Drumroll, please… Your 2025 Redken Shades EQ Gloss Boss Awards Finalists have been revealed!

After phenomenal success on the global stage, the Gloss Boss Awards have launched for the very first time in Australia and New Zealand, spotlighting the region’s most visionary and technically brilliant colourists utilising the epic Redken Shades EQ range.

Announced last night and shared via Redken ANZ’s Instagram, the 2025 finalists span three categories: Blonde, Brunette and Creative Colour. Each category celebrates excellence in tone, transformation, and trend-forward technique… All using Redken’s Shades EQ, of course!

So, without any further ado, please join us in congratulating the 2025 Redken Gloss Boss Awards Finalists!

Finalists in the Blonde category include Chloe McDowell (HAVEN HAIR, QLD), Savannah Wegener (rocaverde, QLD), Nasser Halbouni (Salon HER, NSW), Sophie Margetts (Socoh Salon, SA), and Jessica Davey (Honey & Hair, NSW).

In the Brunette category: Kyle Nawrocki (Neighbourhood Salon, NSW), Bretta Noble (The Golden Social, QLD), Amy Bain (ABH Studio, WA), Lauren Richardson (Telleish Hair Studio, VIC), Asha Martin (Salon HER, NSW), and Charmayne Robinson (Co and Pace, QLD).

For Creative Colour, finalists are Luke Jackson (Kabuki Haircutters, NT), Stella De Morais (Bixie Colour, NSW), Bevan Clark (Co and Pace, QLD), Tyne Letzbor (Ellis Perry Hair, NSW), and Shara Anderson (ABH Studio, WA).

Winners in each category will score the ultimate prize: an unforgettable trip to New York City and an exclusive Redken Education experience at the brand’s global headquarters.

Stay tuned as the competition heats up—and follow the journey via @redkenpro_anz.