Feb 22 2022

2021 Artistic Styling Awards (ASA) Highlights

Each year, Fantastic Sams hosts the annual Artistic Styling Awards (ASA), a national competition to highlight the best work from Fantastic Sams across the nation.

ASA showcases technical cutting, colors, and styling through 12 categories including Commercial Color, Commercial Texture, Artistic Cut & Style, more!

Fantastic Sams Cut & Color Minnesota stylists claimed 19 awards total, including the competition’s highest honor: Stylist of the Year. The award was won by Sarah Barth from Lakeville, who was also named category winner of Commercial Haircutting–Long and Commercial Transformation Makeover.

In addition to Stylist of the Year, FS Minnesota also claimed six Category Winners, five Category Finalists, and seven Honorable Mentions.

Congratulations to all our incredible stylists who participated.

Check out some of our big winners below!

Winner — Commercial Haircutting-Long

Stylist: Sarah Barth, Lakeville

Winner — Artistic Haircutting 

Stylist: Jessica Gellerman, Apple Valley

Winner — Commercial Haircutting-Child

Stylist: Nicole Davidson, Lakeville

Winner — Commercial Haircutting-Medium

Stylist: Madalyn Rowland, Apple Valley

Winner — Commercial Haircutting-Short

Stylist: Madalyn Rowland, Apple Valley

 

Winner — Commercial Transformation Makeover

Stylist: Sarah Barth, Lakeville

Finalist — Artistic Haircutting

Stylist: Sylvia Harris, Apple Valley

Finalist — Commercial Haircutting-Long

Stylist: Jessica Gellerman, Apple Valley

 

Finalist — Commercial Texture

Stylist: Jessica Gellerman, Apple Valley

Finalist — Commercial Transformation Makeover

Stylist: Madalyn Rowland, Apple Valley

Finalist — Artistic Haircolor

Stylist: Sarah Strong, Winona

Honorable Mention — Artistic Haircolor

Stylist: Sarah Barth, Lakeville

Honorable Mention — Commercial Haircutting-Child

Stylist: Jaime Nurnberg, Apple Valley

Honorable Mention — Commercial Haircutting-Long

Stylist: Abigail Herendeen, Apple Valley

Honorable Mention — Artistic Haircutting

Stylist: Tina Brase, Faribault

Honorable Mention — Commercial Haircolor

Stylist: Sarah Strong, Winona

Honorable Mention — Commercial Haircutting-Medium

Stylist: Ashley Labrosse, Roseville

Honorable Mention — Commercial Transformation Makeover

Stylist: Sarah Strong, Winona

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