Congratulations to the semi-finalists for the 2012 Canadian Hairstylist of the Year Awards!

The finalists will be announced October 5th so be sure to check SalonMagazine.ca then.

Tickets are officially on sale for the Contessa Gala (Nov. 11th in Toronto) where the winners will be crowned. Buy early to save!

CANADIAN HAIRSTYLIST

Frank Cini, Taz Hair Co., Toronto

Vincent DiPlacido, Sadiva Coiffure, Laval, Que.

Alina Friesen, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Zazoon Huynh, Käaz, Montreal

Olivier Miotto, Glam Salon Boutique, Montreal

Amy Ould, Singleton’s Hair Care, Edmonton

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

Alain Pereque, Salon Pure, Montreal

Kye Pyeon, Suki’s, Vancouver

Tony Ricci, Ricci Hair Co., Edmonton

Chad Taylor, Moods Hair Salon, Vancouver

Silas Tsang, Blushes, Ottawa

CANADIAN SALON TEAM

AMP Salon, Burlington, Ont.

Artists Salon & Spa, Newmarket, Ont.

Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

Blushes, Ottawa

Carreiro the Studio, Victoria

Civello Rosedale Salon and Spa, Toronto

Curious Hair Skin Body, Calgary

Cutting Room Creative, Nanaimo, B.C.

Dandy Salon Spa, Edmonton

Edmonton Aveda Academy, Edmonton

Glam Salon Boutique, Montreal

The Hair Force, Mount Pearl, N.L.

Hype Studio, Vancouver

JC Salons, Toronto

MËDZ Salon, Verdun, Que.

A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Panache, Montreal

Planète Hair, Montreal

Sound Salon Spa, St. John’s, N.L.

Tonic South Granville, Vancouver

ELITE MASTER

Frank Cini, Taz Hair Co., Toronto

Michael Crispel, Earth, A Salon by Michael Crispel, Toronto

Anthony Crosfield, Union Salon, Vancouver

Johnny Cupello, JC Salons, Toronto

Youssef Gereige, Youssef Hair Boutique Inc., Windsor, Ont.

Uyen Huynh, Quinn’s World Salon, Saskatoon

Janet Jackson, JouJou Hair Studio Inc, Etobicoke, Ont.

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

Rossa Jurenas, Studio Rossa, Tillsonburg, Ont.

Anna Pacitto, Pure Coiffure, Montreal

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

Alain Pereque, Salon Pure, Montreal

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

Antoine Vadacchino, Salon Pure, Montreal

Renn VanDyck, Élan Hair and Esthetics, Winnipeg

MASTER COLOURIST

Martin Alarie, Salon Pure, Montreal

Susan Hayward, Taz Hair Co., Toronto

Rodica Hristu, De Berardinis Salon & Spa, Toronto

Malissa Jeffers, Is Salon, Vancouver

Rossa Jurenas, Studio Rossa, Tillsonburg, Ont.

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

Jaye McLeod, Is Salon, Vancouver

Michelle Oliver, Kick Hair & Body, Edmonton

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

Audrey Adrine Petroysan, Industry Hairdressing, Toronto

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

CANADIAN COLOURIST

Lindie Blackwell, Spyce Spa and Hair Studio, Barrie, Ont.

Melanie Bourne, JC Salons, Toronto

Simon-Pierre Daoust, Planète Hair, Montreal

Ann-Marie Goupil, Salon Espace C, Brossard, Que.

Timothy Kuo, Markus J Hair, Vancouver

Elaine Morin, Nicole Bisson Coiffure, Montreal

Michelle Pargee, Milica SalonSpa, Langley, BC

Julio Rodriguez, Valentini Hair Design, Guelph, Ont.

Alann Sluser, KoKo the Salon, Edmonton

Marlo Steenman, The Glamour Box Hair Studio, Edmonton

Lola Savarit, Funky Toque Salon, Montreal

Michael R. Shire, Holt Renfrew Salon and Spa, Toronto

Chelsea Sutherland, Hair Factory, St. John’s

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

Sophie Tessier, La Rousse Espace Beauté, Montreal

Silas Tsang, Blushes, Ottawa

Amber Turcotte, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Jessica Van Kuyk, Suki’s, Vancouver

Julie Vriesinga, Salon Entrenous, London, Ont.

Emilie Weissmann, Planète Hair, Montreal

SESSION

Andor Bubelenyi, Fuss Art of Hair, Edmonton

Josè Cano, Funky Toque, Montreal

Tal Fisher, Carte Blanche Coiffure, Montreal

Martin Hillier, The Lounge Hair Studio, Vancouver

Uyen Huynh, Quinn’s World Salon, Saskatoon, Sask.

Amy Laing, Ponytails & Horshoes Ltd., Edmonton

Dana Lyseng, Supernova Salon, North Vancouver, BC

Tammy Michaud, Claudio Coiffure International, Bellefeuille, Que.

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

Caffery VanHorne, Studio Caffery VanHorne, Toronto

TEXTURE

Jenny Bell, WAC Hair Group, Markham, Ont.

Stephanie Corbett, The Hair Force, Mount Pearl, N.L.

Cindy Duplantis, Koi Hair Studio, Brampton, Ont.

Marie-Josée Dupuis, Escompte-Coiffe, Québec

Kye Pyeon Suki’s, Vancouver

Aldo Scopazzi, WAC Hair Group, Markham, Ont.

Alann Sluser, KoKo the Salon, Edmonton

Enrico Sangiorgio, Salon Collage, Toronto

Sophie Tessier, La Rousse Espace Beauté, Montreal

Elizabeth Winters, The Hair Force, Mount Pearl, N.L.

MEN’S

Martin Alarie, Salon Pure, Montreal

Jeff Bernardini, Funky Toque, Montreal

Matthew Conrad, Victory Barber & Brand, Victoria

Phillip Elliott, Chrome Hair Design, Calgary

Alina Friesen, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Pete Goupil, Salon Espace C, Brossard, Que.

Timothy Kuo, Markus J Hair, Vancouver

Thomas Melong, Vivid Hair and Body, Antigonish, N.S.

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

Caffery VanHorne, Studio Caffery VanHorne, Toronto

AVANT GARDE

Cindy Duplantis, KOI Hair Studio, Brampton, Ont.

Elshadai Erbeto, McKinnon Hair Design, Hamilton

Alina Friesen, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Farhad Habib, Life Hair Studio, Toronto

Duyen Huynh, Taz Hair Co., Toronto

Tony Jorge, RST Creative Studio, Toronto

Sandro Macri, Salon Collage, Toronto

Josée Renaud, Josée Renaud Coiffure, Québec, Que.

Lina Shamoun, Artline Salon, Kitchener, Ont.

Sean Theriault, MËDZ Salon, Verdun, Que.

MAKEUP ARTIST

Jennilee Cardinal-Schultz, Chop Chop Salon, Saskatoon

Jennifer Dionne, Freelance, Montreal

Craig-Ryan French, Freelance, Toronto

Marie-Eve Laquerre, Dan Coiff, Parisville, Que.

Maria Li, Freelance, Toronto

Jakki Polyoka, Makeup by Jakki, Hamilton

Geneviève Proulx, Donald Proulx, Montreal

Tanya Roy, Sophia’s Hairdressing Academy, Laval, Que.

Gabriela Soares, GSMakeup Art, Waterloo, Ont.

Dominik Vincent, Styl-Lib Coiffure, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que.

NAIL ENHANCEMENT DESIGN

Alexandra Chrustel, Nails by Alexandra, Barrie, Ont.

Valérie Ducharme, Studio 2075, Montreal

Allison Patterson, Beverly Ashdown Nail Studio, Saskatoon

Robyn Schwartz, Polished + Pampered Hair and Esthetics, Grand Forks, B.C.

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

Katie Truong, Body Bliss Beautique, Whitby, Ont.

Melissa Dawn Zaran-Mayer, Rumors Hair Studio, Regina

MULTICULTURAL

Russel Bally, EGO Salon, Brampton, Ont.

Jenny Bell, WAC Hair Group, Markham, Ont.

Phillip Elliott, Chrome Hair Design, Calgary

Isabelle Filion, Emil of Switzerland, Orléans, Ont.

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

Annie Martin, Salon Espace C, Brossard, Que.

Alicia Marie Rollins, Pomp and Proper Salon, Vancouver

Krystal Sobhie, Blushes, Ottawa

Stacey Staley, Blonde Salon, Toronto

Jason Williams, Kharactèr Style Couleur, Montreal

NEWCOMER

Melissa Blom, Blushes, Ottawa

Kim Coady, Brio Salon Inc., Lethbridge, Alta.

Jamie Curtis, Élan Hair and Esthetics, Winnipeg

Amberleigh Forsyth, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Sarah Mak, Zinc Hair, Vancouver

Emma Ga Jin Park, Avant Garde Hair Salon, Vancouver

Heidi Seiffert, Aquilibrium Salon and Spa, Oshawa, Ont.

Brittany Smith-Francis, Élan Hair and Esthetics, Winnipeg

Krystal Sobhie, Blushes, Ottawa

Josie Vilayvanh , Élan Hair and Esthetics, Winnipeg

STUDENT/APPRENTICE

Leanne Curtis, Essentique Salon and Spa, Winnipeg

Chloe Forster, Space Salon, Vancouver

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

Michelle Keyes, Aveda Institute Winnipeg, Winnipeg

Anastasia Kravtsova, Farshad Hair Studio, Toronto

Marina Lima, EGO Salon, Brampton, Ont.

Natalie Litynsky, Vancouver Hairdressing Academy, Vancouver

Breanne Loftus, Supernova Salon, North Vancouver, B.C.

Amy Middleton, Salon Pop, Winnipeg

Dina Morrell, JC Salons, Toronto

ALBERTA

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

John Jen Hoe Chong, Blunt Salon Inc., Edmonton

Jason Fournier, Angles Hair, Calgary

George Hajjar, Salon Pure, Calgary

Penny Hicken, Catwalk Salon Spa, Lethbridge, Alta.

Jeff Louis, Elysium Hair Body Spirit, Edmonton

Jason Mellor, Curious Hair Skin Body, Calgary

Justin Rizzuto, Angles Hair, Calgary

Alann Sluser, KoKo the Salon, Edmonton

Cindy St. Pierre, Altimo Hair Group, Edmonton

ATLANTIC

Alison Bradbury, Hair Factory, St. John’s, N.L.


Stephanie Corbett, The Hair Force, Mount Pearl, N.L.

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

Thomas Melong, Vivid Hair and Beauty, Antigonish, N.S.

Stephanie Russell, The Headroom Salon and Spa, St. John’s, N.L.

Chelsea Sutherland, Hair Factory, St. John’s, N.L.

Elizabeth Winters, The Hair Force, Mount Pearl, N.L.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

James Abu-Ulba, Spa Utopia Health & Wellness Center, Langley, B.C.

Sylvain Bellerose, Milica SalonSpa, Langley, B.C.

Davide Fattor, La Dolce Vita, Day Spa and Salon, Kamloops, B.C.

Alina Friesen, A Michael Levine Salon Group, Vancouver

Timothy Kuo, Markus J. Hair, Vancouver

Johanna Libbey, Moods Hair Salon, Vancouver

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

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

Kye Pyeon, Suki’s, Vancouver

Loretta Tom, Markus J. Hair, Vancouver

ONTARIO

Jenny Bell, WAC Hair Group, Markham, Ont.

Lindie Blackwell, Spyce Spa & Hair Studio, Barrie, Ont.

Thomas Cameron, Taz Hair Co., Toronto

Frank Cini, Taz Hair Co., Toronto

Erin Fernandes, Maria Bikas Salon, London, Ont.

Derrick Rutherford, Valentini Hair Design, Guelph, Ont.

Lisa Sallabank, Salon Entrenous, London, Ont.

Aldo Scopazzi, WAC, Hair Group, Markham, Ont.

Jason Traicheff, Valentino’s Grande Salon, Whitby, Ont.

Dat Tran, Dat Salon, Toronto

QUEBEC

Simon-Pierre Daoust, Planète Hair, Montreal

Sara Drolet, Donald Proulx, Montreal

Sandy Hogue, Panache Salon, Montreal

Mélina Jean, Styl-Lib Coiffure, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que.

Dobrinka Kuyumdzhieva, Käaz, Montreal

Josée Renaud, Josée Renaud Coiffure, Que.

Sophie Tessier, La Rousse Espace Beauté, Montreal

Dominik Vincent, Styl-Lib Coiffure, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que.

Emilie Weissmann, Planète Hair, Montreal

Jason Williams, Kharactèr Style Couleur, Montreal

SASKATCHEWAN/MANITOBA

Jamie Curtis, Élan Hair & Esthetics, Winnipeg

Uyen Huynh, Quinn’s World Salon, Saskatoon

Guy Lemieux, Berns & Black Salon, Winnipeg

TJ Pepper, Élan Hair & Esthetics, Winnipeg

Chris Pritchard, Daniel Christopher, Regina

Francesca Rizzuto, Aveda Academy Salon Winnipeg, Winnipeg

Brittany Smith-Francis, Élan Hair & Esthetics, Winnipeg

Josie Vilayvanh, Élan Hair & Esthetics, Winnipeg

Sara Whyte, Alchemy Salon, Saskatoon

Annette Wilkinson, Angles Hair Design, Winnipeg

SALON INTERIOR DESIGN

Aqua Beauty Salon & Day Spa, Aurora, Ont.

Carte Blanche Coiffure, Montreal

Carte Blanche Haute Coiffure and Spa, Orleans, Ont.

Jerry’s Hair Salon & Day Spa, Winnipeg

Karma Salon and Spa, Calgary

Les Ateliers Lavande Inc., Longueuil, Que.

Panache, Montreal

Salon Decorum, Newmarket, Ont.

Salon & Spa Roxx, Sherwood Park, Alta.

Studio So Lara, Kitchener, Ont.

JOHN STEINBERG AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE

Artists Salon & Spa, Newmarket, Ont.

Guys and Dolls Salon & Spa, Elmira, Ont.

Karma Salon and Spa, Calgary

Metamorphosis Beauty Group, St. Catharine’s, Ont.

Quinn’s World Salon, Saskatoon

Salon 247, Brampton, Ont.

Salon Decorum, Newmarket, Ont.

BUSINESS EXCELLENCE

FRED.hair.beauty.art, Halifax

St. Vital Unisex Hair Salon, Winnipeg

Zennkai Salon, Vancouver