British beauty & spa awards 2008 finalists

After an intense judging process, the finalists of the 2008 British Beauty & Spa Awards have been selected.

These are the beauty therapists and salons hoping to scoop a coveted Beauty and Spa Award at the Royal Lancaster Hotel on September 7 2008.

Beauty Therapist of the Year

sponsored by Decleor

• Carolyn Philpot, Pure Wellbeing by Design, St Albans, Hertfordshire
• Nicole Robinson, Nicole Robinson Beauty, Weybridge, Surrey
• Roisin Eadon-McKenna, Glow, Chester
• Margo R Robertson, Beauty Network, Hamilton, Lanarkshire
• Louisa Snowdon, City Retreat Salon & Spa, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Laura Wood, Relaxation Station, Worcester Park, Surrey

Body Therapist of the Year

sponsored by Health and Beauty Salon

• Tina Kennedy, Senspa, Careys Manor Hotel, Brokenhurst, Hampshire
• Lyndsey Ashman, The Haven on the Loch, Loch Lomond, Scotland
• Jamie Chalmers, One Spa, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Rebecca Livings, Serenity Spa, Seaham Hall, County Durham
• Louise Postlewaite, Utopia Salons, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, North Wales
• Elaine Sadler, Balance Skincare Studio, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Customer Care Award

sponsored by Lena White/OPI

• Julie Speed, Cedars Health & Beauty Centre, Gloucester
• Lynne Hetherington, Revival Retreat, Glasgow
• Lynda Tarpey, Pretty Woman, Oakwood, Leeds
• Debbie Ellis, Utopia Salons, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, North Wales
• Fiona Fowley, Zen Lifestyle, Edinburgh
• Lesley Caster, City Retreat Salon & Spa, Newcastle upon Tyne

Day Spa of the Year

sponsored by Payot

• KuBu Spa, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
• Waterfall Spa, Leeds
• Eastthorpe Hall Health & Beauty Spa, Mirfield, West Yorkshire
• Pure Spa Silverburn, Glasgow
• Chessgrove Day Spa, Hanbury, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
• Portland Hall Spa, Southport

Destination/Hotel Spa of the Year

sponsored by Espa

• Senspa, Careys Manor Hotel, Brockenhurst, Hampshire
• The Spa at Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
• Rookery Hall Hotel & Spa, Nantwich, Cheshire
• Thornton Hall Hotel & Spa, Wirral
• Alexander House Hotel & Utopia Spa, East Grinstead, West Sussex
• Titantic Spa, Huddersfield
• Norton House Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh

Facial Therapist of the Year

sponsored by R Robson/Guinot

• Lynn Daniels, The Haven on the Loch, Loch Lomond, Scotland
• Melanie Verity, Pure Health & Beauty, Lewes, East Sussex
• Jessica Hayton, Serenity Spa, Seaham Hall, County Durham
• Jennifer Emms, Cedars Health & Beauty Centre, Hucclecote, Gloucester
• Jennifer Griffiths, Glow, Wrexham
• Emma Clark, Epitome, Hertfordshire

Manicurist of the Year

sponsored by The Natural Nail Company/Jessica

• Clare Bradshaw, Tranquility Beauty, Esporta, Broadlands, Wolverhampton
• Linda Butler, Just Nails, Poole, Dorset
• Heather Brown, Glow, Wrexham
• Alison Smith, Epitome Health & Beauty, Hertfordshire
• Kate Rees, The City Retreat, Newcastle upon Tyne
• Samantha Calvert, Way Beyond Beauty, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire

Marketing Award

sponsored by London College of Beauty Therapy

• Laura Rock, Beauty Beyond, Winchcombe, Cheltenham
• Louisa Watson, The Day Spa at Whittlebury Hall, Towcester, Northampton
• Lynda Tarpey, Pretty Woman, Oakwood, Leeds
• Sumita Nandy Lynch, Tulsi Health & Beauty, Reigate, Surrey
• Debbie Ellis, Utopia Salons, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, North Wales
• Fiona Fowley, Zen Lifestyle, Edinburgh
• Christine Page, Titanic Spa, Huddersfield

Nail Professional of the Year

sponsored by Grafton International

• Sam Biddle, Gillingham, Dorset
• Susan Green, En Route Hair Design, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
• Clare Durtnell-Holland, Perfect Elegance, Eastbourne, East Sussex
• Elise Scholes, Flawless Nails, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
• Liza Smith, Bodylines, Sittingbourne, Kent
• Belinda Price, Nailspa, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield
• Sonia Strong, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

Retail Salon of the Year

sponsored by Health & Beauty Salon

• Julie Speed, Cedars Health & Beauty Centre, Hucclecote, Gloucester
• Kirsti Attwood, Beauty Beyond, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Gloucester
• Elish Gray, Serenity Spa, Seaham Hall, County Durham
• Fiona Fowley, Zen Lifestyle, Edinburgh

Salon Director of the Year

sponsored by Carita

• Julie Speed, Cedars Health & Beauty Centre, Hucclecote, Gloucester
• Debra Bell, The Haven on the Loch, Loch Lomond, Scotland
• Sara Shoemark, Glow, Wrexham
• Rebecca Lane, Epitome Health & Beauty, Hertforshire
• Lynda Tarpey, Pretty Woman, Oakwood, Leeds
• Fiona Fowley, Zen Lifestyle, Edinburgh

Training Award

sponsored by International Dermal Institute

• Beverely Brown, Serenity Spa, Seaham Hall, County Durham
• Lynne Hetherington, Revival Retreat, Glasgow
• Rebecca Lane, Epitome Health & Beauty, Hertfordshire
• Fiona Fowley, Zen Lifestyle, Edinburgh

Regional Salons of the Year

London/South East

sponsored by Vibro Tone

• La Mirage Beauty & Laser Clinic, Stanmore, Hertfordshire
• Skin Deep Beauty Clinic, Elstree, Hertfordshire
• Cedars Beauty, Bushey, Hertfordshire
• Epitome Health & Beauty, Bushey Heath, Hertfordsire
• In-Touch, Southend on Sea, Essex
• In Harmony Spirit & Balance, East Molesey, Surrey
• Skin & Tonic Beauty Salon, St Albans, Hertfordshire

North West/Scotland

sponsored by Health and Beauty Salon

• The Haven on the Loch, Loch Lomond
• Revival Retreat, Glasgow
• Zen Lifestyle, Edinburgh
• Celeste Beauty Spa, Edinburgh
• Pure, Edinburgh
• Beauty Network, Hamilton

Midlands/North East

sponsored by Health and Beauty Salon

• LA & Co Professional Hair and Beauty, Lichfield, Staffordshire
• Beauty Beyond, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
• Helene at L'Academie, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire
• Pretty Woman, Oakwood, Leeds
• City Retreat Salon & Spa, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Elysium Day Spa, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Wales/South West

sponsored by Salon Secure

• The Beauty Clinic, Clevedon, North Somerset
• Cedars Health & Beauty Centre, Gloucester
• Aspirations Hair & Beauty, Clevedon, North Somerset
• Utopia Salons, Menai Bridge, Anglesey, North Wales
• Figure & Face, Welshpool, Powys, Wales
• Frontlinestyle, Bath
• The Secret Spa, Holt, Nr Wrexham

Fancy attending the British Beauty & Spa Awards 2008? Contact Dan Eversfield on 020 8652 8845 to book your ticket.