Christchurch hairdresser Sarah McGuigan of Savvy Hair has secured a key win at the Australian and New Zealand hair industry’s biggest celebration of creativity and excellence, the 2025 AHIA Creative Awards. Held at Sydney’s Star Event Centre, Sarah was awarded...
TONI&GUY International Artistic Director and current Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year Efi Davies as picked up her third title this year for her creative and beautiful work. Presented by International Hairdressing Awards Founder Mikel Luzea, Global Ambassador Sergi...
Bernadette Beswick – Australian Hairdresser of the Year 2025 Creative ANZ Hair Industry Awards! Monday 30th June saw acclaimed Victorian hairdresser Bernadette Beswick take home the biggest award of the night at the Australian and New Zealand hair industry’s celebration...
The Australian and New Zealand hair industry’s biggest celebration of creativity and excellence, the 2025 AHIA Creative Awards, reached new heights on Monday 30th June, with a dazzling Gala held at The Star Sydney Event Centre. The event marked not...
Congratulations to Danny Pato who has just received a citation for Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours 2025 List. As an internationally renowned, multiple award-winning hairdresser Danny has worked hard to raise New...
Cos Sakkas claimed the ultimate title of British Hairdresser of the Year at HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards 2024, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional, for the third time! Cos, Global Creative Director for TONI&GUY, clinched the title for the third consecutive year...
Hairdressing, barbering and beauty therapy apprentices from across New Zealand have been recognised for their passion and dedication to their budding careers in the 2024 Regional HITO Apprentice of the Year awards. First awarded in 2003, these annual awards recognise...
The 2024 New Zealand Hair Awards were held at Te Pae Christchurch, on Sunday 3rd November. This glitzy Awards Gala Dinner event was hosted by Hair & Barber NZ with MC Patrick Cameron MBE, Officiating for the night. The evening...
Calling all Hairdressers and Barbers! Entries are now open for the NZ Hair Awards to be held Sunday 3rd November at the Te Pae Convention Centre, Christchurch. For more information on how to participate please visit: https://www.newzealandhairawards.org.nz/ Entries Close Monday 12th...
Danny Pato of D&M Hair Design won key awards at the annual Australian Hairdressing Industry Awards last Monday 1st July at The Star, in Sydney. Danny is the proud recipient of AHIA Avante Garde Hairdresser of the Year 2024, along...
The 2024 Australian Hair Industry Awards, Creative Gala Evening took place at The Star, Sydney on Monday 1st July. Adelaide’s Sam James, of SJ Establishment, was the recipient of the biggest award of the night- AHIA Australian Hairdresser of the...
Australian Hair Industry Awards (AHIA’s) unveil two big changes. One of which has an exciting focus for New Zealand based salon owners and hairdressers. Launched in 2012 by the Mocha Group, The AHIA’s are now celebrating their 13th year as...
The winners of HJ’s British Hairdressing Awards, were announced at a red-carpet ceremony on Monday 27th November at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House London. A total of nineteen trophies were awarded to the winners, in front of a 1400 strong...
L’Oréal Professionnel, the historical brand leader, and trusted partner of hairstylists, reveals the grand winners of Style & Color Trophy 2023, both on YouTube and on Roblox, the gaming platform. This year, the competition took a new turn with a...
We talk to Kerrie Jordan from KN Colab Editorial Stylist of the Year at the Prestigious Industry Awards Congratulations on becoming NZ’s Top Stylist, what does winning this award mean for you? It’s been a tough few years dealing with...
We chat to Jess Millar from Mancraft Barbers in Rotorua, who was awarded the ultimate prize in Barbering NZ Barber of the Year at the annual Industry Awards! Congratulations you are now NZ’s Editorial Barber of the Year, what does...
New Zealand’s largest event celebrating excellence in the hair, beauty and barbering industries took place on Sunday 12 November at The Cordis Hotel in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, hosted by Hall of Fame inductee, 4x Educator of the Year, and...
The finalists for the 2023 Industry Awards were announced on the 29th September. These prestigious Awards will be held on Sunday Night 12th November at The Cordis Hotel in Auckland. Tickets are now on sale for the biggest Hair, Beauty...
Danny Pato 2023 AHIA NZ Hairdresser of the Year: At the recent AHIA Creative Awards Gala Evening, held at the Star Hotel in Sydney, on the 12th June. Danny Pato from D&M Hair Design in Ponsonby, was once again awarded...
The Industry Awards were held on Sunday 6th November 2022 at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre. This glamorous annual event celebrates the best Business, Training and Creative talent in New Zealand’s Hair, Beauty and Barbering industries. Brought to you by...
One of the most coveted awards at the recent Industry Awards was the Editorial Barber of the Year, won by Gina Eparaima one of the Tutors at BHB Academy in Palmerston North. We speak to Salina Murphy, BHB Academy Director, about...
We catch up with Annaliese Miles from Blaze in Newmarket, recently crowned Editorial Stylist of the Year, New Zealand’s Top Award for Creative Hairdressing at the at the Industry Awards 2022 where excellence in Hair Beauty & Barbering is recognised...
Cos Sakkas has been named British Hairdresser of the Year at the glittering British Hairdressing awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional, in London in front of more than 1,400 greatest stars of British hairdressing. Cos, who is Global Creative Director at...
Danny Pato NZ’s Top Hairdresser for 2022 at AHIA Hair Awards in Sydney. Danny Pato once again demonstrated his superb artistic hairstyling skills. He easily won again, the coveted title of New Zealand Hairdresser of the Year for 2022. Finalists...
Patrick Cameron Awarded MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List! One of the most respected personalities in the global hairdressing community, Patrick Cameron, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s 2022 Birthday Honours List. Patrick will be given the honour for...
Aotearoa’s Top Barber Tee Tupara: We catch up with Tee Tupara who has just been awarded the Editorial Barber of the Year for 2021. Tee is part of the impressive Mancraft Barbers team which operate out of two Barber shops in...
Australia’s leading creatives celebrated the best of the best, together for the first time in two years at The Star, in Sydney for the long-awaited AHIA gala awards evening on June 14th. Australian Hairdresser of the year going to Dee...
2021 British Hairdresser of Year Nominees!: The nominees for Hairdressing Journal’s coveted British Hairdresser of the Year award have been announced – showcasing the wealth of talent and unshakeable passion within British hairdressing. This year they are Adam Reed, Angelo Seminara,...
2021 AHIA Creative Awards: Finalists were announced for the 2021 AHIA Creative categories live via Facebook and YouTube on Monday 19th April. Following a year of so much uncertainty for these hard-working creatives, it was time to celebrate some wins and...
Wella TrendVision 2020 Gold Winners announced: On December 1st Australian and New Zealand winners of the Wella’s annual Trend Vision were announced Online for the first time due to this year’s Covid 19 Pandemic. Congratulations to our New Zealand Gold winners...
