Australia wins la biosthetique beauty stylist awards 2014

Joseph Debrincat from Foxy Salon in Melbourne, Australia, picked up the top prize at the La Biosthetique Beauty Stylist Awards 2014, which was hosted at a ceremony in Paris. The awards, now in its tenth year, sees finalists from 15 countries look to clinch the title after winning their national competition. Spencer Farrer-Jones represented the UK with a soft bob but it was a short vibrant look by Joseph Debricant that impressed the judges. The event started with a tour of the beautiful La Biosthetique Paris headquarters on the Arc de Triomphe. The former Armani building is a haven of tranquillity with modern art and fresh flowers juxtaposed with the white-packaged hair and beauty products and simple styling imagery. The event then moved to the fashionable YoYo Club with a French Style Icons show taking influences from Brigitte Bardot, Coco Chanel, Vanessa Paradis and Lou Doillion. Creative directors Stephane Galleon and Alexander Dinter created soft, sexy styles with a nod to history but given a modern update. The audience was taken on a journey from the 1920s through the 60s with a performance by a Vanessa Paradis lookalike before the stage was taken over by flamboyant dancing girls.