The sixth year of the International Hairdressing Awards® dazzles in Lisbon

The sixth year of the International Hairdressing Awards® dazzles in Lisbon

The sixth year of the International Hairdressing Awards® has presented its awards during a spectacular gala held in Lisbon (Portugal)

Australian hairdresser Sharon Blain has been awarded International Hair Legend, while celebrity hairstylist Ken Paves has received the title of International Hair Influencer

The awards ceremony featured a runway show in which some of the world’s leading hairdressing teams presented their collections

1000 professionals from 30 different countries around the world have attended in Lisbon (Portugal) the great night of the international hairdressing industry, the 6th year of the International Hairdressing Awards, which in these years have already become the reference event for global hairdressing. The International Hairdressing Awards were held at the Lisbon Congress Center, on April 29th with a live broadcast on the internet.

The great night of world hairdressing has brought together the best hairdressers from around the world in Lisbon, after five successful editions held in Spain, the event moves to Portugal for its sixth anniversary. The night has passed in the style of the grand prizes, with a purple carpet (the red carpet of the hairdressing industry), a catwalk with the main hairdressing teams in the world presenting their collections and a glamorous awards ceremony. The Australian hairdresser Sharon Blain has received the International Hair Legend 2024 honorary award, for her career of more than fifty years in her profession, as a stylist and trainer. The International Hair Influencer of the Year award was also given to the hairdresser Ken Paves, for his philanthropic work that goes beyond the profession. Ken Paves is known for his appearances on television shows such as Oprah Winfrey's and also for being the stylist of David and Victoria Beckham and Eva Longoria.

British hairdresser Sam Elliot has been winner of the Best International Men’s Commercial Collection category, while the Best International Women’s Commercial Collection has gone to the Spanish hairdressers Carlos Valiente and Bernat Sayol. In the Best International Avant-Garde Collection category, the winner was the British hairdresser Efie Davies. Toni&Guy Artistic Team have won the award International Artistic Team of the Year and, finally, British Cos Sakkas has won in the queen category of the contest, International Hairdresser of the Year, for third year in a row. This year, for the second year, the International Film & TV Hairdresser of the Year award was presented, in which the winners of the hairdressing categories of the major international film and television competitions were finalists and which finally went to the hairstylists in the movie 'Barbie', Ivana Primorac, Marie Larkin and Claire Corsick.

In this edition, the winners of the different categories of the contest were announced again during the world tour that the International Hairdressing Awards carried out in March. The winners were revealed personally and by surprise by Mikel Luzea, director and founder, and Sergi Bancells, global ambassador for the awards, who traveled around the world together with their production team to personally announce the awards to the winners, who were invited to collect their trophies in Lisbon.

The awards ceremony was accompanied by a catwalk led by some of the most outstanding hairdressing teams in the world: Mark Leeson Art Team (UK), Toni&Guy Artistic Team (UK), Emmanuel Esteban (France), Fabio Ziccardi (Italy) and Jorge X and Janos Deri (Spain/Germany) In addition, some of the icons of international hairdressing have attended as VIP guests.

The contest

The International Hairdressing Awards are an initiative of the Spanish hairdresser Mikel Luzea and in just six years has become the benchmark event for the global hairdressing profession. Participation in the contest categories is open to all hairdressers in the world who want to present photographic collections of their work. In addition, two honorary categories are awarded, the International Hair Legend award, for a career in the profession, and the International Hair Influencer award, to a professional who stands out for his projection and positive influence in the industry. Each edition of the International Hairdressing Awards has a jury made up of five reference hairdressers who change each year and who vote for the participating collections anonymously and independently. This year the jury was made up of Anthony Mascolo, Robert Lobetta, Tony Rizzo, Luis Romero and the Portuguese hairdresser Anabela Pereira.

In its sixth year, participation has registered great fgures: almost 500 collections from 32 different countries have entered to participate with their photographic work in the categories of Best International Women’s Collection, Best International Men’s Collection and Best International Avant-Garde Collection. In addition, the hairdressers and artistic teams that had been shortlisted to participate in the categories of International Hairdresser of the Year and International Artistic Team of the Year were invited to submit their applications, consisting of a photographic collection and a dossier summarizing their professional career in the last year.

The organization

The International Hairdressing Awards are an independent beauty company, powered by hairdressers, which has been supported from its beginnings by a main sponsor of international relevance that believes in the message and mission of these awards, Revlon Professional. Also, Estetica Magazine acts as global media partner and The Hair MBA, Artero and Salón Look Madrid as sponsors. These brands have made a strong bet and have combined their forces to make this event an international success. For more information, visit www.ihawards.com