black hair,blonde,brunette,color,curly,hair,hairstyles,hairdressers,hair accessories,hair clip,hair extensions,hair shampoo,hair removal,hair your,salon,shampoo,wedding hair,hairstylist award, hairstylist of the year, HairstylistAward, HairstylistOfTheYear, naha, naha awards, NahaAwards, north american hair association, NorthAmericanHairAssociation, runway hairstyles, runway looks, RunwayHairstyles, RunwayLooks, tony ricci, TonyRicci, top hairstylist, TopHairstylistYou would think being named Hairstylist of the Year would go hand-in-hand with some funky, edgy hairstyles — and it does.

But this year’s winner, Tony Ricci, also knows how to take those avant-garde looks and translate them into everyday, “real” styles for walking down the street — not the runway.

Presented by the Professional Beauty Association, the North American Hairstyling Awards Ceremony (or in stylist speak, simply The NAHAs) — considered the most prestigious hairstyling competition in North America — was held last week in Las Vegas. Among the 13 winners in categories ranging from texture to color to make-up, top honors went to Canada’s Tony Ricci who told StyleList that the award was both shocking and surreal. Read More »