Justin Pace

AUSTRALIAN HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR 2023:

AHIA CREATIVE

Founder / Owner / Creative Director / Hairdresser

@pacejustin

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Justin Pace

Justin Pace – Australian Hairdresser of the Year 2023: AHIA Creative – is one of Australia’s quintessential hairdressers (colourist / cutter / stylist), three decades’ experience rendering his work the archetype of virtuosic skill (ability to blur the classic, commercial and creative genres of distinct expertise.)

Justin is passionate about his craft and combines a consummate command of technical dexterity with artistic finesse – an abundance of media platforms nationally and internationally propelling Justin’s discerning images into public consciousness, legitimising the inspiring authenticity of his work:

  • National:
    • Television:
      • Channel 9 Australia: Today Extra.
    • Print+Online:
      • The Courier-Mail Newspaper+Website; Hairbiz Magazine+Mocha Group Website; Instyle Magazine+Styleicons’ Website; Style Magazines+Website.
    • Online:
      • Beauty Crew; Beauty Directory; Brisbane Best Beauty; Fashion Weekly; 9Honey; Urban List Brisbane.
  • International:
    • Global:
      • Estetica Magazine.
    • Europe:
      • Colour World (UK;) Fale Loki Koki (Poland;) Frizer (Slovenia;) Globe Life / Gossip (Italy;) Hair Trendy (Poland;) L’Eclaireur (France;) Menschen im Salon (Germany;) Pinni (Finland;) Querschnitt (Germany;) Respect for Hair (UK;) Revista Coiffure Professionnelle (Spain;) Stile Capelli (Italy;) Tribu-te (France / UK.)
    • Eastern Europe / Northern Asia:
      • Hair’s How (Russia.)
    •  Asia+Pacific:
      • Beauty Su (Korea;) Hairist (Turkey;) Images (New Zealand;) Salon News Asia (Taiwan;) Top Art Hair (Taiwan.)
    • North America:
      • Focus on Hair (USA;) Salon (USA.)
    • South America:
      • Collection Estilismo (Mexico;) Hm em Revista (Brazil.)

Justin brings to the fore not only his flair for the innovative side of hairdressing but close to two decades’ experience running three companies: Co and Pace Salons, Heroes and Villains Barbers, and Papas and Pace – a powerful spirit for the art of enterprise manifesting in an adroit, purposeful approach to all business facets: leadership, operations and administration to management, training and client gratification.

 

In life, Justin attributes the single-mindedness he possesses to being diagnosed with cancer as a child (ill-health he fought from the ages of two – five.) Throughout this four-year battle and as a result of treatment, Justin attained skills he otherwise wouldn’t have had to develop – consequently, this shaped the person Justin is today (in addition to numerous resolute characteristics, someone who sees each day as a gift.)

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Alongside Justin’s three decades’ experience in the hairdressing industry, the hallmarks of his individual accomplishments include:

 

  • Business Founder / Owner / Creative Director / Hairdresser:
    • 2020 – Present: Co and Pace Salons.
    • 2015 – 2020: Heroes and Villains Barbers.
    • 2007 – 2019: Papas and Pace.

 

  • International and National Artist and Educator;
  • National Hair Director: Australian Fashion Week:
    • 2014 – Present: Redken 5th Avenue NYC.

 

  • Australian Hair Industry Awards | Creative (AHIA Creative:)
    • 2023 Winner: Australian Hairdresser of the Year.

 

  • Australian Hair Industry Awards | Business (AHIA Business:)
    • 2023 Winner: Best In-Salon Training; Co and Pace Salons.
    • 2022 Winner: Best In-Salon Training: Co and Pace Salons.

 

  • Hair Expo Australia Awards:
    • 2019 Winner: Australian Colour Technician of the Year.
    • 2014 Winner: Australian Colour Technician of the Year.

 

  • CURATE Awards’ Platform Founder:
    • 2024 – Present.

 

  • Goldwell Color Zoom Challenge:
    • 2012 National Award Winner / International Award Finalist.

 

  • Harper’s BAZAAR Australia:
    • 2012: Named One of Australia’s Top 15 Colourists.

 

  • Goldwell Color Zoom Challenge:
    • 2011 National Award Winner / International Award Finalist.

As a result of numerous exemplary career successes, Justin has been asked to judge multiple international / national industry awards, categories spanning from the creative side of hairdressing to education and training, generating productive salon teams to adeptly running a business:

 

  • 2024: International Awards’ Judge:
    • North American Hairdressing Awards (NAHA.)

 

  • 2015 – Present: National Awards’ Judge:
    • Australian Hair Industry Awards | Creative (AHIA Creative.)
    • Hair Expo Australia Awards [2015 – 2019 conclusion.]
    • L’Oreal Professionnel Colour Trophy.
    • Goldwell Color Zoom Challenge.
    • Wella Trend Vision Award.

As Justin’s celebrated career continues along its next chapter – Co and Pace Salons – he not only looks forward to creating a range of professional and personal relationships but building on the legacy staunchly crafted so far.

As a former Global Director for Redken, I had the pleasure of working with Justin Pace on multiple occasions. He brought his talent and unique approach to haircolor to the award-winning Redken Exchange in New York City, where he taught multiple classes to hairstylists from all over the United States. Justin has also shared his creativity on the Redken Symposium platform, a global event hosted in Las Vegas, attended by over 10,000 hairstylists from all over the world.

I am proud to say that as a consultant for Redken Global, I continue the work with Justin. Justin is a very talented Platform Artist, incredible Colorist and such a pleasure to work with.”

Emily Fama – Former Director: Redken Global Education and Training / Founder Fama Consulting, LLC