Founder and Creative Director, BLAZE and Pony Professionnel
Mana Dave is an award-winning NZ hairstylist with an established high profile salon brand BLAZE in Newmarket Auckland. With a career spanning 25 years and an ongoing commitment to both education and competition work, he has become a well-respected stylist in the New Zealand hair industry.
Mana has represented the NZ industry on stage internationally as a Redken Platform Artist throughout the US, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Competitively he’s showcased the talent of kiwi hairdressers winning the top prize as the winner of the coveted International Trend Vision Platinum Award Colour 2017 in London, with a silver medal the year earlier in Barcelona.
Having taken out a number of Hairdresser of the Year and Haircolourist of the Year titles, Mana has channelled those successes into his education platforms to encourage other hairdressers to unlock their own potential.
Currently he is working as a mentor within both the L’Oreal brands and also Industry NZ to help elevate our new crop of kiwi talent.
