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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