Chosen from seven other Supreme Award finalists, Rebeccaâs look impressed the judges with her technique, colour execution and beautiful result.
The LâOrĂ©al Colour Trophy Awards were judged live by a panel of three top international stylists â NZ-born/Sydney-based Brad Ngata, Caterina DiBiase of Melbourne, and Adelaide-based stylist Damien Rinaldo.
Head judge Brad Ngata says “in a competition of this nature itâs important to see colour – and my eye was always drawn back to the colour execution of Rebeccaâs look.â
Damien Rinaldo, a past LâOrĂ©al Colour Trophy Award Winner says âbeauty should defy ages, and this look does. It has a cool freshness to it with an edge that pushes the look further. You can really see thereâs personality behind it.â
âWhilst being forward thinking it is very ânowâ â people are asking for this look in salon,â says Caterina DiBiase, also a past Award Winner.
âThis is a momentous occasion for Willis York as the salon founder Clark York won the very first NZ LâOrĂ©al Colour Trophy Award 20 years ago,â says Gary Marshall, LâOrĂ©al Professional Products Division General Manager. âAll this time later theyâre at the top again. Itâs an amazing milestone.â
Runner-up in the Supreme Award was Jock Robson from Dharma, Auckland.
Two other individual awards and a team award were also announced. The Young Colourist of the Year Award for a stylist with five years or less experience went to Valeria Lenskaia from Bettjemans, Auckland, while the Menâs Image Award showcasing the best in menâs colour and style was presented to Sara Carswell from Blaze, Auckland.
The Salon of the Year Award went to Blaze, Auckland.
Two Special Awards were also announced including the Sunday Magazine Award which went to Natasha Dawson from Rodney Wayne Botany, Auckland while the Headway Magazine Award was presented to Blaze, Auckland.
Following a stressful live recreation, the winners were celebrated at a lavish awards ceremony at Vector Arena that also featured catwalk shows by New Zealandâs leading designers Trelise Cooper, COOP, WORLD and HUFFER.
LâOrĂ©al Colour Trophy requires finalists to go head-to-head in a live competition and re-create their photographic entry on the day of the awards.
The judges score entrants on creative, fashion-forward hair colour, an innovative and striking cut, fashion-forward hair styling and finished with an overall look of fashion and make-up. The total look must reflect the expertise and ability of the stylist to create modern, bespoke look.