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Best in the business
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