Our 2026 winners
Where you’re standing, was once the goal.
Congratulations from all at NEHBA
Hair
Hairstylist
Highly commended - Nicole Linfoot & Aimee Mitchell
Winner - Jordan Gourley
Unique Specialst
Highly commended - Katy-Jay Rook
Winner - Jude Taylor
Blonde Specialist
Highly Commended - Lauren Brodie
Winner - Samantha Ellison
Bridal hair specialist
Highly commended - Gemma Forster & Lauren Vickers
Winner - Nadia Scott
Head Spa Technician
Highly commended - Lucy Knight & Carrie Eyes
Winner - Sarah Davies
Balayage specialist
Highly commended - Izzie Powell
Winner - Hannah Gray
Creative Cutting Technician
Highly commended - Curly Beast
Winner - Jude Taylor
Occasion hair Specialist
Highly Commended - Shannon Curry & Thalia Smith
Winner - Brooke Kelly
Hair extension specialist
Highly commended - Katie Paterson & Laura Jobes
Winner - Lauren Henderson
Hair Replacement Specialst
Highly commended - Blondie Locks
Winner - Bethannie Wildash CR Lab
Barber
Highly commended - Dylon Lleshi
Winner - Adele Whitfield
Hairdresser
Highly commended - Eleanor Bruce
Winner - Jude Taylor
Lash Lift Technician
Highly commended - Leah Keenan
Winner - Klash Klinik
Massage Therapist
Highly commended - Susie Hall
Winner - Zenhaus by Bex
Waxing Specialist
Highly Commended - Megan Shickle
Winner - Lyndsey Erskine
Body Sculpting Expert
Highly Commended - Paris Crowson & Brianna Taylor
Winner - Emily Santos
Beauty
Brow Specialist
Highly commended - Eve Woodward
Winner - Paige Wilkinson
Lash Technician
Highly commended - Molly Pickering
Winner - Lashed By Vivianna
Natural Lash Technician
Highly Commended - Charlotte Brown
Winner - Sophie White
Beauty Therapist
Highly commended - Bethanie Tindle & Nicola Hansom
Winner - Danielle Terry
SPMU Technician
Winner - Katie Forster
Lip Blush Expert
Highly Commended - Natalie Winter & Abi Gray
Winner - Tyrehouse Perma Clinic
Acrylic Nail Technician
Highly commended - Eve Ronayne
Winner - Abbie Richardson
Gel Nail Technician
Highly commended - Jodie Watson & Bethanie Tindle
Winner - Gels By Jas
Imaginative Nail Art Technician
Highly Commended - Charlotte Varey
Winner - Emily Wonnacott
Nail Technician
Highly Commended - Charlotte Varey & Kimberley Rogers
Winner - Abbie Hastings
Spray Tan Expert
Highly commended - Tan On Demand
Winner - Eilish Stout-Cairns
SP Brow Technician
Highly Commended - Defined By Leah Elizabeth
Winner - Christie Watt
Business
Business Newcomer
Highly commended - Transform by SJR
Winner - Elise Watson
Salon Newcomer
Highly commended - Glo Studios
Winner - Cove
Young Rising Star
Highly Commended - Alisha Jade Rowlands
Winner - Erin Reaper
Industry Icon
Highly Commended - Nicole Atkinson
Winner - Lucy Megan Jones
Entrepreneur
Highly Commended - Julie Goodfellow
Winner - Ashleigh Martin
Industry Legacy Award
Winner - Glenise Woodard
Aesthetics
Lip Augmentation Practitioner
Highly commended - Louise King & Megan Kenney
Winner - Sophie Richardson
Natural Lip Augmentation Practitioner
Highly commended - Ellise Owen
Winner - Rebecca Price
Non Surgical Rhinoplasty Practitioner
Highly Commended - Queen Bee Aesthetics
Winner - Jennifer Cummings
Facial Filler Practitioner
Winner - Sophie Turner
PRP Practitioner
Winner - David Murray
Aesthetics Practitioner
Highly Commended - Sophie Turner & Rebecca Price
Winner - Jennifer Cummings
Makeup
Bridal MUA
Highly commended - Leanne Allen
Winner - Jenah Colledge
Natural MUA
Highly commended - Sarah Linfoot
Winner - JaimeLea Leatherland
Glam MUA
Highly Commended - Michelle Sherriff & By Grace
Winner - Dolled By Jessi
Creative MUA
Highly Commended - Lauren Jayne Brown
Winner - Roos James
Makeup artist of the year
Highly Commended - Louise Halliwell
Winner - Leanne Allen
Salons
Hair Salon
Highly commended - Hebe and Co
Winner - The styling studio
Beauty Salon
Highly commended - Blossom Beauty Co
Winner - Love Paris Salon
Hair and Beauty Salon
Highly Commended - Secrets of the Salon
Winner - Salon Blanc
Hair Extension salon
Highly Commended - Blondie Locks
Winner - Nura Locks
Home Salon
Highly Commended - Leanne Allen
Winner - Curly Beast
Salon Team
Highly Commended - Hannah Clare Aesthetics & Salon Blanc
Winner - Sixtwenty
Salon Decor
Highly Commended - Glo Studios
Winner - Cove
Barber Shop
Highly Commended - Legends 21
Winner - Area 15
Aesthetics Clinic
Highly Commended - Fraser Aesthetics
Winner - Mae Luxe Aesthetics
