Whitwell hairdresser through to finals of two national awards
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Amanda Denny, of Hair Extensions by Amanda, is among eight others to reach the final hurdle of the English Hair & Beauty Awards.
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Hide AdThe veteran stylist - who specialises in helping ladies with damaged or very short hair - was nominated by a loyal army of satisfied customers.
After beating thousands of other contenders to be up for a crack at the prestigious top slot Amanda told how she was “proud to be recognised”.
Forty-five-year-old Amanda is so well thought of she has customers travelling up from London to have her tend their locks.
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Hide AdShe was drawn to the profession in her late twenties while “bored” working as a paralegal in Nottingham and never looked back.
She said: “I just felt so stagnant - I’m a creative person and I was bored so I just made a leap of faith.
“I went to night school to learn and realised I absolutely loved it - what I really like is the social aspect. You’re almost like a counsellor.”
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Hide AdHowever Amanda says customers’ dark secrets are kept private as appointments are one-to-one.
She said “It’s completely confidential and I think people like that - and when the ladies get a really good job on their hair it tends to tick all the boxes for them.”
Amanda believes the nominations came flooding in due to her attention to detail, however.
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Hide Ad“Nowadays so much of it is about how the extensions look in a photo but I take on complex work where people have lost hair or have patches missing,” she said.
“I’ve helped a lot of ladies recovering from cancer - it’s very intricate and all about placement to get it right.
“After doing it for so many years I just needed a challenge and I like the challenge of entering the awards - but I don’t need the recognition because I’m so busy.”
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Hide AdAs well as the English Hair & Beauty Awards, Amanda is a finalist in the UK Hair And Beauty Awards.
She was selected to go through for the top spot after sending a selection of photos of her amazing work.