Celebrate Your Art: JOICO Color Talent Awards 2025
- Brad de Waal
- 2 days ago
- 5 min read
The JOICO Color Talent Awards recognize and reward exceptional color talent in the hair industry – get ready to push boundaries, showcase your artistry, and celebrate the power of hair color! The JOICO Color Talent Awards have three exciting categories to choose from, representing a range of different skills and expertise – and they couldn’t be easier to enter!
Showcase Your Art & Let Your Creativity Shine
Young Creative Talent
This category is for the next generation of color artists who want to showcase fresh, innovative ideas.
Creative Talent
For the skilled, visionary professionals who want to demonstrate their mastery of hair color.
In-Salon Transformation Snapshot
Open to all stylists bringing salon artistic wizardry to real life for their clients.
HOW TO ENTER…
Please check out all the details here: https://colortalentaward.joico.eu/
In a nutshell:
Step 1 – Choose Your Category
Pick the one that aligns with your vision and expertise—this is your moment to shine!
Step 2 – Pick Your Mood Board
Let your creativity run wild and use one of the inspirational Mood Boards as a starting point to create a trend-setting masterpiece!
Step 3 – Let Your Imagination Get Creative
It’s time to bring your vision to life. Create a stunning hair color look based on your chosen category and mood board.
Step 4 – Submit Your Entry
Once your masterpiece is finished, upload your entry to Instagram, using the correct hashtags for your category, tag @joicoeurope and @joico_sa, and make sure that your account is public!
Entries close on the 1st of November 2025.
Step 5 – Winners Announcement
The winners will be announced in January 2026 after careful deliberation from our star-studded panel of judges.
We have a group of the most experienced European judges who have a wealth of experience in both entering and winning awards and competitions, including Bruno Marc Giamattei, Grace Dalgleish and many more.
This is your chance to shine - JOICO wishes you good luck and we can’t wait to see the beautiful, creative colors you create.
For more information on how to enter, please visit https://colortalentaward.joico.eu
3 AMAZING CATEGORIES TO SHOWCASE YOUR TALENT
YOUNG CREATIVE TALENT
You’ve worked hard to develop your color skills, and you want to showcase your work to a wider audience – and if you’re under 30 years old, then this is the category for you.
Are you a bold, visionary stylist ready to break the rules and redefine trends? This category is for the next generation of color artists who want to showcase fresh, innovative ideas. Let your creativity run wild and use one of the inspirational Mood Boards as a starting point to create a trend-setting masterpiece!
We want to see your work – whether it’s been shot on your phone or part of a photographic shoot – it’s your skills and talent we are looking to unveil.
Open to stylists under 30 years old.
Please submit: 1 beauty image (final look) + 1 unedited "before" image + 1 unedited final
“after” image
Choose one of 3 mood boards themes for inspiration
Bring your unique perspective to life with color, cut, and styling
Submit on Instagram tagging @joicoeurope & @joico_sa and the below Hashtags
Category submission Hashtags:
The Prize
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CREATIVE TALENT
This category is for skilled, visionary professionals who want to demonstrate their mastery of hair color. Whether it’s a timeless, sophisticated creation or a boundary-pushing look, this is your chance to show the world what expert artistry looks like!
We want your creativity to shine and show us color that exemplifies what you as a creative hairdresser stands for. Select one of the 3 Mood Boards for inspiration and craft a head-turning, high-impact look.
Open to all senior stylists
Please submit: 1 beauty image (final look) + 1 unedited "before" image + 1 unedited final “after” image
Choose one of 3 mood board themes for inspiration
Show off your expert color application and trend-driven styling
Submit on Instagram tagging @joicoeurope & @joico_sa and the below Hashtags
Category submission Hashtags:
The Prize
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IN SALON TRANSFORMATION SNAPSHOT
This is the category that brings real-life salon magic to the spotlight! Whether it's a dramatic makeover or a subtle yet stunning enhancement, we want to see the before & after that made your client feel amazing. Use the provided inspiration mood board as a guide, capture your process, and share your best transformation snapshot!
Open to all senior stylists
Emphasis is placed on sharing a real in-salon client snapshot, creating a gentle entry point for emerging talents
Please submit: 1 beauty image (final look) + 1 unedited "before" image + 1 unedited final “after” image
Focus on real salon results—no models, just genuine client transformations
Please submit: 1 beauty image (final look) + 1 unedited "before" image + 1 unedited final “after” image
Submit before & after images that showcase the power of professional hair color
Submit on Instagram tagging @joicoeurope & @joico_sa and the below Hashtags
Category submission Hashtags:
The Prize
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Entries close on the 1st of November 2025!
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