The moment we’ve all been eagerly awaiting has arrived, and it’s with immense excitement that we unveil the exceptional finalists for the 2023 Australian Hair Fashion Awards (AHFA) in the Creative, State, Business, and Product Categories.
Taking place on Sunday, September 17th, at 7PM via @THEJOURNALMAG’s Instagram and Facebook channels, social media ignited with enthusiasm as David Mannah and Elli Julia from M Division announced the names of our 2023 Finalists to a digital audience of over 500,000 viewers.
Please join us in celebrating the remarkable talents as showcased by the 2023 AHFA Finalists with their awe-inspiring collections captivated the internationally renowned panel of judges, serving as a resounding testament to the extraordinary talent thriving in the Australian, New Zealand, and global hair industry.
With each finalist representing the pinnacle of achievement in their respective categories, the 2023 AHFA Gala Night promises to be an unforgettable event. Taking place on MONDAY 13TH NOVEMBER FROM 6:00PM at THE BALLROOM AT THE STAR, SYDNEY and presented by Major Partner Dyson, be amongst your people as winners are crowned and the hair fashion industry’s finest will be celebrated in style.
To view all the finalists’ collections, click here.
To watch the live stream, click here.
To purchase AHFA23 Gala Night tickets, click here.
PRESENTING PARTNER: DYSON
PRINCIPAL COLOUR PARTNER: REVLON PROFESSIONAL
AHFA CREATIVE GROUP CATEGORIES
AUSTRALIAN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY DYSON
PAULINE MCCABE – ROCK PAPER SCISSORS HAIR STUDIO
STEPHANIE BELLAIRS – CABELLO BY STEPHANIE BELLAIRS
LYNDAL SALMON – BIBA ACADEMY
KAREN BAVA – PARLOUR HAIR
BILL TSIKNARIS – TSIKNARIS HAIR
RICHI GRISILLO – ACADEMIE SALON
DEE PARKER ATTWOOD – WIESELMANN
UROS MIKIC – KINKY CURLY STRAIGHT
NEW ZEALAND HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
ANTHONY BAYER – ANTHONY BAYER HAIR
CHINNEY YEAP – SALUTE HAIR AND DAY SPA
KYLIE HAYES – MOHA HAIRDRESSING
MAJID JOSHAN – DHARMA
MANA DAVE – BLAZE HAIR
MICHAEL BEEL – BUOY SALON AND SPA
GLOBAL HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY DAVROE
BEN RUSSELL – BEN RUSSELL SALON
ASHLEY GAMBLE – ASHLEY GAMBLE
STEPHANIE GAMBLE – ASHLEY GAMBLE
JULIETTE DEN OUDEN – JDO SALON
GARY HOOKER & MICHAEL YOUNG – HOOKER & YOUNG
RICK ROBERTS & ZOE ROBERTS – RICK ROBERTS
STEVEN SMART – SMARTEST73
ERROL DOUGLAS MBE – ERROL DOUGLAS HAIR SALON
JAMES EARNSHAW – JAMES EARNSHAW HAIR
TOM YEK TENG SIONG – DECRYPT HAIRDRESSING
DANILO GIANGRECO – DANILO HAIR BOUTIQUE
CASEY COLEMAN – CHAIR STUDIO
APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY DE LORENZO
CAPRICE DE SANCTIS – KINKY CURLY STRAIGHT
HUNTER KOSTRUBIEC – TSIKNARIS HAIR
JOEY GOODMAN – STEVIE ENGLISH HAIR
MILLIE ROSE QUARRELL – BIBA WARRNAMBOOL
TIANA GORMAN – ZOHAIR SALON
ZARA ZUST – ACADEMIE SALON
ARTISTIC TEAM OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY GHD
TSIKNARIS HAIR – TSIKNARIS HAIR
INDUSTRY CREATIVE TEAM – DHARMA
CHILLI COUTURE – CHILLI COUTURE
BIBA – BIBA ACADEMY
PARLOUR GLENELG – PARLOUR GLENELG
LNDN – LNDN HAIR
FAME TEAM 23 – FAME TEAM
HAIR SHOT OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY MATRIX
JUDE MCEWEN – TONI AND GUY PERTH
ABBIE JACKSON – TEMPLE ON MURRAY
DANNY PATO – D&M HAIR DESIGN
MICHAEL BEEL – BUOY SALON AND SPA
SARAH LAIDLAW – SARAH LAIDLAW
MATTHEW ASHTON – MATTHEW ASHTON STYLIST
NATHAN YAZBEK – SALON YAZBEK
MEGHAN KING – SLOANS SALONS
ANNE RUSSELL – SLOANS SALONS
GEORGE GIAVIS – GEORGE GIAVIS
KAROLIINA SAUNDERS – KAROLIINA SAUNDERS
BERNADETTE BESWICK – BERNADETTE BESWICK
LYNDAL SALMON – BIBA ACADEMY
STEPHANIE BELLAIRS – CABELLO BY STEPHANIE BELLAIRS
EDITORIAL STYLIST OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY ONE MUSIC
LOUSIE GRAHAM – HEY HAIR
WILLIAM WEBB – ACADEMIE SALON
MICHAEL BEEL – BUOY SALON AND SPA
BENJAMIN MARTIN – SALON XVI
SARAH LAIDLAW – SARAH LAIDLAW
MATTHEW ASHTON – MATTHEW ASHTON STYLIST
DIANE GORGIEVSKI – KODA CUTTERS
MADISON VOLOSHIN – MADISON VOLOSHIN
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY ARTEGO
CHELSEA GOODIE – ANALOG HAIR SALON
RENEE HOLMES – ROCK PAPER SCISSORS FREMANTLE
SHANNA POPOWSKI – SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT
KATHERINE ADGEMIS – ALARAH HAIR STUDIO
LILLI FARRELL – GUILLES SALON
MARQUE MOREHU – M M HAIR STUDIO
ALYSSIA PEARSON – TONI&GUY BROADBEACH
LINA NGUYEN – SIR FLETCHER
TRANSFORMATION STYLIST OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY JADORE HAIR SUPPLIES
STEPHANIE MULLINS – STYLING SESSIONS
GABRIELLE ROCCUZZO – SALON GABRIELLE
XIN GUO – XIN TWENTY ONE
JACLYN DOUGLAS – HAIR BY JACLYN DOUGLAS
SHANNON DOWD – ZIBIDO HAIR
JESSICA DEL BORRELLO – CIRCLES OF HAIR
DOMI PINALLI – KULUR CO.
SARAH EMILIA – SARAH JADE HAIR
CAITLIN ROZE – CIRCLES OF HAIR
HELENE NAKAT-BADAOUI – THE HAIR ROOM
MEN’S HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY AMERICAN CREW
NASER – NASER HAIRCUTS
FRANCE KHAMEES – BY FRANCE.
LUKE MUNN – HAVACHAT BARBERSHOP
CHETAN MONGIA – LABORATORIE CUT COLOR MAKEUP
TIM PASCOE – TIM PASCOE HAIR
EOIN MCCARTHY – ONE ZERO ONE EDUCATION
RYAN POOLE – ESQUIRE MALE GROOMING
MATT CLARKE – ESQUIRE MALE GROOMING
CREATIVE COLOURIST OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY REVLON PROFESSIONAL
DANI BLAKELEY – YOSHIKOHAIR
KRISTIE KESIC – COBELLE CREATIVE
CHRIS TSIKNARIS – TSIKNARIS HAIR
MIKELAH-JAYDE RILEY – MIKELAH-JAYDE STUDIO
TRINITY BLOODWORTH – HEARTS & HUES
JASMIN MONTAU’T MORETON KIDD – ROCK PAPER SCISSORS HAIR STUDIO
MARILYN GUARINO – BIBA ACADEMY
HOLLY BREEN – CALIFORNIAN BLONDE
ANGELA SOONG – ANGELA SOONG
STEVIE ENGLISH – STEVIE ENGLISH HAIR
AHFA STATE GROUP CATEGORIES SPONSORED BY OZDARE
QLD HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY SALON LANE
BILL TSIKNARIS – TSIKNARIS HAIR
KRISTIE KESIC – COBELLE CREATIVE
BRODIE LEE TSIKNARIS – ROKSTAR SALON
ANNA MCNAMARA – ELLA&JADE
MAX COOPER – HELMET HAIR CO
RYAN KING – THE UNDERGROUND
SA/TAS HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY DYSON
JASMINE HECKENBERG – MAZI HAIR
MARIA COTRONEO – ZINK THE ELEMENT OF HAIR
CAPRICE DE SANCTIS – KINKY CURLY STRAIGHT
JOHNNY GEORGIOU – JOHNNY-X-HAIR
NATHAN FORBES – PARLOUR GLENELG
FRANK THILL – CO-LAB BY PARLOUR
VICTORIA DEGIOIA – SIR FLETCHER
VIC HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR
BERNADETTE BESWICK – BESWICK EDUCATION SERVICES
EUNJI KIM – TONI&GUY
ANGELA SOONG – ANGELA SOONG
TOM WHITE – SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT
BRIDGET BEATON – BIBA ACADEMY
BENJAMIN MARTIN – SALON XVI
NSW/ACT HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY ALFAPARF MILANO PROFESSIONAL
ANNO SHIMIZU – WILD LIFE HAIR ORIGIN
DIANE GORGIEVSKI – KODA CUTTERS
DANIEL MOSTYN – DANIEL MOSTYN
MATTHEW ASHTON – MATTHEW ASHTON STYLIST
WA/NT HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY DYSON
RENEE HOLMES – ROCK PAPER SCISSORS FREEMANTLE
JOANNE BANKS – HAIRART
MIKELAH-JAYDE RILEY – MIKELAH JAYDE STUDIO
KAREN WILLIAMS – TAYLORWEIR HAIRDRESSER & BARBER TRAINING
TIM PASCOE -TIM PASCOE HAIR
AHFA BUSINESS GROUP CATEGORIES
SALON OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL
SCISSOR STONE
CINCO HAIR BOUTIQUE
FRUITION HAIR
ELYSIUM HAIR BRISBANE
TONI & GUY PERTH
ALARAH HAIR STUDIO
SLOANS
TONI & GUY CRONULLA
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY ACCESS L’ORÉAL
SHARON BLAIN – SHARON BLAIN EDUCATION
VICTORIA DOMAZET – HAIRSTYLING FORMULA
JAYE EDWARDS – EDWARDSANDCO EDUCATION
DARIO COTRONEO – DARIO COTRONEO
NATHAN YIP – PRETTY VACANT
KATY REEVE – KR EDUCATION
DIGITAL INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR SPONSORED BY REDKEN
RENYA XYDIS – VALONZ
SARAH EMILIA – SARAH JADE HAIR
BELINDA MILLS – PIPSQUEAK SALON
ANDREW LIEBECK – ANDY PANDY HAIR CANDY
AHFA PRODUCT GROUP CATEGORIES
BEST NEW COLOUR INNOVATION
GOLDWELL TOPCHIC ZERO
EVO TOP DROP PLATINUM BLONDE
MOROCCANOIL PROFESSIONAL HAIR COLOUR COLLECTION
R+COLOR
SCHWARZKOPF BLONDME PRECISION LIGHTENER
MATRIX TONAL CONTROL PRE-BONDED
L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL INOA & INOA ID TECH
BEST NEW PACKAGING AND DESIGN
NATALIE ANNE POWERGRIP SECTIONING & BLOWOUT CLIPS
THE JUJUP COLLECTION BY FOIL ME
AG CARE PLANT BASED ESSENTIALS COLLECTION
K18 MOLECULAR REPAIR HAIR OIL
KEVIN.MURPHY BLOW DRY WASH & RINSE
KEVIN.MURPHY KILLER.CURLS WASH & RINSE + KILLER.TWIRLS
HALO
ALFAPARF MILANO PROFESSIONAL WALKING AROUND MILANO – SEMI DI LINO HOLIDAY KITS
KALEO PROFESSIONAL IRON
THE CANVAS FOIL BY JOICO, FOIL ME & CAROLYN GAHAN
TAME YOUR NEST
MON AMIE HAIRCARE
BEST NEW HAIR CARE PRODUCT
NATALIE ANNE VOLUME SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER DUO
K18 MOLECULAR REPAIR HAIR OIL
ALFAPARF MILANO PROFESSIONAL SEMI DI LINO MOISTURE NUTRITIVE MASK
K18 PEPTIDE PREP PH MAINTENANCE SHAMPOO
ORIBE HAIR ALCHEMY
MOROCCANOIL COLOR CARE SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER
MON AMIE TONE UP BLONDE TONING SHAMPOO
K18 PEPTIDE PREP DETOX SHAMPOO
MON AMIE THE SHINING BLONDE SHINE TREATMENT
REDKEN ACIDIC BONDING CONCENTRATE INTENSIVE TREATMENT
L’ORÉAL PROFESSIONNEL METAL DETOX OIL
KERASTASE SYMBIOSE NIGHT SERUM
BEST NEW HAIR STYLING PRODUCT
NATALIE ANNE PREP & PLAY ALL-IN-ONE CREAM
R+CO BLEU VAPOR LOTION TO POWDER DRY SHAMPOO
KERASILK MULTI-PURPOSE HAIRSPRAY
GHD SLEEK TALKER – WET TO SLEEK STYLING OIL
KEVIN.MURPHY KILLER.TWIRLS
ELEVEN AUSTRALIA KEEP MY COLOUR BLONDE TONING SPRAY
ACTYVA DISCIPLINA ANTI FRIZZ CREAM
BLOWOÜT BY DUNGÜD
SLAPDASH BY NINE YARDS
MON AMIE WUNDERKIND BLONDE BLOWOUT SPRAY
BEST NEW HAIR TOOL
THE HELLO BLEACH BIB 2.0
GHD DUET STYLE HOT AIR STYLER
KALEO PROFESSIONAL IRON
HELLO BLEACH THE WHISK
CLOUD NINE 2-IN-1 CONTOURING IRON PRO
TAME YOUR NEST
A longstanding symbol of excellence in the hair fashion world, the Australian Hair Fashion Awards is back for another year of celebrating the very best across creative, product, state and business categories, and this year’s finalists have truly pushed the boundaries of creative vision and innovation. Get your tickets to the AHFA Gala on Monday the 13th of November, here!