
2022 NAHA Finalists: Educator of the Year
Five educators are honored for their year of teaching, leading, and inspiring professionals to be their very best.

Five educators are honored for their year of teaching, leading, and inspiring professionals to be their very best.

Precision, artistry, and that knack for color placement elevate these five honorees to the top of their craft.

Once the cut is made, it stays. These five haircutting experts are honored for executing their creative vision to form a precise shape.

This is the category that recognizes the five stylists who have it all: innovation, experience, creativity, technical skill and more. Their influence is felt throughout the industry.

Celebrating salon culture, this category honors five salons that build inspiring culture and/or a powerful connection to their community.

Through their artistry, vision, technique and creativity, five makeup artists demonstrate their expertise in transforming a look and creating a mood.

The industry is always looking forward to the next generation of talent. This category rewards five up-and-comers working hard in school to follow their passion and master their craft.

Retaining clients is all about how they look when you send them out the door. This category honors five stylists who have mastered the details of the polish.

Collaboration can bring out the best in all team members and produce inspired magnificence combining their individual skill sets, as these five honored salon teams demonstrate.

There's a world of ranges in hair texture, and these five honorees demonstrate versatility, artistry, and imagination in showcasing beautiful texture.

An elite group of five, this category is by invitation only to recognize top talent working today.

Each look utilizes one of the company's collections of haircare products.

Two of America’s traditions partner up: Vilot's shop, Barber Authority, and Jack Daniels old Tennessee Whiskey.

Adding edge and attitude to a haircut, undercuts are for everyone.

Emily Hutcheson-Brown, Chief Operating Officer for V’s Barbershop, tells us about the company's secret sauce, how the industry has changed, and more.

2021 was a banner year for Nieves Almaraz: He won NAHA’s Men’s Hairstylist of the Year and opened How to Fade Hair Barbering School Inc. We spoke to him to find out about his accomplishments.

Tips for fighting — and preventing — common aches and pains.