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Aesthetic Clinic of the Year

This category is for any clinic in Ireland that offers aesthetic treatments. These may include (but are not limited to) botulinum toxin, dermal fillers, peels, radio frequency, laser treatments, body contouring, minor cosmetic surgery and cosmeceutical-based skincare.

The clinic must have a medical practitioner (i.e. doctor, nurse or dentist) working on site. Entrants eligible for consideration must have opened before the end of October 2025.

Please be aware that if you reach the finalist stage for this category you will be required to submit a video according to criteria set by the PB/HJ Awards team.

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  • Why should you win this award?
  • How do you currently market and promote your practice?
  • What treatments do you offer?
  • What facilities does your clinic offer?
  • Outline your core business philosophy and explain what sets your company apart from others in the region.
  • Please explain how the business excels at customer service, providing examples.
  • Please outline your key operational and marketing initiatives for the past 18 months and the coming year.
  • Please outline the medical training you and your staff have undertaken.
  • Please upload:
    • A high resolution image of the interior and exterior of your clinic.

Aesthetic Practitioner of the Year

This category is for any GMC-registered doctor, dermatologist or surgeon, GDC-registered dentist, nurse or GPhC-registered pharmacist prescriber working with the aesthetics industry in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.

The winner will demonstrate that they excel in the following areas: 

  • A commitment to high levels of patient care and safety
  • Demonstration of ongoing professional education, training and revalidation, where applicable
  • A minimum of one patient case study that demonstrates your skills as an aesthetic medical practitioner
  • Testimonials from patients
  • Evidence of clinical expertise
  • Ethical provision of treatments and adherence to best practice
  • Significant contribution to the industry and their profession in the last 12 months

Please be aware that if you reach the finalist stage for this category you will be required to attend a video interview in March 2027.
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  • Please tell us why you feel you should win the title of Aesthetic Practitioner of the Year.
  • Please provide us with a professional biography listing details of where and when you trained as a medical practitioner; your qualifications, accreditations and experience that are specific to aesthetics; any previous accolades you have been given; any work you do as a conference speaker, KOL or trainer; any clinical studies, papers or articles you have written that have been published in professional magazines or journals; any associations you are a member of and any roles you hold within these associations. Any paid work you do as a brand ambassador. 
  • Please provide details of your current practice and where you work from as well as details of your website and links to your social media.
  • Please provide at least one example/case study illustrating your work and details of how you achieved the result. Before and after images must be included.
  • Please provide us with a maximum of three patient testimonials dated within the last year.
  • Please tell us about the areas of your field that you feel you excel or specialise in (for example facial injectables, body contouring, threads, cosmetic surgery, laser).
  • Please explain how you feel that you offer a high standard of clinical care to your patients to ensure their mental and physical wellbeing.
  • Please tell us what you most enjoy about your job?
  • Explain how you deal with challenging or difficult patients and complaints?
  • Please provide at least one example/case study illustrating your work and details of how you achieved the result (before and after images are required).
  • How do you currently market and promote your practice (include details of how you ensure your marketing is legal as well as ethical, especially when using social media)?
  • Please upload a high resolution, landscape headshot photograph of yourself.

Beauty Salon of the Year

To enter this category, you must not have any heat or water facilities such as saunas and pools (salons with steam, heat and water facilities should enter the Spa of the Year category). 

Entrants eligible for consideration must have been opened before the end of October 2025.

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  • Why should you win this award?
  • Outline your core business philosophy and explain what sets your company apart from others in the region.
  • Explain how the business excels at customer service, providing examples.
  • How do you deal with customer complaints?
  • Outline your key operational and marketing initiatives for the past 18 months and coming year.
  • What is your retail strategy and how do you measure its success?
  • Outline your Therapists' qualifications and your ongoing training and development policy, including dates of most recent CPD.
  • Outline any sustainability initiatives within your business.
  • What does your business do to champion diversity and inclusion among the team and/or clients?
  • Upload:
    • Your treatment menu.
    • A high resolution image of the exterior and interior of your clinc.

Colour Technician of the Year

This category is for all qualified hairdressers who work in a commercial environment, and have done so for a minimum of three years, excluding training.

Entrants must have a regular client column within the region entered. A regular client column is working in a salon for a minimum of one day per week. This may be checked. Work submitted may be published work.    

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  • Upload your collection (made up of 4 images).
  • Provide a collection name and description.
  • You are not allowed to use wigs, extensions or hairpieces/strands.
  • You will need to provide high resolution, low resolution, pre-edit, before images.
  • You will need to provide before (pre hair & make-up) and final videos of each model.
  • Upload:
    • Your signature.
    • Your photographer's signature.

Educator of the Year

If you empower others through education, this is the category for you. This category is open to any educator who teaches hairdressers, beauty therapists and/or nail technicians. It is open to in-house educators, freelancers and training providers, and the education can be delivered in-person or online, including through social media.

Interview: Finalists in this category will be required to attend a virtual interview. These will be held in March 2027.

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  • Tell us why you deserve to win this award in a 90-second video. (filmed using your phone)
  • What is your education philosophy? Tell us why education is important to you, and why you have chosen to work as an educator. Provide an overview of the type of education you provide, and why. (Maximum 350 words)
  • How do you deliver education? Tell us about how you deliver education, and why you have chosen that format. Provide an overview of how a typical education session might go, from start to finish. (Maximum 350 words)
  • How do you appraise learners? Tell us about how you evaluate learner success. Provide an overview of your appraisal process, including assessment, feedback and any relevant reward schemes or qualifications provided. (Maximum 350 words)
  • How do you evolve your education to stay relevant? Tell us about the ways you adapt and develop your education to keep it fresh, relevant and appealing to learners. Share any feedback methods you use, as well as insight into how you get inspired as an educator. (Maximum 350 words)
  • How has your education had an impact? Tell us how your training has had an impact on the success of a team, or on the personal development of an individual.
  • Provide a brief case study highlighting real-world results that have been driven by your education. (Maximum 350 words)
  • Please provide photographs of your salon/education space/yourself. 

Hair Salon of the Year

This category relates to an independently owned salon or one salon within a group. Entrants eligible for consideration must have been opened before the end of October 2025.

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  • Why do you think your salon should win this award? 
  • How is your salon different? Tell us what makes your salon unique, including a brief overview of your business model, your branding and marketing, and your clients and services. (Maximum 350 words).
  • How do you make your clients feel special? Tell us why your clients love you, including an overview of the customer journey, customer services policies, client benefits, and how you handle complaints. (Maximum 350 words)
  • How do you develop your team? Tell us how you recruit, inspire and motivate your team. Provide a brief overview of training, team building, assessment and opportunities for growth. (Maximum 350 words)
  • How do you engage with the hairdressing industry?  Tell us about the ways you stay inspired and motivated by the industry. Include information about shows, seminars and competitions you and the team have participated in, industry bodies you are a member of, and any other activities that show your ongoing commitment to professional and creative growth. (Maximum 350 words)
  • Upload a graph showing the annual turnover of the salon for the last two financial years and the level of gross profit. 
  • Please upload:
    • 3 business reviews from the past 12 months.
    • Interior and exterior images of your salon.

Hair Salon Team of the Year

This category is for an independently-owned salon or one salon within a group. Entrants eligible for consideration must have been opened before the end of October 2025. 

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  • Tell us why your team should win this award? 
  • Describe your team and how they worked well together to face a challenge.
  • How do you develop your team? Tell us how you recruit, inspire and motivate your team. Provide a brief overview of training, team building, assessment and opportunities for growth. (Maximum 350 words)
  • How does your team engage with the industry? Tell us about the ways they stay inspired and motivated by the industry. Include information about shows, seminars and competitions the team have participated in, industry bodies you are a member of, and any other activities that show your team’s ongoing commitment to professional and creative growth. (Maximum 350 words)
  • Provide a graph illustrating Turnover and Gross Profit figures of the business for your last two complete financial years.
    • If you have been in business for less than two financial years, please submit projected figures to complete the period, clearly indicating which numbers are projections.
    • Income must reflect only your business turnover - do not include income from separate business or freelance workers.
    • You can provide the data in graph or bullet points if you prefer.
    • There is no requirement to include retail figures.
  • Confirm average number of clients per week.  
  • Upload:
    • 3 reviews received in the past 12 months.
    • High resolution image of your team, interior and exterior of your salon.

Irish Hairdresser of the Year

This category is for all qualified hairdressers who work in a commercial environment and have done so for a minimum of three years, excluding training. Entrants must have a regular client column. A regular client column is working in a salon for a minimum of one day per week. This may be checked and work submitted may be published work. 

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  • Upload your collection (made up of 4 images).
    • Images must be high resolution (minimum 2000 pixels wide) and sized H10" x W8" (portrait).
    • You must declare which pictures contain the wigs, hairpieces and/or strands by adding the words ‘wig’ or ‘extension/hairpiece/strand’ to your upload. Failure to do so will result in disqualification.
    • You can use a maximum of two wigs in total, in a maximum of two images.
    • A further two images can include extensions, hairpieces and/or strands.
    • No more than two faces may appear in any one image.
  • Provide a collection name and description.
  • You will need to provide high resolution, low resolution, pre-edit, before images.
  • You will need to provide before (pre hair & make-up) and final videos of each model.
  • Upload:
    • Your signature.
    • Your photographer's signature.

Make-up Artist of the Year

This category is for any make-up artist providing full make-up services who has been working in a salon or spa or as a freelance or mobile make-up artist.

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  • Why should you win this award?
  • Describe your career to date. Include details of where you trained, employment history and your aims and ambitions for the future – for you personally and/or your business. (Maximum 300 words)
  • Describe examples of how you have promoted yourself and/or your business in the last 18 months.
  • Provide evidence of how you have developed other people and/or the wider make-up industry in the last 18 months.
  • Please list up to three professional qualifications with levels attained, including your highest national qualification.
  • Please detail any additional training you have undertaken. Including details and dates of the most recent CPD.
  • Please outline areas of specialism including any new treatments or techniques you have developed, and your key achievements in the past 18 months.
  • Please outline how you have contributed to the success of your own business or the business for which you work in the last 18 months and any plans to develop the business over the next year.
  • How do you maintain a high standard of treatments, hygiene and client care, giving examples where possible.
  • Upload your CV.
  • Upload certificates.
  • Showcase your work:
    • Provide three images showcasing the creativity of your make-up work with background information for each image.
    • Upload eight photographs to complete a step-by-step of a complete make-up look.
    • The photographs need to be accompanied by a written technical explanation of each step, and the system you have used and why. 
  • Upload a high resolution, landscape headshot of yourself .

Nail Salon of the Year

This category is for any salon in Ireland that advertises itself as doing mainly or exclusively nails or hand and foot services. Entrants eligible for consideration must have been opened before the end of October 2025.

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  • Why should you win this award?
  • Outline your core business philosophy and explain what sets your company apart from others in the region.
  • Explain how the business excels at customer service, providing examples.
  • How do you deal with customer complaints?
  • Outline your key operational and marketing initiatives for the past 18 months and coming year.
  • What is your retail strategy and how do you measure its success?
  • Outline any sustainability initiatives within your business. e.g. water, waste, energy.
  • What does your business do to champion diversity and inclusion among the team and/or clients?
  • Please outline your nail technicians' qualifications.  Include details of your ongoing training & development policy, including dates of most recent CPD.
  • Upload:
    • Your treatment menu.
    • High resolution images of the interior and exterior of your salon.

Salon / Spa / Clinic Team of the Year

This category celebrates teams, which are the backbone of any salon or spa business. To enter, the team must be made up of three or more, encompassing all relevant employees, from reception and front of house to therapist, hairdresser and manager. 

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  • Why should you win this award?
  • Describe your team.  Who makes up your team? Provide an overview of each team member, their unique strengths, and what they contribute to your salon business. Remember to include number of team members and details of any relevant job titles.
  • How has your team worked well together to face a challenge? Tell us how your team pulled together to tackle a challenge. Provide a short case detailing how you had had to work together to get through a difficult time or find a solution to a problem.
  • How do you develop your team? Tell us how you recruit, inspire and motivate your team. Provide a brief overview of training, team building, assessment and opportunities for growth.
  • How does your team engage with the industry? Tell us about the ways they stay inspired and motivated by the industry. Include information about shows, seminars and competitions the team have participated in, industry bodies you are a member of, and any other activities that show your team’s ongoing commitment to professional and creative growth.
  • Provide a graph illustrating: Turnover and Gross Profit figures of the business for your last two complete financial years.
    • If you have been in business for less than two financial years, please submit projected figures to complete the period, clearly indicating which numbers are projections.
    • Income must reflect only your business turnover - do not include income from separate business or freelance workers.
    • You can provide the data in graph or bullet points if you prefer.
    • There is no requirement to include retail figures.
  • Please provide: Average number of clients per week.
  • Upload:
    • 3 business reviews from the past 12 months.
    • A high resolution landscape image of your team and an interior and exterior image of your business.

Salon Business Director of the Year

This category is for salon business directors*, who are the driving force behind the business – forward thinkers, entrepreneurs and strategists.

A joint entry may consist of a maximum of three directors.

Finalists in this category will be required to attend a virtual interview. These will be held in March 2027.

*wholesalers/distributors are not eligible to enter this category

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  • Why should you win this award? Tell us why you deserve to win in a 90-second video (this can be filmed using your phone).
  • Please provide a brief overview of your business. Please include details of:
    • Your business ethos
    • Your brand positioning
    • Your business strategy
    • Key stages in your journey to success
    • Number of salons, salon sizes, locations, number of staff, and key services offered.
  • What strategies have you implemented within the last 24 months? Include details of challenges faced, actions taken and measurable outcomes. This could include revenue growth, profitability, marketing strategies, branding implementations, KPI’s you track, team development, etc.
  • How have you excelled in the industry? Highlight major milestones, recognitions, innovations or business growth.
  • How do you inspire your team and others in the industry? Remember to include details of leadership philosophy, mentoring initiatives, or team engagement.
  • How do you actively contribute to the wider industry? Include details of speaking engagements, industry panels, education programmes and charity initiatives.
  • Provide a graph illustrating: Turnover and Gross Profit figures of the business for your last two complete financial years.
    • If you have been in business for less than two financial years, please submit projected figures to complete the period, clearly indicating which numbers are projections.
    • Income must reflect only your business turnover - do not include income from separate business or freelance workers.
    • You can provide the data in graph or bullet points if you prefer.
    • There is no requirement to include retail figures.
  • Please provide growth percentage over the past 24 months.
    • Salon occupancy rate
    • Customer retention rate
    • Staff turnover rate
    • Average payroll % (of net turnover)
    • Average professional stock % (of service sales)
    • Any other figures that help demonstrate your growth
  • Upload high resolution landscape images of your headshot, salon interior and exterior.

Spa of the Year

This category recognises exceptional spas. To enter this category, the spa must offer water and/or steam facilities (e.g. pool, hot tubs, steam room, sauna). Entrants eligible for consideration must have been opened before the end of October 2025.

Please be aware that if you reach the finalist stage for this category you will be required to submit a video according to criteria set by the PB/HJ Awards team.

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  • What should you win this award?
  • Outline your core business philosophy and explain what sets your company apart from others in the region.
  • Explain how the business excels at customer service, providing examples.
  • How do you deal with customer complaints? Outline the guidelines that you have in place when dealing with customer complaints.
  • Outline your key operational and marketing initiatives for the past 18 months and plans for the coming year.
  • What is your retail strategy and how do you measure its success?
  • Outline your Therapists' qualifications and your ongoing training and development policy, including dates of most recent CPD.
  • What does your business do to champion diversity and inclusion among the team and/or clients?
  • Outline any sustainability initiatives within your business. e.g. water, waste, energy.
  • Upload:
    • Your treatment menu.
    • A high resolution landscape image of the interior and exterior of your clinic/salon/spa.

Therapist of the Year

This category is for any beauty therapist who has been working in a salon, spa, clinic or as a mobile therapist. Therapists who work from their own homes are eligible to enter.

Interview Finalists in this category will be required to attend a virtual interview. These will be held in March 2027. 

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  • Why should you win this award?
  • Describe what you have done to champion or develop the industry. e.g. work as an educator, speaker, judge or work in your local community. If so, please provide details and dates.
  • List up to three professional qualifications with levels attained, including your highest national qualification.
  • How do you maintain a high standard of treatments, hygiene and client care, giving examples where possible.
  • Please outline how you have contributed to the success of your own business or the business for which you work in the last 18 months and any plans to develop the business over the next year.
  • Please outline areas of specialism including any new treatments or techniques you have developed, and your key achievements in the past 18 months.
  • Please detail any additional training you have undertaken. Including details and dates of the most recent CPD.
  • Upload :
    • Your CV.
    • Your treatment menu.
    • A high resolution landscape image of your headshot.