The Garden of Eden, The Virtuous Woman, Nubian Princess, A day at the Beach. They were titles given, not to paintings, but to hairstyles concocted by the beauty students of the Civilian Conservation Corps. CCC's Hair and Beauty Trade Show for Cycle 1001 was held last Friday at the Centre of Excellence. Trainees from CCC's eight regions across T&T battled it out in the categories Fantasy Hairstyle and Up-do under the careful watch of trichologist Jennifer Maynard Jaimungal, master weaver Clem Lue Yat and Hair and Beauty Trade Show CEO Monica Headley–judges for the keenly contested competition. For 45 minutes, competitors coiled braid extensions with their fingers, slicked the hair of their models with gel and prepared their tables with accessories that would finish the look.
One student turned a head of green coiled synthetic braids into a garden complete with a bird perched in the "trees" and a nest of eggs. Another used black weave extensions and gold braids to make a hat. Plastic fruits were added to the hair of one model to create a fruit basket and at least one person went over the top with a towering creation that included gold trimming and a small yellow light bulb. She called her style My Fantasy, although it looked more like an amusement park ride. As the judges deliberated, patrons took the time to get beauty make overs by Sacha's makeup artists at the company's booth, ogle the new press on nail line by Kiss International, take advantage of Cher M�re's one day special prices and watch the demonstration of hair tools by Mega Supply Limited.
CCC's cosmetology coordinator Ann Ramsamooj was back and forth from the judges to the contestants, the door and the booths ensuring that everyone was happy and things were going as planned. In the end it was Tina Haywood with her model Sue Ann Bishop who got the nod of the judges for the creative A Day at the Beach. Haywood's creations featured two coconut trees with a hammock in the middle using synthetic braid fibres. Haywood also walked away with the Soft and Beautiful challenge prize–for using the product to create her style–and the CCC hairstylist for Cycle 1001. Topping the updo category was Shanade Toussaint.