Hairstyling superstars at Asia's leading beauty event

HONG KONG – Cosmoprof Asia, Asia's leading professional beauty exhibition, announces an industry star gathering within the hair sector of the event's 18th edition held 13 -15 November at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Intercoiffure China (ICD) president and hairstyling superstar Klaus Peter Ochs will do a star turn at the Intercoiffure “Vision of the Elite” show whilst famed celebrity stylist and SHISEDO Beauty Top Specialist Tadashi Harada at an onstage hair show titled Shiseido Professional's “Beauty Odyssey”.

Intercoiffure (ICD) is the world's top hair designers association with branches in more than 60 countries. The group will organise the Intercoiffure, Vision of the Elite styling and creativity hair show to deliver over 1,000 hairstyles in a nearly 3-hour non-stop performance. In addition to Mr Ochs, ICD art director Joakim Ross, Yasunori Shichijoh from Japan and the best artists from Hong Kong and mainland China will give a special performance at the event.

Led by Mr Harada, the Shiseido Professional Creative Team is responsible for hairstyling and makeup services for product launches of global fashion brands across print, television commercials, and live fashion shows.  Harada, a consecutive two time Hairdresser of the Year winner of the Japan Hairdressing Awards, has styled celebrities such as Orlando Bloom, Miki Imai, Kenichi Matsuyama, Naoto Kazuyoshi Miura and Sakurai Sho (Arashi)as well as fashion projects for the likes of Thom Brown, Yohji Yamamoto, Mugler, Paul Smith, Neil Barrett, Ann Demeulemeester and Issey Miyake Men. Alongside the creative teams from Beijing Hair Culture and Hair Corner of Hong Kong, the Beauty Odyssey Hair Show sets to reveal the next trends in creative hairstyling and expects to attract over 1,000 hairstylists and salon owners worldwide.

Intercoiffure, Vision of the Elite will share with audience the best of hair design and vogue art on 13 November, and Shiseido Professional's Beauty Odyssey event takes place 14 November in the HKCEC Convention Hall

These two events are just a few examples of the professional and exciting activities to take place at Cosmoprof Asia 2013. In addition to the Hair Salon and Beauty Salon sectors, the exhibition will also host several seminars, demonstrations, highly anticipated events and of course a range of products across Cosmetics & Toiletries ,Natural Health, Packaging & OEM, and the newly added Nail and Accessories sector. With an exposition floor of 76,200 sqm hosting 2,000+ exhibitors and brands, Cosmoprof Asia 2013 expects to again demonstrate its reputation and exceed expectations as Asia's premiere beauty exhibition.

Online pre-registration is open from now until 18 October 2013 for qualified professionals.  This leading professional beauty event is co-organised by the BolognaFiere Group, thsneakers