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color s ory
chrystofer
benson
A North American Hairstyling
Award (NAHA) win is a year in
the making. Nominated again
this year for two NAHA's, Matrix
Artistic Director Chrystofer
Benson takes us on his
personal journey to winning a
NAHA in 2014 for Haircolor.
May 2013
FLEW from home base of South
Weber, UT, to New York City to meet
the photographer and determine the
inspiration for the entry
June FOUND inspiration
in the street f ower vendors
of New York City
CREATED the storyboard
with visuals that express
the vision
July
PRACTICED the looks on
mannequins and shot pictures
to be used at the photo shoot
August
HELD model
casting and took
before photos
September
FLEW back to
New York City
to prep color and
do shoot
Shoot day! Worked
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
October
REVIEWED images and
made selects for entry
November
RETOUCHED selected images and
picked the order of the collection
January 2014
COMPLETED the NAHA entry form
May 2016
MAKES the
f nals yet
again. Will
he win
February
SUBMITTED NAHA
images and entry form
July
ACCEPTED the
winning trophy
onstage at the
NAHA Awards
ceremony in
Las Vegas
May
RECEIVED the NAHA
f nalist announcement
NAHA
FINALIST
PHOTOGRAPHY
(IN
ORDER
OF
APPEARANCE):
DEA/L.
ROMANO;
PURERADIANCEPHOTO;
MAREEN
FISCHINGER;
COURTESY
OF
HAIRART;
COURTESY
OF
MATRIX;
PHOTOGRAPHY:
JOSEPH
CARTIGHT,
MAKEUP:
DANIELLE
DONAHUE
(5);
COURTESY
OF
MATRIX;
DNY59;
NAHA
LOGO
AND
STATUE:
COURTESY
OF
PROFESSIONAL
BEAUTY
ASSOCIATION;
COURTESY
OF
MATRIX
52 The Colorist
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