June 2004 - Matrix wins at the Stylist Choice Awards
Paul Smith, VP of Matrix Education, received the awards for best Volumizing product and best non-chemical straightening line, as chosen by salon professionals at behindthechair.com's 4th Annual Stylist Choice Awards. Brand Managers, Carrington Cole and Jennifer Ocean are also featured on the site with a note of thanks to the salon professional community.
Behind the chair is the professional beauty industry's first and largest site in the world exclusively for licensed beauty professionals. Mary Rector-Gable, founder of Behindthechair.com, solidifies the importance of these awards claiming that the Stylist Choice Awards "is the voice of the salon professional. No on is more qualified to select the very best in every category than the hairdressers and other salon professionals who work with beauty products every day of their lives."