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Official Rules for Manchester’s Best Barber 2025 Competition
Last updated: 23 May 2025

By entering the Manchester’s Best Barber 2025 Competition (“Competition”), you agree to be bound by these Official Rules.

1. Sponsor

This Competition is sponsored by Barberoo Ltd., 20 Parsonage Gardens, Manchester, United Kingdom.

2. Eligibility

  • Open to professional barbers aged 18 or over, operating within the Greater Manchester area.

  • Employees of Barberoo Ltd. (and their immediate families or households) are not eligible.

3. Entry Period

Entries open on publication of the homepage and close at 23:59 BST on 13 June 2025.

4. How to Enter

  1. Visit https://barberooshowdown.com/ and click “Enter to Win £3,000”.

  2. Upload up to three (3) original photographs of your sharpest cuts—whether fades, styles or timeless classics—clearly demonstrating your precision, personality and creative flair.

  3. Complete and submit the entry form.

Limit one (1) entry per person. Incomplete or late entries will be disqualified.

5. Judging Criteria

A panel of Barberoo-appointed judges will score each entry on:

  • Precision of the cut

  • Creativity and originality

  • Overall presentation and styling
    Decisions of the judges are final and binding in all matters.

6. Prizes

  • Grand Prize (1): £3,000 cash + “Barberoo Champion 2025” title

  • Runner-Up Prizes (2): £1,000 cash each

Total prize fund: £5,000. No substitution or transfer of prizes permitted, except at Sponsor’s discretion. Winners are responsible for all taxes.

7. Winner Notification & Announcement

Winners will be notified by e-mail within seven (7) days of judging and announced on our website and social channels in due course. If a winner does not respond within fourteen (14) days, an alternate winner may be selected.

8. Rights Granted by You

By entering, you grant Barberoo Ltd. a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use, reproduce, display, publish and distribute your photographs for editorial, promotional and marketing purposes in any media, without further compensation or approval.

9. Publicity

Except where prohibited, entry constitutes permission to use winner’s name, likeness and hometown for promotional purposes without additional compensation.

10. General Conditions

  • Barberoo Ltd. reserves the right to cancel, suspend or modify the Competition if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond its control impairs integrity.

  • Barberoo Ltd.’s decisions are final in all matters.

  • By participating, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Barberoo Ltd., its affiliates, employees and agents from any liability arising from or in connection with this Competition or prize.

11. Privacy

Personal data collected in connection with this Competition will be used in accordance with Barberoo Ltd.’s Privacy Policy, available on our website.

12. Contact

For enquiries, please e-mail hello@barberoo.com.

It’s not just about how you cut — it’s how you make people feel. That’s what makes a champion.

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