Scores have been tallied, and the results are in! Announcing the photographic finalists for the 2019 Australian Hair Fashion Awards.

AUSTRALIAN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

• Kobi Bokshish (Intershape)
• Scott Sloan (Sloans)
• Craig Smith (Fruition)
• Adam Ciaccia (Axis Hairdressing)
• Mary Alamine (Royals Hair)
• Jamie Furlan (Xiang Hair)
• Dee Parker Atwood (Wieselmann)

MEN’S HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

• Madison Voloshin (A+H Salon)
• Tori Gill (Paragon Studio)
• Hermiz Daniel (Hermiz Salon)
• Dion Lee Andrew (Toni&Guy Georges)
• Robert Ferlaino (Rokk Man Barbers)
• Don Desanctis (Barbery the Craft of a Barber)
• Joe Kurdyla (Kings Domain Barbershop)

CREATIVE COLOURIST OF THE YEAR

• Joe Cotroneo (Zink – the Element of Hair)
• Jack Morton (Toni&Guy)
• Lisa Polini (Hype Hair Studio)
• Megan Panozzo (In Awe Salon)
• Nathan Armagnacq (Oscar Oscar)
• Rachel Vitullo (Joey Scandizzo Salon)
• Jordan Hone (Sloans)

ARTISTIC TEAM OF THE YEAR

• Royals Hair
• BIBA Salon
• Toni&Guy Artistic Team
• Australian FAME Team
• Rokk Ebony
• Stelios Papas Toowong
• Hot Shots Team

NSW/ACT HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

• Carolyn Gahan (Seamless1)
• Richi Grisillo (Academie Salon)
• Nicole Kae (Nicole Kae Creative)
• Eugene Sokolovs (Alana Kristian)
• Katy Reeve (Toni&Guy Paddington)
• Paula Hibbard (Paula Hibbard Education)
• Michelle Ciaccia (Axis Hairdressing)

VICTORIAN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

• Jo Smith (Toni&Guy Georges)
• Christina Tatasciore (Flipped Hair)
• Jacky Chan (Oscar Oscar)
• Benjamin Martin (Salon XVI)
• Jonny Candy (Xiang Hair)
• Chung-Yang Su (Rokk Ebony)
• Joe Habbaki (Toni&Guy Armadale)

QUEENSLAND HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

• Amanda Joy O’Connor (A.J.O Salon)
• Bill Tsiknaris (Tsiknaris Hair)
• William Webb (Ella&Jade)
• Jonathon Hand (Publik Salon)
• Joanne Bird (B&B Hair Salon)
• Elle Schoemaker (Stelios Papas Toowong)
• Rebecca Hubbard (Dextress Hair)

SA/TAS HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

• Megan Panozzo (In Awe Salon)
• Jo Sym-Choon (Jo Sym-Choon Hair)
• Mat Johnson (MJ by Mat Johnson)
• Chris Stevenson (KINK SA)
• Sam James (Orbe North Adelaide)
• Selina Chhaur (Blow It’s a Hair Thing)
• Johnny Georgiou (Barbery the Craft of a Barber)

WA/NT HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

• Marie Cain (Head Studio)
• Pauline McCabe (Rock Paper Scissors Hair Studio)
• Jo Banks (HairArt)
• Nakia Stevens (Chilli Couture)
• Hayley Keep (Earth Wind Fire Hair)
• Matthew Barbour (Small Batch Hair)
• Jude McEwen (Toni&Guy Perth Central)

APPRENTICE HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

• Tep Read (Papas & Pace)
• Jessica Riches (Chumba Concept Salon)
• Harrison Sansom (Stevie English Hair)
• Georgia Freedman (Rokk Ebony Toorak)
• Jacinta Gastin (Toni&Guy Georges)
• Jai Tuitama (O’Dowd Christie)
• Ruby Woodall (Toni&Guy Perth Central)

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

• Natalia Humphries (Joey Scandizzo Salon)
• Brittany Cristaudo (Sloans)
• Nichola Lovell (Toni&Guy Brighton)
• Amanda Nedza (Catal Hair Concepts)
• Steph Meyer (Steph Meyer & Co)
• Samual Battenally (Masci Hair & Spa)
• Idy Duong (Sloans)

AVANT GARDE HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

• Bill Tsiknaris (Tsiknaris Hair)
• Julie Jeffery (Pierrot’s Hair Studios)
• Carolyn Gahan (Seamless1)
• Raymond Robinson (Raymond Robinson Hair)
• Chung Yang-Su (Rokk Ebony)
• Andrea deDeugd (Jacou Hair & Beauty)
• Lyndall Vile (Head Over Heels)

SESSION STYLIST OF THE YEAR

• Rebecca Smith (Aradise Hair Salon)
• Natasha Warren (Natasha Warren Hair & Makeup)
• Sarah Laidlaw (Union Management)
• Richi Grisillo (Academie Salon)
• Benjamin Martin (Salon XVI)
• Diane Gorgievski (KODA Cutters)

MAKEUP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Sarah Baxter (Rokk Ebony)
• Nadia Duca (Nadia Duca Makeup)
• Kate Radford (Kate Radford Makeup)
• Sarah Laidlaw (Union Management)
• Mikele Simone (Academie Salon)
• Shella Martin (Salon XVI)
• Christina Rodio (Christina Rodio Makeup)

HAIR FASHION VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Joey Scandizzo (Joey Scandizzo Salon)
• Mary Alamine (Royals Hair)
• Luke McCaul (Lemonade)
• Dmitri Papas (Papas & Pace)
• Shu Uemura (L’Oreal Professionnel Products)
• ELEVEN Australia (Ozdare)
• Kobi Bokshish (Intershape)

FASHION STYLIST OF THE YEAR

• Christina Ammazzalorso
• Rebecca Smith
• Melissa Nixon
• Leroy Lorenzo
• Kelly Tee
• Luke Meakins
• Josie McManus

HAIR SHOT OF THE YEAR

• Joey Scandizzo (Joey Scandizzo Salon)
• Frank Apostolopoulos (BIBA)
• Uros Mikic (Kinky Curly Straight)
• Christopher Byrne (Sloans)
• Giuseppe Mancuso (Rokk Ebony)
• Isobel Allan (Sloans)
• Julia Demarte (Joey Scandizzo Salon)
• Mary Alamine (Royals Hair)
• Nicole Kae (Nicole Kae Creative)
• Wendy Gunn (Ink for Hair)

HAIR TRANSFORMATION VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Suzanna Kennedy (Suzanna Kennedy Hair)
• Ben Russell (BIBA Gertrude St)
• Jake Plenzich (Wilson Marz)
• Sally-Ann Grech (Uber Hair & Makeup)
• Sarah Beddoni (Salon TwoSixSix)
• Joanne Bird (B&B Hair Salon)
• Kieran Harris (Heading Out Hair & Beauty)
• Carolyn Gahan (Seamless1)
• Caterina Di Biase (Heading Out Hair & Beauty)
• Natalie Anne (Natalie Anne Hair)

Congratulations to all of the photographic finalists for 2019!

Visit: australianhairfashionawards.com