The groundbreaking Digital Hair Awards 2025 offers a unique global platform for hairstylists and barbers to showcase their exceptional talent using only their smartphones.
The Digital Hair Awards 2025 has officially launched. The competition presents an unprecedented international competition spanning sixteen diverse categories for skilled hairstylists and barbers across the globe. This innovative awards programme celebrates the inherent artistry and unwavering dedication evident in the everyday practices of hairdressing and barbering. Whether their creative work unfolds within the bustling salon environment, the dynamic backstage atmosphere, the focused on-set location, or the controlled studio setting, professionals now possess a remarkable opportunity to highlight their individual creativity and their carefully honed skills by utilising the very tool they readily have at their fingertips.
Participation in this exciting competition is straightforward and entirely digital, ensuring accessibility for professionals worldwide.
- Create and Capture: Film your hairdressing or barbering work using a smartphone.
- Share on Instagram: Post your content, invite @digitalhairawards to collaborate on your post and use the category hashtag (e.g. #DHA25_BestVideo).
- Submit Online: Complete the entry form at digitalhairawards.com and link your Instagram post.
It is important to note that all these specified steps are essential to ensure qualification for this prestigious recognition. Furthermore, all submitted entries must showcase original work that has been created on or after September 1, 2024. The competition warmly welcomes entries from all licensed professionals operating anywhere in the world.
Why enter the Digital Hair Awards
Beyond simply offering a valuable platform for significant creative recognition within the industry, the Digital Hair Awards provides unparalleled benefits that can substantially elevate professional careers.
- Global Exposure – Reach a worldwide audience of peers, brands, and media.
- Career Elevation – Winning an award or being a finalist can demonstrably lead to exciting new client opportunities. Also valuable brand collaborations and substantial platform growth within the competitive hair industry.
- Creative Freedom – Importantly, the DHA champions creative freedom, removing the necessity for substantial budgets or large production teams. This empowers artists to shine with just their inherent skills and their readily available phone.
- Networking Potential – Furthermore, the awards offer significant networking potential, enabling connections with leading industry figures and fostering relationships within a global community of forward-thinking and innovative hair artists.
- Prestige and Prizes – Finally, winners receive prestigious and career-enhancing accolades, alongside exclusive product rewards and the well-deserved spotlight on their exceptional work.
Heralding a New Era of Hair Recognition
The Digital Hair Awards heralds a progressive new era of hair recognition, uniquely embracing digital culture within the professional hairdressing community. This groundbreaking initiative democratises recognition, ensuring that talent can truly shine brightly, irrespective of geographical location, professional background, or financial resources. Founded by the esteemed award-winning event and media specialists at M Division, the DHA is expertly built for how today’s dynamic stylists authentically create and effectively share their inspiring work.
Key Dates
- Entries Close: June 3, 2025
- Finalists Announced: June 20, 2025
- Winners Revealed: August 4, 2025
Enter Now
Visit digitalhairawards.com to explore the comprehensive entry categories, detailed submission guidelines, and all the essential information you will require.