Hairdressers and many of their partners were dressed as Austin Powers or Felicity Shagwell, wearing red suits, silver wigs and white ruffs. In a wig and red velour suit, Duncan Kenna, owner of Occasions, in Lucan, was ready to party with his wife, Irena Kenna, and their daughters, Dawn - a banker by day - and Jennie (16).
Hidden under the costumes they converged on the Morrison Hotel to hear the winner of the OSIS/U Magazine Styling Competition announced by Schwarzkopf Professional.
From Tullamore salon, Ritzy's, came Teresa Connolly with model Caroleen Creevy. They were surrounded by Melanie Condron, Tina Dunne and Dolores O'Connor.
Up from Blarney were sisters Natasha Horne, a stylist at Cork's Salon 33, and Bianca Horne, an earth science student at UCC.
The winner was another Cork woman, Susan Cullen from Split Ends in Middleton, Co Cork, with her model, Kelly Chisholm.