Elegance of Gidea Park and Olivia Matthews were among the winners of the iiaa Salon of the Year Awards 2024.
The awards saw salon owners and skincare professionals from across the UK and Ireland gather at brand new hotel Peninsula London, to celebrate success over the past year.
The awards were opened by iiaa managing director David Alpert, while co-founder Tracy Tamaris presented the Therapist categories.
The event was co-hosted by British Beauty Council chief executive Millie Kendall, who began with a presentation on how the beauty and hair industry impacts the UK economy - contributing £24.5bn to the GDP - and the essential role that salons play in areas including employment and mental health.
As well as categories for leading salons and the environmental-focussed Green Salon of the Year Award, this year saw more categories within the Therapist of the Year section, including specialist awards for skin professionals who had produced the best results on rosacea, pigmentation and signs of ageing.
The Institute for Active Ageing owns skin supplement brand Advanced Nutrition Programme and makeup brand Et Al and also distributes skincare brand Environ.
The iiaa Salon of the Year Awards 2024 winners are:
Salon of Excellence Silver
Winner: Pure Birkdale
Salon of Excellence Gold
Winner: The Hart Spa Sevenoaks
Salon of Excellence Platinum
Winner: Touch & Glow Skin & Laser Clinic
Green Salon of the Year
Winner: Feel Good Therapy
Community Champion
Winner: Elegance of Gidea Park
Salon of the year Award Ireland
Winner: Ailish Laser & Skincare
Salon of the year Award UK
Winner: Skingym by Katherine Taylor
Therapist of the Year - Pigmentation Category
Winner: Tripta Juj, Vital Energy
Therapist of the Year - Dry Skin/Eczema Category
Joint winners: Amy Power, The Chalet and Louise Lowe, L Beauty
Therapist of the Year - Problem Skin Category
Winner: Helen French, Helen French Skin Clinic & Beauty
Therapist of the Year - Rosacea Category
Joint winners: Olivia Matthews, The Advanced Skin Cabin and Louise Wotton, Elegance of Gidea Park
Therapist of the Year - Ageing Category
Joint winners: Helen McBurney, Helen McBurney Skincare and Alexandra Jeffrey, De'Luxe Skin Clinic
Therapist of the Year - Nail Health Category
Winner: Tracey Ahearne, Lavish Beauty
Therapist of the Year (overall)
Winner: Olivia Matthews, The Advanced Skin Cabin
