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Pravana's annual “Show Us Your Vivids + Pastels Contest” is underway, with entries being accepted until August 31.

Pravana's annual “Show Us Your Vivids + Pastels Contest” is underway, with entries being accepted starting June 1st. Students and stylists can enter their color creations for a chance to win their own editorial photo shoot. Members of Pravana’s Artistic Council will be judging the contest this year based on creativity, technique and overall impact.

Contest Dates: June 1st – August 31st
Winner Announced: September 5th
Judged By: Vadre Grigsby, PRAVANA Artistic Color Director and Danny Moon, PRAVANA Guest Artist, Andy Lecompte Salon
1st Prize:
Paid trip to PRAVANA Headquarters in California for an editorial style photoshoot mentored by Danny Moon. Work will be featured in a national magazine as an editorial spread, as well as on PRAVANA’s Website, Social Channels, and Community Email Blast. Winner will also receive a PRAVANA Glam Kit with product of their choice (Retail Value: $1,000).
Second Prize:
PRAVANA Glam Kit with product of their choice (Retail Value: $1,000)
Third Prize:
PRAVANA Glam Kit with product of their choice (Retail Value: $500)
Facebook Fan Pick:
All entries will be available to be viewed during the contest duration exclusively on a contest album on PRAVANA’s Facebook Page. PRAVANA will be putting the voting in the hands of our fans and followers. As a separate prize, the entry with the most “likes” on Facebook by August 31 will receive a Fan Glam Kit with PRAVANA products of their choice. (Retail Value: $500).
Official Contest Rules: All entrants are subject to the official contest rules, which are available at pravana.com/showusyourvivids.
Entry Materials: -One “before” photo of model holding a sign that says “before” and two stylized “after” photos of the model.
-A complete description of how the style was created and all products used. All products used must be PRAVANA and must include at least one shade of ChromaSilk VIVIDS, PASTELS, and/or NEONS.
Show Us Your VIVIDS Webinar - July 14th at 12pm PST
Exclusive to salon professionals across the nation, PRAVANA will host a webinar to introduce two new and exciting ChromaSilk color techniques by Vadre Grigsby and Danny Moon. Vadre will feature a ChromaSilk and VIVIDS technique, and Danny will follow with a NEONS technique. This will be an in-depth educational webinar.

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