On Sunday 10th November, our highly-respected BABTAC & CIBTAC Awards 2024 returned to the Fairmont Windsor Park. Coined the ‘Beauty Oscars’ by many, the awards, now in their 15th year, returned to recognise the industry’s leading beauty professionals, spas, employers and students in an evening of celebration hosted by industry icon, Caroline Hirons.
This year’s categories recognised 20 winners from individuals and educators, to spas and salons.
Reflecting on the wins, our CEO & Chair of BABTAC & CIBTAC, Lesley Blair MBE said:
“The judging process is extremely rigorous, so every finalist should be hugely proud of their achievement of reaching this stage. Revealing our winners is always an absolute pleasure. It’s an unmatched celebration of the calibre of talent and excellence that makes up our beauty sector. The annual awards continue to recognise the hard-working individuals and teams that go above and beyond to deliver exceptional service and training on a daily basis, and are shining examples of the dedication, skill and innovation that drives our wonderful industry forward.”
The full list of winners and categories includes:
- Waxing Therapist won by Amy Nixon, Amy Nixon Waxing Specialist
- Holistic Therapist won by Caleb Folan, Fairmont Spa & Wellness
- Specialist Therapist won by Hayley Snishko, Home Sanctuary
- Facialist won by Denise Brown, Professional Skin
- Advanced Aesthetician won by William Foley, Current Body Skin Clinic
- Beauty Therapist won by Laura Hargreaves, Touch Beauty Therapy
- Dermalogica Rising Star Award won by Emily Hodson
- CIBTAC Student Award won by Cheri To, The Academy
- CIBTAC Endorsed won by No 7 Beauty Company, UK
- CIBTAC Centre won by The Academy of Clinical Training, Scotland
- Digital Marketing won by Andrei Fomin, Banya No 1
- Employer won by Jenny Storey, Urban Retreat
- Spa Leader won by Rebecca Doyle, Fairmont Spa & Wellness
- Sustainability Champion (Individual/Small Salon) won by Mimosa Beauty
- Sustainability Champion (Large Salon/Spa) won by Galgorm Spa
- Individual Salon won by Shanna’s Infusion of Beauty, Dursley
- Small Salon won by Lily’s Beauty Salon, Whitchurch
- Large Salon won by Beauty and Aesthetics at the Gate, Grimsby
- Boutique Spa won by Si! Spa at The Gailes, Irvine
- Destination Spa won by Fairmont Spa & Wellness, Windsor
This year’s supporting sponsors included BABTAC patrons, partners and some of the industry’s most notable key opinion leaders including:
Headline Sponsors, Dermalogica and WaxXXX Academy and Category Sponsors
Armonia Training Academy, Aromatherapy Associates, Aston & Fincher, Balens, Caroline Hirons, City & Guilds, Elemis, Grown Alchemist, Guinot, Hamilton Fraser, Hydrafacial, iiaa, Janssen Cosmetics, Katherine Daniels, No 7 Beauty Company, Phorest, Skin Philosophy, Skin Rocks and Teresa Tarmey.