FATE Awards Voting Begins

Voting has commenced for the FATE Awards, Northern Ireland's biggest annual red carpet event. The Michael Quinn Hairdressing Team will be creating the styles for the models and celebrities for the 3rd year in a row. We're extra excited, as Michael has been asked to be Creative Director this year.

Organiser and FATE publisher Michael Bell has confirmed that comedienne and TV presenter Ruby Wax, who hosted the 2008 event, will be back to present the 2009 awards. We love Ruby's outspoken manner and she didn't let anyone get away with anything at the last event. It was absolutely hilarious, so of course we are looking forward to seeing her again in 2009.

Voting closes 18 January, so make sure you visit the official website to get yours in! The event will take place on 03 April 2009 at Belfast's Waterfront Hall.

British Hairdressing Awards

As seen on www.hji.co.uk: On Monday 24th of November, London's Grosvenor House hotel played host to one of the most prestigious events in British Hairdressing. Here is the HJi's coverage of the the British Hairdressing Awards 2008 in video and pictures...

Holiday Hours

To accomodate the need for more appointments during the holiday season we will be adding an extra day from 10 AM to 5PM on Monday, 22 December. We will close for the holidays at 2PM on 24 December, open on 31 December from 8:30AM to 2PM and reopen as normal on 6 January. Appointments are booking up fast, so be sure to phone soon if you need to get in before Christmas!

Ireland's Best Colour Technician

Congrats to Órla Begley, our technical manager, who has graduated from the Matrix Colour Mastery course. We are so proud to have the only specialist in the WHOLE of Ireland who has achieved this internationally recognised industry qualification. Participants in the course are required to have vast experience and already be at a level of excellence before being considered for the programme. This was no problem for Órla, who spent several years training under our very own celebrity hair stylist, Michael Quinn, and has worked with an impressive clientelle list of her own, including Ruby Wax and Christine Bleakley.

Well done, Órla! We're so lucky to have you on our team!

Celtic Dream, The BHA Collection

Now, we couldn't just leave you with a bunch of still photos, could we? THIS is more like it!

British Hairdressing Awards results

The team is back from the British Hairdressing Awards and what a great time we had! We didn't win first place, but the competition was very stiff and we are thrilled to be considered among the top 6 hairdressers in Northern Ireland. We have been required to keep our photos top secret, but can finally reveal our Celtic Dream collection to you!

British Hairdressing Awards

Well, it's off to the British Hairdressing Awards for us this weekend! We'll find out on Monday if we have won. Fingers crossed! We'll finally be able to reveal our collection when we get back.

Creative Head Feature

Creative Head Magazine, one of the most popular industry publications has done a fantastic feature on Michael in their September edition. Be sure to check it out on your next visit to the salon.

British Hairdressing Awards Finalist

Yay! We have received word that Michael is a one of only 6 finalists in the Northern Ireland category of the British Hairdressing Awards, which take place on 24 November in London. The organisers of the event have been hush hush about how many others Michael competed against to get his nomination, but stated, "There were a record number of entries this year." Competition rules forbid us from revealing our photos just yet, but we promise to post them as soon as the awards are over.

Irish Hairdressing Newcomer of the Year

We're proud to announce that our very own improver, Chris Patterson, has won "Best Newcomer of the Year" at this year's Irish Hairdressing Awards. Chris beat out hundreds of competitors to win this coveted title. Congrats, Chris!

Michael on NI Wags

Michael Quinn Hairdressing was recently featured in the BBC documentary, NI Wags. Lauren Hood, girlfriend of celebrity Irish rugby player, Stephen Ferris was filmed in our salon, demonstrating her "Retail Hairapy" hair extensions line, available exclusively in our salon. For more information on the show, visit the BBC website.

U Magazine

Be sure to check out this month's edition of U Magazine, an Irish Fashion Magazine available at newsagents now. They have featured Michael Quinn Hairdressing in their "Best Tressed, our Top Salon Guide" section.

Website Updates

At long last our website has been updated! While we intend to tweak here and there to add a bit more personality, our new design is a lot more user friendly. You can now request appointments with our easy to use booking form, as well find out what is going on with the team in our salon.

We have added a gallery and would love to post photos of our happy clients, so feel free to email photos to info@michaelquinnhairdressing.co.uk.

Holiday Hours

As we are always closed on Mondays, we will be observing May Day on Tuesday. The salon will be closed for the day, but will reopen as normal on Wednesday, 7 May.

Spring into Summer

St. George's Market, usually home to market traders, was recently transformed for Spring into Summer, the fashion event of the year. Top Irish models, wearing the latest designer collections sported hairstyles by Michael Quinn Hairdressing.

After the success of last year's Fall for Fashion, the talented team was again asked to create the hair trends for the opening night.

Fate Awards photos

Wow! What an evening! The whole evening seemed to pass in a heartbeat. As is always the case with these sorts of events, we were working within a very challenging time scale and dealing with unexpected schedule changes, due to some of the presenters flight delays, etc. The team really pulled together though and did a brilliant job. We snapped a few behind the scenes photos of our team working with our very gracious celebrities.

Fate Awards

Well, tonight is the big night! We're off to coordinate the looks of the stars and models for this year's Fate Awards, which are being hosted by the wonderfully outrageous Ruby Wax. James Nesbitt, Caprice, Ronan Keating and, Roisin Murphy and more are expected to present awards. We promised to tell you all about it!

MQH Diva Soiree Launch

Well, we've done it...our very 1st MQH Diva Soiree was a huge success! On Tues, 5 Feb our salon was packed to the rafters with ladies clamoring for a 1st look at our new clip in hair extensions. We searched far and wide before finindg a quality that we were happy with and are delighted to be exclusively representing Retail Hairapy hair extensions in Northern Ireland.

While guests enjoyed champagne and nibbles, Michael and the team demonstrated how clip in hair extensions are ideal to add not only length, but bulk for dramatic bridal hairstyles. They also created a funky look by using the extensions to add texture and highlights. For more information on how you can get your own extensions for a free consultation, or give us a ring on 028 9043 4003.

Michael's Fate Magazine Feature

Be sure to check out the February edition of Fate magazine, as Michael has provided several party hair tips that are perfect for going out on the town.