The 2025 Hot Shot categories
Note: Only one artist will be credited for each category nomination unless otherwise outlined below. Please read the Contest Rules before entering. Rules have changed this year!
Hot Shot celebrates the work of hairdressers doing real hair behind the chair. Submissions include the work they do on their actual clients and are often shot on a cell phone.
OVERALL
- HAIR EXTENSIONS
- Before and after images of extension work. Creating a look through length, body, dimension and/or overall shape should be depicted. Note: Your entry must show forward facing before/after shots on the SAME image. Only one person will be credited for this category. Any additional colorists or cutters can submit as their own entry in alternate relevant categories
- STUDENT
- Any hair color, haircut or hair styling looks created by a beauty school student or salon apprentice at time of creation. See creation submission dates under Contest Rules for clarity.
- SALON DECOR
- Photos should highlight the design, style and layout of interior furnishings, personality and character of your salon.
- SUITE DECOR
- Photos should highlight the design, style and layout of interior furnishings, personality and character of your suite.
- EDUCATIONAL POST
- An educational post that is not a video created with clear intention to educate hairstylists.
- COLLABORATION TRANSFORMATION
- Before and after images of a collaboration on an overall haircut, hair color and/or hair styling transformation. Technical skill involved, client sustainability and overall changes made will be the focal points of this category. Note: Your entry must show forward facing before/after shots on the SAME image. Two people TOTAL will be credited per entry. Each person credited must have an account on OneShotHairAwards.com.