Australian Hair in Fashion Awrds 2008 - Winners
Robert Bava Palour Hair
Artistic Salon of the Year
Tanya Egerton Toni & Guy Paddington
Creative Colourist of the Year
Jacen Ward Toni & Guy
Apprentice of the Year
Jason Fassbender Palour Hair
Mens Hairdresser of the Year
Joey Scandizzo Rokk Ebony
NSW/ACT Hairdresser of the Year
Chad Drinkwater Suki
QLD Hairdresser of the Year
Paula Kelly Sublime
SA Hairdresser of the Year
Lucy Iasenzaniro Belissimo Hair
VIC/TAS Hairdresser of the Year
Caterina Dibiase Heading Out Hair & Beauty
WA/NT Hairdresser of the Year
Barney Gleeson Lee Preston Hairdressing
Hair World Championships - Chicago 2008

Known as the "Olympics of Hair," the 2008 OMC HairWorld Championships of Beauty will draw more than 1,000 competitors and teams representing 50 plus countries. The OMC HairWorld Championship Arena will be the setting of the thrilling three-day competitions, which will include contests in hair, nails and makeup, many of which offer separate awars for "seniors" (licensed professionals) and juniors (professionals and students under the age of 25). Read More...
Australian Hair Fashion Awards 2008

from the Australian Hair Fashion
Awards 2008 Web site...
The Australian Hairdressing Industry hosts some of the
best hairdressers in the world, and on the 17th of March we honour
those individuals and teams who make this industry great. As more
and more salons enter this– the purist and most respected awards
event in the hairdressing industry globally– standards continue to
rise and the integrity of hairdressing increases. The Australian
Hair Fashion Awards, now in its twelfth year, have always attracted
media in mass with over 30 consumer titles supporting the event
nationally and over 60 international titles supporting the AHFA’s
from both the trade and consumer media. Positive media attention
around the finalists, the event and the winners not only educates
the consumers to the benefits of professional hairdressing salons
but it also educates them on hairdressing as a career
choice.
Check out
their site to read
more and to see all of the Finalists Hair Collections
See a full list of finalists by clicking 'read more' below
Ann Maree Mason farewells Hair Expo

Ann-Maree Mason, Event Manager of Hair Expo Australia, has announced that she will be stepping down from the
post in early 2008 to pursue a new opportunity within the salon industry.
However, she leaves behind an event
that is well on track to being the biggest and best yet, with this year’s participation up 16% on 2007’s show.
Hair Expo Australia 2008 will be passed into the capable hands of Brian Thomas, Reed Exhibitions Australia
Commercial Director who will act as the event’s interim manager. Brian has over 14 years experience in the
exhibitions and events industry and has handled some of the country’s biggest events, including the General
Practitioner Conference and Exhibition – the largest exhibition for GPs in Australia incorporating an exhibition,
education and awards program.
An announcement will be made to the industry shortly on Ann-Maree’s successor. In the meantime, it’s business
as usual with the Hair Expo team of Matt Davies, Account Manager; Alana Ross, Senior Coordinator and Libby
Brooks Molloy, Awards Coordinator
Hair Expo Australia 2008 will continue to follow Ann-Maree’s original vision of a new, dynamic and exciting event.
Key International and Australian talent have been locked into the Hair Expo 2008 education and event program
and there are also many exciting new initiatives to be unveiled. A full list of key talent and events is due to be
published on 1st February, in the next issue of Culture Magazine and on the Hair Expo website
(www.hairexpoaustralia.com) meanwhile entries and nominations for the 23rd Annual Hairdressing Awards are
well underway.
Ann-Maree’s last day at Hair Expo is Wednesday, 6th February. Read More...
Angelo Seminara wins the British Hairdresser of the Year Award
Get all of the details on the excellent Hairdressers Journal Interactive website







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Wella Trend Vision 2007 - winners
click the read more link below to see the results and photos.
All of the events photo's are on Wella's site also. Looks like a great show once again. Well done to Wella!
Just as the 2007 winners have been announced Wella has launched the Trend Vision 2008 competition.
Check out the full details, including a great video here at Wella's website
Discuss Trend Vision on the Pro Hairstylist forum
From the Wella Trend Vision website;

The best new hairdresser talent comes from Korea
Barcelona, 28 October 2007. The best impression at the fifth International Trend Vision Award, run by Wella Professionals, was left by Young sub Kim from the Juno Hair salon in Seoul. The members of the gold winning team set themselves apart among 53 teams. Silver was awarded to Iryna Fraiuk from salon S&A group in Ukraine and the Thai team with Wuthichai Krajaipoch from the Woo…K…Hair Salon received the bronze award.
As reward Wella invites them to style hair for a young fashion designer at the Milan Fashion Week in February 2008 to show off their creativity, technical experience and trend knowledge. Additionally, the gold winner receives a comprehensive PR package.
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Eco Face of IHS Winners



Winner (centre image)
The Australian ECO Face of IHS 2007
Matthew Nischler - Salon Nischler, Tasmania
Winner
ECO GHI Colour Challenge 2007
Natalie Elliot - Salon Rivage for Hair, Victoria
Winner
ECO Mens Image 2007
Maria Legudi - Heading Out, Victoria
Hair Expo 2008 Launch

With a catchy new tag line - Educate, Motivate, Inspire
Hair Expo 2008 edition has officially launched.
Now under the guidance of Reed Exhibitions we now have a 'new and improved' hair Expo (if thats possible I'm excited!)
The event is now firmly under the leadership of Hair Industry luminary Ann Maree Mason ( a member here of the Forum too)
A new look based on the Hairdresser of the Year winning collection of Caterina DiBase heralds in a great new style and groove to the event.
Grab a Hair Expo Awards entry form
see the whole story by clicking on the Read More link below
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L'Oreal Colour Trophy Winners
Colour Trophy would have to be right up there as one of Australia's most sort after Hairdressing awards. With it's amazing media presence in all of the glossy magazines, L'oreal Colour Trophy must be the best marketing package of any hair competition.
Little wonder stylists spend up big to be in the running. Not to mention spending a lot of time striving for the win.
The grand winner Head Studio Urban Retreat has said in various interviews that their journey to trophy supremacy took an amazing 10 years! Thats dedication and thats what it takes to win at the ultimate level.
Congratulations to all of the winners.
Don't let those great trophy shots go to waste - post them in the Hair Web Gallery attached to the Hairdressing Forum to let the world see what you created.
ps, we'll try to bring you a podcast interview with some of the winners soon.

Discuss Colour Trophy in the Hairdressers Forum
Australian Hair Fashion Awards 2008
Get all of the details of the awards entry requirements here.
Entries close Monday 27th October. So be quick, you've got to be in to win!

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IHS Hairdressing Championships -full list of results
See the official IHS site
Victorian National Competition 2007
I.H.S VICTORIAN-NATIONAL HAIRDRESSING AWARDS 2007
click on the 'Read more' link below to see the results
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News Flash - Lee Nesbitt is Mr Happy!
The Beaumont on Beaumont 'tour de force' ended with Lee Nesbitt collecting his third straight Australian Senior of the Year Award title to add to his team's Salon of the Year title.
Full listings will be posted shortly. Plus a full audio of the live presentation. Plus video grabs of some of the events parading.
All of that to come this week so stay posted.
But for now check out the photo gallery of the Awards Presentation as well as candid shots from the event... are you in these?
Discuss the Awards here

Can Lee Nesbitt make history in Melbourne?
Listen to Lee as he finalises his preparation from his Newcastle salon.
Bonus - check out Lee's latest Hair Collection


Listen now on the Podcasts page
It's ALL about the IHS Nationals
The IHS Nationals are the biggest on the floor Championships on the calender.
We'd planned to bring you an Interview with John Montano, Vice President of the IHS. But, technology isn't always perfect. We'll redo the interview this Friday, be sure to check it out. John gives all of the info you'll need to make a splash at the Nat's.
Entries close this Friday 10th August.
Discuss on the Forums

Click here to download the nationals entry form
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Hair Expo Finalists Announced

The finalists for the Australian Hair Expo Awards have now been announced.
Check out the new hair Expo website. Or discuss the finalists in our Forum here.
We've added links to all of the Finalists websites (if available) so you can check out how's at the top of our game!
2007 Finalists
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