The winners of the hotly contested Australian Modern Barber Awards 2022 have been announced for the second year. Honouring the very best barbers, barber shop owners, products and educators that this country has to offer, this is the premium awards program for the fast-growing male grooming industry.
The two biggest awards of the night were taken out by Costa Zacharia of Darlinghurst’s Unoit Barber for AMBA Australian Modern Barber of the Year 2022 and Berwick’s New York Barbers for AMBA Australian Modern Barber Business of the Year 2022.
The AMBAs were launched in 2021 to provide men’s hairdressing trailblazers with a much needed and often requested benchmark of excellence and platform to showcase their creative and business skills.
Created by esteemed trade visionaries Mocha Group, owners of the Australian Hair Industry Awards and Australian Beauty Industry Awards, these are just the latest initiative revolutionising the way our local visionaries engage with consumers and show off their creative and business talents.
Consisting of 14 categories, the awards were deliberated on by an independent panel of judges including media, PR and business specialists, international barbering icons and specialists in the barbering industry.
With men’s grooming an increasing player in the global beauty market this is a timely marker of the industry’s importance and an exciting sign of things to come.
So without further ado, below are the 2022 AMBA winners.
Care, Style and Beard Product Awards
Men's Hair Care Product of the Year
Vitaman – Volumising Shampoo & Conditioner
Men's Hair Style Product of the year
mr. muk – Gritty Paste
Beard Care Product of the Year
Pure - Walnut Scrub
Best Men’s Collection – Junior
Raiden Stone - Barber Boys & Co Newton
Best Men’s Collection – Freestyle
Clint Wallace - Barber by Design
Best Business Director/Owner of the Year
Anna De Sanctis - Barber Boys/Barbery the Craft of a Barber Academy
Best Customer Care
Grand Royal Barbers
Best Men’s Collection – Classic
Stacy Fernandes - The Barber Academy & Beards, Blondes and Blush
Best Men’s Educator of the Year
Barbery the Craft of a Barber Academy
AMBA Special Recognition Award
Collette Saunders
Best Barbershop Design
Jimmy Rod's, Paddington
Best Team Collection
Unoit Barber Team
International Modern Barber of the Year
Christian Wiles, UK
AMBA Hall of Fame
Lino D'Adderio - Luigi and Sons
Australian Modern Barber Business of the Year:
New York Barbers
Australian Modern Barber of the Year
Costa Zacharia - Unoit Barber
For further information, please contact Kristy at Lily Blue Communications: KRISTY@LILYBLUE.COM.AU.
