Scores have been tallied, and the results are in!

Announcing the Photographic Finalists for the 2020 Australian Hair Fashion Awards. Click here for the 2020 Business and Product finalists.

APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR

1. MADELINE HALL, ZIYAD SALON
2. HARRISON SANSOM, STEVIE ENGLISH HAIR
3. WILLIAM MORRIS, A.J.O SALON
4. ANNA DAHLIN, TSIKNARIS HAIR
5. JESSICA RICHES, CHUMBA CONCEPT SALON
6. SHANNON POPOWSKI, RUBI HAIR WINDSOR
7. ELIZA ANDREWS, ROYALS

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

1. JESS LAZARUS, ROKSTAR
2. TAYLAH JONES, QUE COLOUR
3. AMANDA LUNEDEI, XIANG HAIR
4. REBECCA SNOW, ALCHEMY HAIR AND MAKEUP
5. CHRISTOPHER BYRNE, SLOANS
6. NICHOLA LOVELL, TONI&GUY ARMADALE
7. MICHELLE MCPIKE, INTERSHAPE

WESTERN AUSTRALIA/NORTHERN TERRITORY HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

1. TIMOTHY PASCOE, HEAD STUDIO
2. HAYLEY KEEP, EARTH WIND FIRE HAIR
3. KAREN WILLIAMS, BASELINE HAIRDRESSING
4. STEPHANIE HARWOOD, HBM STUDIO
5. JUDE MCEWEN, TONI&GUY PERTH CENTRAL
6. MIKELAH-JAYDE RILEY, MIKELAH-JAYDE STUDIO

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN / TASMANIAN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

1. SAM JAMES, SJ ESTABLISHMENT
2. PHILLIP DI PALO, DIPALO HAIR
3. MEGAN PANOZZO, IN AWE SALON
4. LAUREN COOPER, MISTER MORRIS
5. JO SYM CHOON, JO SYM-CHOON
6. MARTIN RICHTER, MABE HAIR

QUEENSLAND HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

1. AMY GAUDIE, URBAN CHIC
2. WILIAM WEBB, ELLA&JADE
3. BILL TSIKNARIS, TSIKNARIS HAIR
4. AMANDA O’CONNOR, A.J.O SALON
5. BRODIE-LEE TSIKNARIS, ROKSTAR HAIR
6. JACK HORTON, JACK HORTON HAIR

VICTORIAN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

1. MICHAEL PIASTRANO, IBIZA HAIR
2. CRISTINA TATASCIORE, FLIPPED HAIR
3. SCOTT CONDON, ROKK EBONY
4. BENJAMIN MARTIN, SALON XVI
5. LYNDAL SALMON, BIBA
6. JACKY CHAN, OSCAR OSCAR CHADSTONE

NEW SOUTH WALES/ACT HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

1. RICHI GRISILLO, ACADAMIE SALON
2. JAMES CALABRIA, FRANCO OF CANBERRA
3. CAROLYN GAHAN, JOICO
4. PAULINE PRECHONNET, LUC ESPACE
5. ANDREA KABAI, JANOS KISS HAIR
6. PAULA HIBBARD, RENAISSANCE HAIR STUDIO

MAKEUP ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. MIKELE SIMONE
2. PABLO MORGADE
3. SARAH LAIDLAW
4. SHELLA MARTIN
5. SHEV KELLY
6. TRI AHN NGUYEN

FASHION STYLIST OF THE YEAR

1. JUSTIN HWANG
2. VERA SACHSE
3. JOSIE MCMANUS
4. LEROY LORENZO

HAIR FASHION VIDEO OF THE YEAR

1. KOBI BOKSHISH
2. ELEVEN AUSTRALIA
3. MARY ALAMINE
4. MURPHY GOZZARD
5. BILL TSIKNARIS
6. KEVIN MURPHY AUSTRALIA

TRANSFORMATION STYLIST OF THE YEAR

1. CAROLYN GAHAN, JOICO
2. JESSICA DEL BORELLO, CIRCLES ON FITZGERALD
3. JOANNE BIRD, B&B HAIR SALON
4. LEONA ANDERSON, HOUSE OF LOX
5. MARY ALAMINE, ROYALS
6. MIAKAYLA SEVIM, EMGEE STUDIOS HAIR
7. PAULA HIBBARD, RENAISSANCE HAIR STUDIO
8. RACHEL DEBARRO, CIRCLES ON FITZGERALD
9. SARAH EMILIA, SALON TWO-SIX-SIX
10. SUZANNA KENNEDY, SUZANNA KENNEDY HAIR

AVANT GARDE HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

1. CHUNG-YANG SU, CHISELED HAIR
2. JULIE MAHONY, PIERROT’S HAIR STUDIO
3. STEVEN CANDELARIA, TONI&GUY CRONULLA
4. BILL TSIKNARIS, TSIKNARIS HAIR
5. JENNI TARRANT, BOND HAIR RELIGION

MEN’S HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

1. PIET PANTANO, WILD LIFE HAIR SOGO
2. DION-LEE ANDREW, TONI&GUY GEORGES
3. CAMILLE DE BONDY, KINGS DOMAIN BARBERS
4. ANTHONY STALTARE, BARBERY THE CRAFT OF A BARBER
5. KRISTIAN MATHIOPOULOS, KINGS DOMAIN BARBERS
6. JOE HABBAKI, TONI&GUY ARMADALE
7. HERMIZ DANIEL, JOEY SCANDIZZO SALON

ARTISTIC TEAM OF THE YEAR

1. MASCI ART TEAM
2. A.J.O SALON
3. ELEVEN AUSTRALIA
4. RIXON HAIR
5. ACADEMIE SALON
6. AUSTRALIAN FAME TEAM

CREATIVE COLOURIST OF THE YEAR

1. JACK MORTON, TONI&GUY GEORGES
2. CHRIS TSIKNARIS, TSIKNARIS HAIR
3. KRISTIE KESIC, COBELLE CREATIVE
4. PHILLIP DI PALO, DIPALO HAIR
5. ADRIAN ROTOLO, IBIZA HAIR
6. ADAM CIACCIA, AXIS HAIRDRESSING
7. SAM JAMES, SJ ESTABLISHMENT

SESSION STYLIST OF THE YEAR

1. RICHARD KAVANAGH
2. MADISON VOLOSHIN
3. RENYA XYDIS
4. RICHI GRISILLO
5. SARAH LAIDLAW
6. MARLENE OLSSON

HAIR SHOT OF THE YEAR

1. RICHI GRISILLO, ACADEMIE SALON
2. ADAM CIACCIA, AXIS HAIRDRESSING
3. BILL TSIKNARIS, TSIKNARIS HAIR
4. CAROLYN GAHAN, JOICO
5. JOE HABBAKI, TONI&GUY ARMADALE
6. KOBI BOKSHISH, INTERSHAPE
7. LYNDAL SALMON, BIBA
8. MARY ALAMINE, ROYALS
9. PAULINE PRECHONNET, LUC ESPACE
10. UROS MIKIC, KINKY CURLY STRAIGHT

AUSTRALIAN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR

1. PAULINE MCCABE, ROCK PAPER SCISSORS
2. ADAM CIACCIA, AXIS HAIRDRESSING
3. KOBI BOKSHISH, INTERSHAPE
4. JAMIE FURLAN, XIANG HAIR
5. EMILIANO & LISA VITALE, E SALON
6. MARY ALAMINE, ROYALS
7. UROS MIKIC, KINKY CURLY STRAIGHT

Congratulations and good luck to all of the photographic finalists for 2020!

We’ll see you on the red carpet…

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