A POPULAR salon is in the running for three separate industry awards.

Simon Webster, whose eponymous salon is in Gardner Street, Brighton, is up for gents’ stylist of the year English Hair and Beauty Awards.

The director did not nominate himself but was entered independently following glowing customer feedback.

Senior stylist Patrick Matthews has qualified for the grand finals of the L'Oreal Mizani Awards 2015 for best afro look, the leading industry awards for Afro and black hair-styling.

And Javer Encina-Jones has qualified for the L'Oreal Colour Trophy 2015 regional finals.

Partner-manager Sophie Webster said: “We have successfully reached the finals of the competition every year since we opened in 2012, which is quite an achievement, especially for a small independent salon that opened at the height of the recession. To have achieved all three nominations is incredible, especially the English Hair and Beauty Awards as this was not a competition we entered, but a nomination from client feedback.”