2017 NAHA FINALISTS: Nail Professional
See who the 2017 finalists are in the North American Hairstyling Awards' Nail Professional category.
2017 NAHA FINALISTS: Newcomer Stylist
The Newcomer Stylist category features stylists with less than three years of experience as a licensed cosmetologist. See the finalists!
2017 NAHA FINALISTS: Salon Team of the Year
The NAHA Salon Team category showcases a team's diversity, versatility, creativity and expertise in hair styling. Salon teams must consist of at least two members and be employed at the same salon to be eligible.
2017 NAHA FINALISTS: Student
Collections in NAHA's Student category display creativity, versatility and expertise in hair styling. Students must be enrolled in school or performing required hours in a salon and NOT be a licensed cosmetologist as of the entry deadline.
2017 NAHA FINALISTS: Texture
This category demonstrates texture skills with designs that complement the individuality of diverse hair textures. Hair texture may be natural or chemically treated, but entries must display wearable, cutting-edge textured hair styles.
Pastel Whisper: Keune Explores Violet Brunette and Blorange Color Trends
The violet brunette and blorange color trends take center stage on set with Keune’s new Tinta Color and Semi Color shades.
Caribbean Sunset Photoshoot with GKhair
During GKhair’s 10th anniversary Passport to Success cruise, March 23-27, 2017, an international team of stylists and models came together to take advantage of the scenery with a series of photoshoots throughout the cruise and while on Grand Turk in Turks and Caicos.
by Lauren Quick
Holographic Color Melt Collection from Matrix
The newest photo collection from Matrix combines two big trends for 2017: color melting and holographic effects. The Holographic Color Melt collection showcases four color-melt designs from an international team of Matrix artistic directors and stylists they mentored.
by Lauren Quick
Ulta's 2017 Spring Collection
The Ulta Beauty Artistic Team’s spring 2017 collection covers four head-to-toe beauty trends inspired by athleisure and featuring multi-dimensional color, natural texture and pops of pastel.
by Lauren Quick
Label.m Fashion Fix Collection
Label.m’s Fashion Fix trend collection combines two of the most essential elements of a Fashion-Week coif: transformation and efficiency.
by Lauren Quick
Truss Bridal Photoshoot from Paulo Persil
The latest bridal collection by Paulo Persil for Truss focuses on individuality and the ability to tailor a bride’s look to her personal style by accessorizing bridal hair styles.
by Lauren Quick
New Dawn Collection: 5 Hair Color Formulas and Techniques Inspired by Strong Women
New Dawn by Keune Haircosmetics features look after look inspired by REAL women. Get the formulas and techniques featuring new shades of Keune’s Tinta Color permanent hair color and Semi Color, a demi with durability.
Party Pretty: Special Occasion Styling Tips and Inspiration from Oribe’s Kien Hoang
Hoang showcases a stunning collection of special occasion silhouettes, plus shares what he considers to be the top five mistakes stylists make when creating formal styles.
Arrojo’s Undefined American Wave Technique Is All About Customized Texture
Lina Arrojo showcases custom-made curls with American Wave, a professional salon service designed to create soft, natural-looking wave and curl patterns with bounce, body and movement.
6 Festival-Ready Looks for Every Spring Style Trend
The stylists at Jose Luis Salon in Austin, Texas have created how-tos of spring styles incorporating hair accessories, braids, waves, bling and more.
by Jamie Newman
Keune Launches StreetSalon FREE Education Platform
Keune's new StreetSalon platform provides free daily education for inspirational, wearable cuts and colors. Education includes video and photo tutorials and detailed list of products used at streetsalon.com.
by Lauren Quick
Announcing the Braids & Brides GRAND-PRIZE Winner!
After narrowing down thousands of special-occasion styles to our favorite 10, we challenged semifinalists to create their best braided style and best bridal style, and Naples-based Saretta Bowerman is our grand-prize winner of the Braids & Brides contest!
by Lauren Quick