Whether competing for Canadian Salon Team of the Year or an individual award, the Contessas have a way of bringing salon teams together. We caught up with three Contessa-winning salons... read more →
Advice from past Contessa winners
Whether competing for Canadian Salon Team of the Year or an individual award, the Contessas have a way of bringing salon teams together. We caught up with three Contessa-winning salons... read more →
Whether competing for Canadian Salon Team of the Year or an individual award, the Contessas have a way of bringing salon teams together. We caught up with three Contessa-winning salons... read more →
When Clara Kang arrived in Canada from South Korea in 2015, she knew exactly what she wanted to do. “I’m a creative and artistic person, and I love details,” says... read more →
As every stylist knows, colour can make or break your look. For his Canadian Colourist collection, Rodrigo Araneda allowed his creativity to take the reins, with bold colour combinations that... read more →
When creating his Contessa 2017 Men’s Hairstylist of the Year collection, Fabrizio Perciballi garnered inspiration from a Canadian fashion icon. Representing Style at Any Age “Paul Mason is an older,... read more →
With our Contessa 2017 Collector's Edition print issue hitting the mail today, we're going behind the scenes with Contessa 28 Avant Garde Hairstylist of the Year Dorothy Tsang to see... read more →
For so many hairstylists, makeup is the finishing touch to the collection. But for makeup artists like Rita Stirpe, it’s the whole collection. Finding the Balance Between Trends and Classics... read more →
As a colourist, it can be difficult to find willing models who are relinquishing control for such out-of-the-box finishes, but for Loretta Tom, it’s just another part of the collection-creating... read more →
When you’ve been entering the Contessa Awards for a few years, like Alina Friesen, you start to get the hang of things and create your own fail-safe way of doing things.... read more →
Sarah “Maki” Mak has worked in the industry for about five years—and entering the Contessas for just about as long. Though she got her start as a hairstylist a little... read more →
This isn’t the first time that Daniel Naumovski, owner of Taz Hair Co. in Toronto, has entered the Contessa Awards. So it’s no surprise that, over the years, he has... read more →
