The shortlist for the PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY AWARDS 2020 features some of the biggest names in beauty, spa, nails and aesthetics

The scores are in and the finalists of the Professional Beauty Awards 2020 can now be revealed. With new categories and a brand new format, this year’s awards received a record number of entries from spas, salons and individuals across the UK.

All entries were scored by a panel of independent industry expert judges and those with the highest scores in each category will go through to the finals.

Finalists will now go on to the second round of the judging process, which varies depending on category but involves judging visits, trade tests and interviews.

Winners for all categories will be announced in June.

The shortlist for the four national salon and spa categories (Large Salon, Boutique Salon, Large Spa and Boutique Spa of the Year) will also be announced on the awards night in June as the finalists will be the winners and highest scoring finalists of the regional salon and spa categories.

The big night

The Professional Beauty Awards will take place during a black-tie dinner on Sunday, June 28, 2020, at central London venue London Hilton on Park Lane.

Ahead of the ceremony, there will be an afternoon Salon & Spa Connect event, giving finalists and sponsors a chance to discuss business challenges, share solutions and network ahead of the big night.

The evening celebrations will then begin with a drinks reception, followed by a three-course meal with entertainment and an after party until late.

Tickets for the awards night cost £149+VAT, or £1,395+VAT for a table of 10, and can be booked online at professionalbeauty.co.uk/pbawards.

Turn the page to check out the outstanding finalist businesses that you can network with on the big night.

The Professional Beauty Awards 2020 shortlist

Employer of the Year

Sponsored by Phorest

Aqua Sana, Nottinghamshire

Chocolate Beauty Spa, Leeds

City Retreat Salon & Spa, Newcastle

NKD () Waxing, Nottingham

Pure Perfection, Clitheroe, Lancashire

The Pink Shed, Brantham, Suffolk

Spa/Salon Leader of the Year

Tracie Giles, Tracie Giles London

Rachael Hyland, Radiant Living, Lancashire

Stefannie Larkman, The Little Retreat Day Spa Nottingham

Amy Lewis, Mooeys, Bedford

Kay Pennington, Aqua Sana, Nottinghamshire

Spa/Salon Team of the Year

Sponsored by Biologique Recherche

City Retreat, Newcastle

K:SPA, Whiteley, Hampshire

Polished Nail & Beauty Boutique, Marske by Sea,

Cleveland

Sparx Beauty, Winchester

The Secret Spa, Wrexham, Wales

The Spa Hotel at Ribby Hall Village, Preston, Lancashire

Therapist of the Year

Sponsored by Dermalogica

Tania Burton, Complexions, Coventry

Jaime Godfrey, Studio 8 Beauty, Portsmouth

Diana Jenner, Orchids Retreat, Lymington, Hampshire

Justyna Rostek, Guinot Earlsfield, London

Katherine Sandford, Katherine Sandford Skin & Beauty,

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Helen Ward, Sirens Beauty Salon, Durham

Nail Salon of the Year

Diva Nails, West Lothian, Scotland

L.G Nails & Beauty, Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire

Mooeys, Horsham, Surrey

Niche Nails & Beauty, Witney, Oxfordshire

Tigerlilly Nails, Wimborne, Dorset

Midlands and North West Salon of the Year

Sponsored by Crystal Clear

Andrea Simpson – Facialist, Melbourne, Derbyshire

Hampton Clinic, Solihull

Renaissance Skincare & Beauty, Prescot, Merseyside

The Little Retreat Day Spa Nottingham

VL Aesthetics, Carlisle

Midlands and North West Spa of the Year

Aqua Sana Sherwood Forest, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Hoar Cross Hall, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire

Rena Spa at The Midland, Manchester

The Falls Spa at Lodore Falls Hotel, Keswick

The Spa at Armathwaite Hall, Keswick

North East, Scotland and Northern Ireland Salon of the Year

Sponsored by Hidden Beauty

All About You - Urban Beauty Retreat, Newcastle

City Retreat, Newcastle

Simpsons City Centre Champagne Nail and

Beauty Salon, Lincoln

The Gin Spa, Glasgow

North East, Scotland and Northern Ireland Spa of the Year

Rockliffe Hall, Darlington

Rudding Park, Harrogate

Serenity Spa at Seaham Hall, Seaham, County Durham

Spa at Blythswood Square, Glasgow

The Spa at Galgorm, Ballymena

South East Salon of the Year

Amy Gordon Skin Clinic & Beauty Boutique,

Colchester, Essex

Idyllic Beauty and Day Spa, Cranleigh, Surrey

K:SPA, Whiteley, Hampshire

Mimosa beauty, Chelmsford, Essex

The Nail & Body Boutique, Reigate, Surrey

South East Spa of the Year

Aqua Sana Woburn Forest, Ampthill, Bedfordshire

Brandshatch Place Hotel and Spa, Fawkham, Kent

Bulgari Spa, London

Poppinghole Farm Spa, Robertsbridge, Sussex

Sequoia Spa at The Grove, Hertfordshire

South West and Wales Salon of the Year

HI Therapies, Bournemouth

The Garden Room, Taunton

The Treatment Loft, Exeter

The Waters Edge Retreat, Hayle, Cornwall

Utopia Beauty Salon, Abingdon

South West and Wales Spa of the Year

Aqua Sana Longleat Forest, Warminster

Buff Urban Day Spa, Taunton

Parc Spa, Llanelli

St Michaels Spa, Falmouth, Cornwall

The Spa at The Randolph, Oxford

The shortlist for the following four categories will be made up of the winners and highest scoring finalists of the regional salon and spa categories.

Boutique Spa of the Year

Sponsored by Elemis

Large Spa of the Year

Sponsored by Elemis

Boutique Salon of the Year

Large Salon of the Year