2011 Schwarzkopf Professional - Hair Expo Awards

Finalists in the 2011 Schwarzkopf Professional Hair Expo Awards were announced during an elegant cocktail reception at Blue Hotel, Woolloomooloo, Sydney on March 29th. More than 200 of the hair industry’s most influential personalities browsed the breathtaking photographic collections in Hair Expo’s purpose built gallery before the announcement of the finalists in the 2011 awards.

Now in their 26th year, the awards at Hair Expo have always attracted the cream of Australia and New Zealand’s hairdressing crop. As the longest running and most respected hair awards in the Southern Hemisphere, they set the industry standard in both countries and help to promote the outstanding achievements of the industry’s top talents.

A 20-strong panel of independent industry experts from both Australia and New Zealand spent two full days scrutinising over 150 entries to reach the finalist selection. Four finalists were announced for the top prize of New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year:

Sara Allsop from Dharma, Mount Eden, Auckland
Mana Dave from Blaze, Newmarket, Auckland
Danny Pato from d&m Hair Design, Ponsonby, Auckland
Jock Robson from Dharma, Mount Eden, Auckland

New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year is one of the most coveted of the awards at Hair Expo, representing the pinnacle of the New Zealand hairdressing industry. The judges’ final decision is based on a number of contributing factors ranging from the entrant’s photographic collection to their integrity, peer recognition, entrepreneurial success, education and contribution to the advancement of the industry.

Finalists in other categories include New Zealanders Joshua Angell for Apprentice/Student of the Year;
Servilles Academy for Education Organisation of the Year and Adrian Barclay’s Venom salon for Salon Design. Current Colour Technician of the Year, Kristina Russell, is up for her award again this year, while Jayne Wild is vying for her third Australian Hairdresser of the Year title as well as her second Salon Team of the Year, while her new Milson’s Point salon is a finalist for Salon Design. Australian Hairdresser of the Year finalists, Hilda Santalucia and Joey Scandizzo, are also finalists in the Photographic Collection of the Year category.

Other awards up for grabs are for New Creative Force and Excellence in Marketing as well as Session Stylist; Business Performance and Educator of the Year.

The grand finale of the annual Hair Expo weekend sees winners of the 2011 Schwarzkopf Professional Hair Expo Awards announced at a gala extravaganza – unquestionably the hairdressing industry’s night of nights – at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre on the evening of Monday June 13. The awards show is the culmination of three days of unrivalled education and inspiration over the Hair Expo long weekend starting Saturday June 11.

2011 SCHWARZKOPF PROFESSIONAL HAIR EXPO AWARDS FINALISTS:

AUSTRALIAN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

Frank Apostolopoulos - Biba, Fitzroy, VIC
Damien Rinaldo - Hair Machine, Norwood, SA
Hilda Santalucia - Biba, South Yarra, VIC
Joey Scandizzo - Rokk Ebony, South Yarra, VIC
Craig Smith - Fruition Hair, Brisbane, QLD
Jayne Wild - Wild Life Hair, Milsons Point, NSW

NEW ZEALAND HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

Sara Allsop - Dharma, Auckland, NZ
Mana Dave - Blaze, Auckland, NZ
Danny Pato - d&m Hair Design, Auckland, NZ
Jock Robson - Dharma, Auckland, NZ

COLOUR TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR
Matt Clements - The Assembly Hair, Alexandra Headland, QLD
Kristina Russell - Sable Hair, Darlinghurst, NSW
Marie Uva - Rokk Ebony, South Yarra, VIC
Olivia Zynevych - Mieka Hairdressing, Collingwood, VIC

COLOUR TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR – Judges’ recognition

Steve Corthine - Stevie English Hair, Glebe, NSW
Richi Grisillo - TONI&GUY, Paddington, NSW
Belinda Keeley - Chumba Concept Salon, Warragul, VIC
Vincent Nobile - Headcase Hair, Paddington, NSW
Kate Rawnsley - Fruition Hair, Brisbane, QLD
Jemima Wright - Wild Life Hair, Surry Hills, NSW

NEW CREATIVE FORCE – Finalist

Marie Cain - Head Studio, Perth, WA
Ali Holmes - Wild Life Hair, Surry Hills, NSW
Lisa Muscat - é SALON, Wahroonga, NSW
Jules Tognini - Aka Togninis, Fortitude Valley, QLD

NEW CREATIVE FORCE – Judges recognition

Daniella Barca - Rokk Ebony, Mentone, VIC
Mariam Enegd - Biba, Clifton Hill, VIC
Jason Fassbender - Parlour Hair, Unley, SA
Jamie Furlan - Xiang Hair, Melbourne, VIC
Elly Hanson - Stevie English Hair, Glebe, NSW
Colleen Stanford - Chumba Concept Salon, Windsor, VIC

APPRENTICE/STUDENT OF THE YEAR – Finalist

Joshua Angell - Dharma, Auckland, NZ
Katie Brooks - Wild Life Hair, Surry Hills, NSW
Kim Jones - Wild Life Hair, Milsons Point, NSW
Ruth Read - Vogue Nationale Hairdressing, Brisbane, QLD

APPRENTICE/STUDENT OF THE YEAR – Judges’ recognition

Sara Jayne Burke - La Bimbi, New Acton, ACT
Sarah Crisp - Chemistry for Hair, Fortitude Valley, QLD
Peter Koziell - Chumba Concept Salon, Windsor, VIC
Shakira Petrucci - Zucci Hairdressing, Ivanhoe, VIC
Joel Phillips - Stevie English Hair, Glebe, NSW
Dominique Whittaker - getfunkd, Wellington, NZ

SALON TEAM OF THE YEAR

Chumba Concept Salon, Windsor, VIC
é SALON, Wahroonga, NSW
Mieka Hairdressing, Collingwood, VIC
Wild Life Hair, Milsons Point, NSW

SESSION HAIRSTYLIST OF THE YEAR

Lores Giglio - DLM Management, East Sydney, NSW
Sarah Laidlaw - DLM Management, East Sydney, NSW

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR

Sharon Blain - The Art of Hair, Beecroft, NSW
Tracey Hughes - Tracey Hughes Education, Currumbin Valley, QLD
Grant Norton - TIGI Creative Academy, Sydney, NSW

EDUCATION ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR

Pivot Point Academies, Waterloo, NSW
Servilles Academy, Auckland, NZ

BEST NEW SALON DESIGN

The Assembly Hair, Alexandra Headland, QLD
Togninis, Fortitude Valley, QLD
Venom, Invercargill, NZ
Wild Life Hair, Milsons Point, NSW

EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING

Bauhaus Hair, Waterloo, NSW
Oscar Oscar Salons, Ashmore City, QLD
Reds Salon, Cairns, QLD
Zúmay Salon, Mornington, VIC

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Cloud Nine
Excellent Edges
Shortcuts Software
The Art of Hair

PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION OF THE YEAR

Marie Cain - Head Studio, Perth, WA
Lisa Muscat - é SALON, Wahroonga, NSW
Hilda Santalucia - Biba, South Yarra, VIC
Joey Scandizzo - Rokk Ebony, South Yarra, VIC
Jayne Wild - Wild Life Hair, Milsons Point, NSW

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