A YOUNG hairdresser has reached the finals of a prestigious national competition.

Charlotte Barker, 22, is one of five hairdressers under 25 to be chosen to take part in the live finals of the L’Oreal Professionnel Colour Trophy.

Miss Barker, who was 15 when she got her first hairdressing job, set up her own salon Techniques in Hayes Street, Hayes, with her sister Kirsty, 24, last year.

She said: “I’m definitely excited, it’s amazing. It hasn’t really sunk in yet. I didn’t expect to get this far but I’m excited to see how far we get.

“It goes to show if you put the work in you can get there.”

The final will take place at Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London, on May 28.