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Canadian Hairstylist

Karina Brasseur, Coupe Sculpture, Repentigny, Que.

Andor Bubelenyi, FUSS Art of Hair, Edmonton

Eddy Burgos, La Coupe Salon & Spa, Montreal

John Jen Hoe Chong, Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

Vincent DiPlacido, Sadiva Coiffure (Bulle Coiffure), Laval, Que.

Alina Friesen, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Rob Gaspar, Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

Timothy Kuo, Salon Haze, Vancouver

Daniel Naumovski, Taz Hair Co., Toronto

Shanti Normandeau-Soulière, Guylaine Martel Artistes Coiffeurs, Mont-Saint-Hillaire, Que.

Michelle Pargee, Milica SalonSpa, Langley, B.C.

Alain Pereque, Salon Saco/Drummond, Montreal

Kellie-Ann Philbin, Les Associés Coiffeurs, Saint-Bruno, Que.

Devon Plamondon, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Tony Ricci, Ricci Hair Co., Edmonton

Mirella Rota Sementilli, Salon Gaboa (Freelance), Woodbridge, Ont.

Jacob Rozenberg, Moods Hair Salon, Vancouver

Chad Taylor, Moods Hair Salon, Vancouver

Josie Vilayvanh, Berns & Black Salons & Spa, Winnipeg

Julie Vriesinga, Salon Entrenous, London, Ont.

Canadian Salon Team

A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

Bob + Paige Salon, Toronto

Craft Academy Salon, Vancouver

Cutting Room Creative, Nanaimo, B.C.

FUSS Art of Hair, Edmonton

Guylaine Martel Artistes Coiffeurs, Mont-Saint-Hillaire, Que.

KoKo The Salon, Edmonton

Lab Salon, Victoria, B.C.

Mëdz Salon, Verdun, Que.

Oblic Salon Urbain, Montreal

Salon Cyan, London, Ont.

Salon Haze, Vancouver

Salon Pure, Montreal

Salon Saco/Drummond, Montreal

Supernova Salon, North Vancouver, B.C.

Taz Hair Co., London, Ont.

Taz Hair Co., Toronto

Vancouver Hairdressing Academy, Vancouver

W.A.C. Hair Group, Markham, Ont.

Elite Master Hairstylist

Daniel Benoit, Salon Pure, Montreal

Tracy Catt, CherryBomb Hair Lounge Inc., Red Deer, Alta.

Michael Crispel, Earth A Salon By Michael Crispel, Toronto

Donna Dolphy, Donna Dolphy Hair, Toronto

Martin Hillier, The Lounge Hair Studio, Vancouver

Edwin Johnston, Cutting Room Creative, Nanaimo, B.C.

Rossa Jurenas, Studio Rossa, Tillsonburg, Ont.

Ludovic Leroy-VIgier, Rayko Coiffure, LaSalle, Que.

Daniel Naumovski, Taz Hair Co., Toronto

Michelle Pargee, Milica SalonSpa, Langley, B.C.

Alain Pereque, Salon Saco/Drummond, Montreal

Anne Prytullack, Solo Salon Designs, Camrose, Alta.

Kye Pyeon, Suki’s, Vancouver

Tony Ricci, Ricci Hair Co., Edmonton

Timothy Switzer, Timothy & Co Salon and Spa, Oshawa, Ont.

Grace Tartaglia, Image Makeover, Toronto

Domenico Tomei, Fernando Cellini Hair Salon, Ottawa, Ont.

Renn VonDyck, Élan Hair Stuido Winnipeg,

Master Colourist

Catherine Allard, Salon Odyssee Le Loft, Montreal

Lindie Blackwell, Gravity Salon and Spa, Barrie, Ont.

Melissa Duguay, Eccentric Hair Studio, Moncton, N.B.

Susan Hayward, Taz Hair Co., Etobicoke, Ont.

Alma Head, Alma’s Family Hair Salon, Sydney, N.S.

Rossa Jurenas, Studio Rossa, Tillsonburg, Ont.

Dana Lyseng, Supernova Salon, North Vancouver, B.C.

Michelle Pargee, Milica SalonSpa, Langley, B.C.

Audrey Adrine Petrosyan, Industry Hairdressing, Toronto

Rhianna Reddekopp, Terra Casa, Langley, B.C.

Michael Shire, Holt Renfrew Salon & Spa, Toronto

Lisa Smith, Mint Hair Lounge, Port Moody, B.C.

Marlo Steenman, The Glamour Box, St. Albert, Alta.

Timothy Switzer, Timothy & Co Salon and Spa, Oshawa, Ont.

Kelly Toms, Mosaic Hair Group, Toronto

Jessica Van Kuyk, Suki’s, Vancouver

Canadian Colourist

Maria Arnos Bikas, Maria Bikas Salon, London, Ont.

Danielle Barbey, Ricci Hair Co., Edmonton

Alina Friesen, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Ashley Hood, Suki’s, Vancouver

Johanna Libbey, Moods Hair Salon, Vancouver

Fay Linksman, P&H Salon and Spa, Toronto

Dana Lyseng, Supernova Salon, North Vancouver, B.C.

Sarah Mak, Zinc Hair, Vancouver

Vu Nguyen, Lure Salon, Vancouver

Joan Novak, JoNo Hair, Whistler, B.C.

Michelle Oliver, Kick Hair & Body, Edmonton

Michelle Pargee, Milica SalonSpa, Langley, B.C.

Nicole Pede, InStyle Salon & Spa, Aylmer, Ont.

Ricardo Perdigao, Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

Michael Shire, Holts Renfrew Salon & Spa, Toronto

Alann Sluser, KoKo The Salon, Edmonton

Stef Toews, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Loretta Tom, Salon Haze, Vancouver

Violet Volovik, Bob + Paige Salon, Toronto

Julie Vriesinga, Salon Entrenous, London, Ont.

Session Hairstylist

Elshadai Erbeto, McKinnon Hair Design, Hamilton, Ont.

Pete Goupil, Salon Espace C, Brossard, Que.

Frederic Guay, FG Coiffure, Québec, Que.

Edwin Johnston, Cutting Room Creative, Nanaimo, B.C.

Rossa Jurenas, Studio Rossa, Tillsonburg, Ont.

Joey Marchese, Bob + Paige Salon, Toronto

Ricardo Perdigao, Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

Dat Tran, Dat Salon, Toronto

Melanie White, Freelance, London, Ont.

Sandro Zamparini, The Joint Hair Salon, Hamilton, Ont.

Texture Hairstylist

Travis Battaglia, Supernova Salon, North Vancouver, B.C.

Tarran Chesney, Taz Hair Co., London, Ont.

Peter Ciardulli, Calia Hair Design, Toronto

Marie-Josée Dupuis, Coiffure Cut In, Québec, Que.

Jagoda Hall, Salon Cyan, London, Ont.

Ricardo Perdigao, Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

Natalia Petcu, Zoom Hair Studio, New Westminster, B.C.

Alann Sluser, KoKo The Salon, Edmonton

Sophie Tessier, La Rousse Espace Beauté, Montreal

Julie Vriesinga, Salon Entrenous, London, Ont.

Men’s Hairstylist

Mikka Bitangcol, Ricci Hair Co., Edmonton

Matty Conrad, Victory Barber & Brand, Victoria, B.C.

Michael Gibson, Michael Gibson Hair for Style Lab Headquarters, Vancouver

Ian Hearth, Storm Hair Group, St. Catharines, Ont.

Shaun Hewitt, Zazou Salon & Spa, North Vancouver, B.C.

Guy Lemieux, Berns & Black Salons & Spa, Winnipeg

Tyana Nichole, Ignite Beauty Lounge, Vancouver

Fabrizio Perciballi, P&H Salon and Spa, Toronto

Jacob Rozenberg, Moods Hair Salon, Vancouver

Loretta Tom, Salon Haze, Vancouver

Avant Garde Hairstylist

Tarran Chesney, Taz Hair Co., London, Ont

Antonella Cumbo, Stonerose Hair Studio, Toronto

Marie-Josée Dupuis, Coiffure Cut In, Québec, Que.

Artz Guo, Fungki, Mississauga, Ont.

Timothy Kuo, Salon Haze, Vancouver

Sandro Macri, Salon Collage, Toronto

Marily Plante, Donald Proulx, Montreal, Que.

Amanda Rendell, Taz Hair Co., London, Ont.

Steve Rego, Koi Hair Studio, Brampton, Ont.

Silas Tsang, Blushes, Ottawa, Ont.

Multicultural Hairstylist

Patricia Ajani, Salon Saco, Laval, Que.

Danielle Barbey, Ricci Hair Co., Edmonton

Michelle Brisson, Natural Solutions Hair Salon & Spa, Mississauga, Ont.

Katie Johnston, AXIS Hair Salon, Vancouver

Sarah Joris, Maria Bikas Salon, London, Ont.

Michelle Oliver, Kick Hair & Body, Edmonton

Ilona Reece, Muse Hair Salon, Winnipeg

Alicia Rollins, Craft Academy Salon, Vancouver

Stéphane Scotto di Cesare, Freelance, Montreal

Sheena Thompson, The Loft Toronto, Toronto

Hair Extensions Artist

Jenna Bosch, Plush Salon & Spa, Medicine Hat, Alta.

Chloé Busenius, Salon + Spa ROXX, Sherwood Park, Alta.

Leo Byrne, Hair Factory, St. John’s

Lindsay Gray, Define Hair Design, Burlington, Ont.

Uyen Huynh, Uyen Huynh Hair and Photography, Saskatoon

Andrea Mead, Limeblu, London, Ont.

Jason Mellor, Edges Salon & Spa, Calgary

Oluwasola Olorunleke, Quinn’s World Salon, Saskatoon

Jennifer Reid, Chatters Hair Salon, London, Ont.

Nicole Saprunoff, Alberta Academy of Aesthetics, Edmonton

Makeup Artist

Holly Decker, Holly Decker Makeup Artistry, Saskatoon

Katie Foster, Taz Hair Co., London, Ont.

Craig-Ryan French, CRF Makeup, Toronto

Noelle Hill, Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

Sara Lindsay, Sara Lindsay Makeup Studio, Regina, Sask.

Richard St. Laurent, Salon Inpure, Montreal

Rita Stirpe, Freelance, Woodbridge, Ont.

Vincent Tang, Vinny Artistry & Co., Scarborough, Ont.

Ekaterina Ulyanoff, Pure Salon, Montreal

Melanie White, Freelance, London, Ont.

Canadian Nail Artist

Lucie Champagne, Saco Laval, Mascouche, Que.

Cynthia McKenzie-Cook, On the Fringe Hair Design, Vancouver

Alexandra Chrustel, Gravity Salon and Spa, Barrie, Ont.

Heather Dierkens, Salon + Spa ROXX, Sherwood Park, Alta.

Valerie Ducharme, Studio 2075, Montreal

Danielle Figeat, Salon + Spa ROXX, Sherwood Park, Alta.

Laurelle Fullan, Me & T Studio, Toronto

Olga Khazova, European Standard, Medicine Hat, Alta.

Liliya Leheta, Lillynails, Mississauga, Ont.

Rheanne Thackeray, Vivid Hair and Esthetics, Lloydminster, Alta.

New Hairstylist

Coralie Brochu, LeLaB Salon Urbain, Repetigny, Que.

Leo Byrne, Hair Factory, St. John’s

Erika Fung, Fungki Hair, Markham, Ont.

Paola Hernandez, Suki’s, Vancouver

Kayla Johnston, Kick Hair & Body, Edmonton

Angela Lucia, Industry Hairdressing, Toronto

Ricardo Perdigao, Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

Sandra Perovic, Ignite Hair and Beauty Lounge, Vancouver

Jordi Schonwetter, Milica SalonSpa, Langley, B.C.

Ivy Tatlock, Zoom Hair Studio, New Westminster, B.C.

Student/Apprentice Hairstylist

Dan Burton, Storm Hair Group, St. Catharines, Ont.

Jen Cunanan, Moods Hair Salon, Vancouver

Gabrielle Gibeau, Eveline Charles Academy, Edmonton

Bailey Hutchinson, Artists Salon & Spa, Newmarket, Ont.

Flora Manzi, Anthony Victor Hair Studio, Burlington, Ont.

Maxfield Palmer, Moods Hair Salon, Vancouver

Andree Rodrigeus, Zazou Salon & Spa, North Vancouver, B.C.

Andy Thai, Weekly Barber Shop, Edmonton

Matthew Vanity, Zazou Salon & Spa, North Vancouver, B.C.

Elaine Voong, Salon Haze, Vancouver

Alberta Hairstylist

Danielle Barbey, Ricci Hair Co., Edmonton

Erica Blair, RedBloom Salon, Calgary

John Jen Hoe Chong, Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

Kim Coady, Brio Salon and Spa, Lethbridge, Alta.

Phillip Elliott, Chrome Hair Design, Calgary

Evangelos Kavgadoulis, Evolve Style Counsel, Camrose, Alta.

Mitzi Lyne, Ricci Hair Co., Edmonton

Jason Mellor, Edges Salon & Spa, Calgary

Michelle Oliver, Kick Hair & Body, Edmonton

Ricardo Perdigao, Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

Atlantic Hairstylist

Leo Byrne, Hair Factory, St. John’s

Melanie White, Hair Factory, St. John’s

Erika Peddle, Salon 56, St. John’s

British Columbia Hairstylist

Travis Battaglia, Supernova Salon, North Vancouver, B.C.

Alina Friesen, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Amber George, Verve Hair Lounge, North Vancouver, B.C.

Candice Harder, Cutting Room Creative, Nanaimo, B.C.

Timothy Kuo, Salon Haze, Vancouver

Johanna Libbey, Moods Hair Salon, Vancouver

Dana Lyseng, Supernova Salon, North Vancouver, B.C.

Joan Novak, JoNo Hair, Whistler, B.C.

Michelle Pargee, Milica SalonSpa, Langley, B.C.

Caylee Wasilenko, Hype Hair Studio, Vancouver

Ontario Hairstylist

Maria Arnos Bikas, Maria Bikas Salon, London, Ont.

Thelma Bento, Taz Hair Co., London, Ont.

Cassandra Boughner, Dragonfly Salon and Spa, St. Thomas, Ont.

Luigi Di Tacchio, Inception Hair Studio, Thornhill, Ont.

Frank Dicintio, Salon Gaboa, Woodbridge, Ont.

Fay Linksman, P&H Salon and Spa, Toronto

Daniel Naumovski, Taz Hair Co., Toronto

Nicole Pede, InStyle Salon & Spa, Aylmer, Ont.

Silas Tsang, Blushes, Ottawa, Ont.

Julie Vriesinga, Salon Entrenous, London, Ont.

Quebec Hairstylist

Virginy Beauparlant, Industria Coiffure, Saint-Leonard, Que.

Coralie Brochu, LeLaB Salon Urbain, Repetigny, Que.

Eddy Burgos, La Coupe Salon & Spa, Montreal

Sara Drolet, Donald Proulx, Montreal

Marie-Josée Dupuis, Coiffure Cut In, Québec, Que.

Mathieu Jacob, LocalB, Montreal

Jean-Sebastien Lacombe, Studio Bob & Pine, Rouyn-Noranda, Que.

Chanel Laporte, Guylaine Martel Artistes Coiffeurs, Mont-Saint-Hillaire, Que.

Antoine Vadacchino, Salon Pure, Montreal

Matthew Waldron, Panache, Montreal

Saskatchewan/Manitoba Hairstylist

Jamie Curtis, Élan Hair Studio, Winnipeg

Guy Lemieux, Berns & Black Salons & Spa, Winnipeg

James Ouellette, Hair FX, Winnipeg

Kimball V. Regier, CHEL Salonspa, Saskatoon

Jaime Sawyer, R3 Salon and Spa, Saskatoon

Lisa Schoor, Cutting Loose Hair Design, Winnipeg

Renn VonDyck, Élan Hair Studio, Winnipeg

Carrie Wall, Daniel Christopher Salon, Regina, Sask.

Sheena Warnez, Salon56, Katepwa, Sask.

Sara Whyte, Alchemy Salon, Saskatoon

Salon Interior Design

Black2Blond Spa & Salon, Vancouver

Blushes, Ottawa, Ont.

Cutting Room Creative, Nanaimo, B.C.

Dubois Creations Salon, Oshawa, Ont.

FG Coiffure, Québec, Que.

Guylaine Martel Artistes Coiffeurs, Mont-Saint-Hillaire, Que.

Inception Hair Studio, Thornhill, Ont.

Panache, Montreal

Rayko Coiffure, LaSalle, Que.

The White Room Hair Salon, Oakville, Ont.

John Steinberg Award for Community Service

Artists Salon & Spa, Newmarket, Ont.

Independent, Toronto

La Rousse Espace Beauté, Montreal

Metamorphosis Beauty Group, St. Catharines, Ont.

Norton Hairstyling, Sarnia, Ont.

Oblic Salon Urbain, Montreal

Salon 247, Brampton, Ont.

She Speaks Hair, Vaughan, Ont.

Toque & Cie, Victoriaville, Que.

Trendz Hair Studio, Georgetown, Ont.

Photo: Julie Vriesinga, Salon Entrenous, London, Ont, Canadian Hairstylist of the Year Semi-Finalist