1. Competition Objective

• To assess participants’ professional skills in cutting techniques, styling skills, and overall design coordination through the creation of a women’s trendy creative cut-and-color hairstyle on a mannequin head.
  • Participants must present a women’s trendy creative cut-and-color hairstyle, demonstrating technical proficiency and creative expression through cutting and blow-styling techniques.

2. Judging Criteria

• Creativity: Whether the hairstyle design is unique, visually impactful, innovative, and aligned with the competition theme.
  • Cutting and Blow-Drying Techniques: Smoothness of cutting lines, clarity of layers, and the level of skill demonstrated through blow-styling.
  • Coloring Effect: Natural color transitions and harmonious color combinations that complement the hairstyle style.
  • Overall Coordination: Whether the hairstyle matches the mannequin head’s attire and overall presentation.

3. Competition Content

• Creative Cutting: Complete a women’s trendy creative haircut on a mannequin head and demonstrate blow-styling techniques. The haircut must feature a multi-layered design.
  • Coloring Effect: The mannequin head’s hair must include at least two colors. Color transitions must be natural and coordinated with the cutting style. All coloring must be completed before the competition.
  • Work Completion: The final work must be 100% completed.
  • Overall Styling: The mannequin head’s clothing and accessories must align with the competition theme and enhance the overall visual effect.

4. Competition Time

• The competition duration is 30 minutes.

5. Participant Appearance Requirements

• Dress Code: Participants must wear the official top provided by the organizer, paired with appropriate pants and footwear to reflect a professional image.
  • Hair Requirement: Hair must be neatly groomed, clean, and tidy. Long hair should be properly tied back to maintain cleanliness and professionalism.
  • Overall Appearance: Participants must maintain a clean and professional appearance. Excessive accessories or heavy makeup are not permitted.

6. Prohibited Items and Actions

• Use of hair extensions is prohibited.
  • Use of colored sprays to retouch or cover the dyed areas is prohibited.
  • Use of severely damaged mannequin heads is prohibited.

7. Mannequin Head Specifications

(1)Material

• Participants must provide their own mannequin head.
  • Hair material is not restricted (e.g., human hair, goat hair, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, etc.). Participants may freely choose materials suitable for competition requirements.
  • The selected material must support cutting, coloring, and styling, and provide good presentation quality.
  • The mannequin head must be equipped with a stable stand.
  • The stand height must be adjustable within 100 cm to 150 cm to meet display requirements.

(2)Cleanliness

• The mannequin head must be clean and tidy, free from oil, dye residue, or other impurities.

(3)Coloring and Accessories

• The mannequin head must be suitable for coloring and styling. All products used must be safety-certified.
  • Accessories may be freely used but must not obstruct the main hairstyle design and must be consistent with the competition theme.

8. Competition Procedure

(1) Submission and Display

• On the competition day, at least one hour before the event begins, participants must submit their completed work to the designated area. Late submissions will be considered a withdrawal from the competition.
  • The organizer will uniformly label each work with a competition number after submission.
  • Participants are not allowed to add any identification marks to their work.
  • Judges will evaluate the works based on the judging criteria, focusing on technical skills, creativity, and overall presentation.

(2) Work Collection

• After the judging concludes on the competition day, participants may collect their mannequin head works from the designated area at 5:00 PM.
  • Participants must present their competition number to verify their identity before collecting their work.
  • Any uncollected works after the specified time will be handled by the organizer.

(3) Pre-Competition Preparation

• Participant Check-In: Participants must arrive at the designated location at least 15 minutes before the competition starts to check in.