The australian hair fashion awards reveal winners for 2019

The Australian Hair Fashion Awards 2019 which took place at Sydney's Luna Park on Sunday 14 April has named Craig Smith from Fruition the official AHFA Australian Hairdresser of the Year 2019 (an image from his award-winning collection is pictured). The awards, which were held in conjunction with Dyson featured a hair show by the Dyson Styling Ambassadors. The 2019 photographic categories were judged in London by previous and current British Hairdressers of the year at HJ's British Hairdressing Awards, sponsored by Schwarzkopf Professional, Angelo Seminara, Akin Konizi and Sally Brooks. The winners of this year's awards are: AHFA Australian Hairdresser of the Year CRAIG SMITH - FRUITION AHFA Creative Colourist of the Year RACHEL VITULLO – JOEY SCANDIZZO SALON AHFA Men’s Hairdresser of the Year MADISON VOLOSHIN – A+H SALON AHFA Artistic Team of the Year TONI & GUY ARTISTIC TEAM AHFA Avant Garde Hairdresser of the Year BILL TSIKNARIS - TSIKNARIS HAIR AHFA NSW/ACT Hairdresser of the Year KATY REEVE TONI&GUY PADDINGTON AHFA Victorian Hairdresser of the Year JO SMITH TONI&GUY GEORGES AHFA Queensland Hairdresser of the Year AMANDA O’CONNOR – A.J.O. SALON AHFA South Australian/Tasmanian Hairdresser of the Year MEGAN PANOZZO – IN AWE SALON AHFA Western Australian/Northern Territory Hairdresser of the Year JO BANKS - HAIR ART AHFA Apprentice Hairdresser of the Year JESSICA RICHES - CHUMBA CONCEPT SALON AHFA Newcomer of the Year NATALIA HUMPHRIES – JOEY SCANDIZZO SALON AHFA Australian Hairshot of the Year UROS MIKIC – KINKY CURLY STRAIGHT AHFA Hair Fashion Video of the Year DMITRI PAPAS – PAPAS & PACE AHFA Session Stylist of the Year DIANE GORGIEVSKI – KODA CUTTERS AHFA Make-Up Artist of the Year SHELLA MARTIN – SALON XVI AHFA Fashion Stylist of the Year MELISSA NIXON AHFA HAIR TRANSFORMATION VIDEO OF THE YEAR NATALIE ANNE – NATALIE ANNE HAIR 2019 AUSTRALIAN FAME TEAM CHARLENE FERNANDEZ - ROKK EBONY CHRISTOPHER BYRNE – SLOANS OF LANE COVE LAURA SPINNEY - ACADEMIE SALON WILLIAM WEBB – ELLA & JADE AHFA Excellence in Education DARIO COTRONEO AHFA Digital Influencer of the Year BIXIE COLOUR AHFA Salon Business of the Year PAPAS & PACE AHFA Best New Professional Haircare Product WELLA INVIGO - RECHARGE BLONDE SHAMPOO & CONDITIONER AHFA Best New Professional Styling Product JOICO BLONDE LIFE - BRILLIANT GLOW OIL AHFA Most Innovative Hair Tool DYSON SUPERSONIC PRO DRYER