the middle of a crowd, I felt really alone.
It’s strange how photos can freeze a moment that looks joyful, even when I didn’t feel that way. I went in hoping to have a fabulous queer experience but instead I found myself feeling out of place, disconnected, and a little overwhelmed.
That said, I’m proud I went. I learned a lot about what environments nourish me and which ones don’t. Not every trip needs to be amazing to be meaningful. This one showed me where my boundaries are and reminded me what I value.
I won’t be going back but I’ll carry the lessons forward. 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🩶🤍🤎
Only a month late but who’s counting? 💅
Glastonbury 2025 chewed me up, spat me out and I LOVED IT 💖✨
Went in thinking I’d sip drinks like a lady… ended up crawling through secret bars, adopting 12 new best friends, and SCREAMING to The Prodigy like it was 2005 and I was at my first rave. 🖤💥
But the real highlight?
Lying in a hammock like a glamorous woodland nymph while beautiful strangers wandered over for chats, cuddles, and life advice I was absolutely not qualified to give. 🍃👑
Heart full. Tent slightly mouldy. Soul reborn.
#GlastoYouLegend
#HammockTherapy
#TheProdigyTurnedMe
#SecretBarsAndSecretScars
#Glastonbury
