JOICO Color Talent Awards Reveal Finalists

Marc Antoni stylists among the line-up

by AMANDA | INFORM

Hair by Alysha O’Keefe

The JOICO Color Talent Awards have unveiled the names of finalists, with more than 200 entries logged in the first year of the competition.

Charlotte Lauren Giamattei and Alysha O’Keefe from Marc Antoni are representing the UK, with the stylists finalising in the (In-Salon) Transformation Snapshot and Young Creative Talent categories. The winners will be announced in January on the @joicoeurope Instagram feed.

The judging panel featured a roster of leading names, including colour educator Grace Dalgleish alongside JOICO artists and ambassadors such as Bruno Marc Giamattei, Sevda Durukan, Dan Spiller, Alberto Di Domenico, JOICO EMEA head of marketing and Danielle Swartebroeckx and JOICO EMEA head of education.

The 2025 finalists are:

(In-Salon) Transformation Snapshot
Maria Ahle – Juma Hairstudio, Denmark
Clinton (Chante) Herries – The Goddess Emporium, South Africa
Charlotte Lauren Giamattei – Marc Antoni, United Kingdom

 Young Creative Talent
Ruby Lowe – Marc Antoni, United Kingdom
Regina Kiss-Varga – Fésűszépségszalon, Hungary
Alysha O’Keefe – Marc Antoni, United Kingdom

Creative Talent
Monika Woźniak – Hair Colorist Studio, Poland
Maria Sanotchi – JOICO Központ, Hungary
József Szikrist – HAIRSZIKRISZT, Hungary