THE #FabioICAN Scholarship CONTEST

        OFFICIAL RULES 2026

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. 

A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

Contest may only be entered in and from the 48 contiguous United States or the District of Columbia, entries originating from any other jurisdiction are not eligible for entry.  This Contest is governed exclusively by the laws of the United States.  You are not authorized to participate in the Contest if you are not located within the 48 contiguous United States or the District of Columbia. 

1. How to Enter:  To enter the Fabio #ICan Scholarship Contest (the “Contest”), visit https://www.aubreyshairadventures.travel (the “Site” or “Website”), complete the entry form with the required information, answer the questions where prompted with your original responses and (optional) paste the URL of your video response to the question(s) posed on your Instagram page along with the hashtag #contest.  All entry information and video responses shall be collectively referred to herein as the “Submissions” or each as a “Submission.”  Submissions must comply with the Guidelines and Restrictions defined below.  Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify this Contest in the event an insufficient number of entries are received that meet the minimum judging criteria.  Limit one (1) Submission per person.   

By entering, entrants warrant and represent the following with respect to their Submission: (a) entrant is the sole and exclusive owner of the Submission; (b) the Submission will not infringe on any rights of any third parties; and (c) they consent to the Sponsor posting their Submission, in whole or in part, on the Site for public voting.

Providing a Submission constitutes entrant’s consent to grant Sponsor a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, and display such Submissions in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including but not limited to on any and all Internet media, including Sponsor’s web sites and properties and on social networking sites (i.e., Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, X, etc.), for any legal purpose whatsoever.  

All entrants must have a valid email address. No automated entry devices and/or programs permitted.  All entries, including Submissions, become the sole and exclusive property of the Sponsor and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, technically corrupted or garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic.  Only fully complete Submissions are eligible.  Proof of Submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.  

All Submissions are subject to screening process to confirm compliance with these Official Rules prior to posting on the Site.  Once the Submission is available on the Site, public voting will be open on that Submission until the end of the Contest Period.  Submissions that are received too close to the end of the Contest Period, or are not compliant with these Official Rules may not be posted to the Site.

2. Start/End Dates: Entry period begins at 11:59 PM Pacific Time on 4/7/26 and ends at 11:59 PM Pacific Time on 4/22/26 (“Contest Period”). 

3. Eligibility: Participation open only to legal residents of the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States or the District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older and the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence and who have a current cosmetology or nail license as of date of entry.  Void outside of the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. Employees, officers and directors of Wella Operations US LLC and OPI Inc. (“Sponsor”), and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, advertising and promotion agencies, manufacturers or distributors of Contest materials and their immediate families (parents, children, siblings, spouse) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of such employees/officers/directors are not eligible to enter.  You are not authorized to participate in the Contest if you are not located within the 48 contiguous United States or the District of Columbia.  All applicable federal, state, local and municipal laws and regulations apply.

4. Submission Guidelines and Content Restrictions: By entering, each entrant agrees that his or her Submission conforms to the Submission Guidelines and Content Restrictions as defined below (collectively, the “Guidelines and Restrictions”) and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove any Submission and disqualify an entrant from the Contest if it believes, in its sole discretion, that the entrant’s Submission fails to conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions.  All submissions must be primarily in English.

Content Restrictions: 

1. The Submission must not contain material that violates or infringes any rights of any other party, including but not limited to copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or any other intellectual property rights; 

2. The Submission must not in any disparage Sponsor or any other person or party;

3. The Submission must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;

4. The Submission must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and

5. The Submission must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in the jurisdiction where Submission is created and submitted.

6. The Submission cannot promote illegal drugs or firearms (or the use of any of the foregoing), or any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message;

7. The Submission must be consistent with the image and values of Sponsor and be consistent with and satisfy the purpose of the Contest. 

Each entrant acknowledges that other entrants may have used ideas and/or concepts in their Submission that may be similar in idea or concept to what is included in entrant’s Submission. Each entrant understands and agrees that he/she shall not have any claim against any other entrant or Sponsor arising out any such similarity or be entitled to any compensation because of any such similarity.  

Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest, including, but not limited to, interpretation and application of these Official Rules.  By entering the Contest, entrants fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of the judges, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest.

5. Judging Criteria/Winner Determination: At the conclusion of Contest Period, all eligible Submissions will be judged by a representative of Sponsor/Wella.

 

Judging Panel: 

All Submissions will be evaluated holistically by the judging team based on overall impression, including factors such as creativity, enthusiasm, and originality.

 

6. Grand Prize and Approximate Retail Value: 

One (1) Grand Prize winner will be invited to attend a 4-day class at Aubrey’s Hair Adventures in Lisbon, Portugal from 6/7/26 to 6/11/2026. Prize includes a $1,200 travel stipend intended to help offset winner’s air-transportation and personal sight-seeing expenses, single occupancy hotel accommodations for 4 nights, round-trip ground transfers from destination airport to hotel and daily classes, and meals for the winner.  Taxes, gratuities, travel upgrades, or any other expenses not specifically listed herein are the sole responsibility of Grand Prize winner.  Winner will be responsible for any air-transportation and personal sight-seeing expenses that may exceed the value of the travel stipend.  Travel must be taken on dates specified by Sponsor so as to coordinate with the class. Sponsor is not liable for delays, cancellation or unforeseen events related to the flights.  Prize winner will be solely responsible for obtaining valid identification relating to acceptance and use of the travel prize packages.  All travelers must have valid travel documents prior to departure (i.e., REAL ID, passport or other TSA-approved ID; visit www.tsa.gov for a list of TSA-approved IDs).  ARV: USD $5,950, winner will not receive difference between actual and approximate retail value.  The prize is non-transferable.  No substitutions or cash redemptions by winner permitted.  In the case of unavailability of any prize, subject to Section 8 below, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.  All unspecified expenses will be the responsibility of the winner.

7. Notification: At the conclusion of the Contest Period, the potential winner will be notified by email and/or telephone, and will be required to sign and return a Declaration of Eligibility, Liability/Publicity Release (where legal) and/or rights transfer document within five (5) days of prize notification. If the potential winner does not respond within five (5) calendar days of first notification attempt, if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if the potential winner rejects his/her prize or in the event of noncompliance with these Official Rules, such prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to the Submission with the next highest score. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.

8. Conditions: Sponsor shall not be liable or responsible in the event Submission is not used for any reason.  Submissions may be cut, edited, reformatted, rearranged, combined with other materials and/or otherwise modified, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.  Any and all federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.  Participation in the Contest and/or acceptance of prize constitutes the winner’s permission for Sponsor to use his/her first name, address (city and state only), likeness, photograph, picture, portrait, voice, biographical information, Submission and/or any statements made regarding the Contest or Sponsor for advertising and promotional purposes without notice or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. By participating, entrants and winner agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor, and its/their advertising and promotion agencies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors (collectively, “Released Entities”), from any and all liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in Contest, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any Contest-related activity and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or any other intellectual property-related cause of action.  Entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules, or attempt to interfere with this Contest in any way may be disqualified.  Sponsor is not responsible in any manner if Contest cannot take place, or if any prize cannot be awarded due to travel cancellations, delays or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, public health crises, epidemics, pandemics, travel restrictions, government restrictions or bans, acts of public authorities, weather or acts of terrorism.  In such event, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, reschedule the Aubrey’s Hair Adventures Class.  In the event the Aubrey’s Hair Adventures Class portion of the prize is canceled, the winner may not entitled to receive any substitute prize or additional remuneration.

9. Additional Terms: Any attempted form of entry other than as set forth in Section 1 above is prohibited; no automatic, programmed; robotic or similar means of entry are permitted. Sponsor, its affiliates, partners and promotion and advertising agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, web site, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one’s ability to participate in the Contest, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading any materials in this Contest.  Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend this Contest should (in its sole discretion) virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, epidemics, pandemics or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In such case, Sponsor will determine the winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor as indicated above. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or website.  Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating or voting in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants, voters or Sponsor representatives.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

In the event of a dispute as to any Submission, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these Official Rules.  The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Each entrant may be required to show proof of being an authorized account holder.

10. Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer of Warranties:  IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASED ENTITIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEBSITE AND/OR FROM DOWNLOADING AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM ANY WEBSITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTEST. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THIS CONTEST AND ALL PRIZES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.

11. Disputes; Governing Law:  The parties waive all rights to trial in any action or proceeding instituted in connection with these Official Rules, including, without limitation, the Contest. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and/or the Contest shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of New York, City of New York USA. 

THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE INTERPRETATION OF ITS TERMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN THE U.S. WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES. For any matters which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in these Official Rules and/or in connection with the entering of any judgment on an arbitration award in connection with these Official Rules and/or the Contest, the parties irrevocably submit and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in or closest to the County of Los Angeles in the State of California in the U.S.  The parties agree not to raise the defense of forum non conveniens.

12. Use of Data:  Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with its privacy policy.  Please review the Sponsor’s privacy policy at www.wellacompany.com/terms-and-conditions.  By participating in the Contest, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s privacy policy. Canadian entrants’ information will be transferred to the U.S.

13. Winners List:  For the name of the winner, available in June 2026, visit https://www.aubreyshairadventures.travel.

14. Sponsor: Wella Operations US LLC, 4500 Park Granada, Calabasas, CA 91302 USA.