Oceanic Awards is proud to announce the winners for the 11th Welsh Hair & Beauty Awards 2025.
For the last decade these awards have been a celebration of the best stylists, salon owners and professionals that operate in Wales’s rich hair and beauty industry.
The winners were announced at a black-tie ceremony which took place on Sunday the 23rd November at The Coldra Court Hotel in Newport and will celebrate rising and well-established stars that make a difference in the industry.
Irfan Younis, spokesperson for The 11th Welsh Hair and Beauty Awards 2025, said: “We have spent the last decade celebrating the finest professionals and businesses, recognising the creativity, innovation, and exceptional service that have become synonymous with this beloved industry.
The awards remark the strength, skill and innovation of those who have shown excellent commitment to customer satisfaction and have changed the industry’s landscape by introducing innovative treatments and services, building extremely close and trusted relationships with their clients.
We would like to congratulate all of our winners on their incredible accomplishments.”
The winners of the 11th Welsh Hair and Beauty Awards 2025 are:
Hair Salon of the Year
Shaltons (Llantrisant)
Outstanding Achievement went to Nacre Hair & Beauty (Newport)
Recognised for Excellence was Head Office Creative Hair Studios (Wrexham)
Beauty Salon of the Year
La Beaute Boutique (Cardiff)
Outstanding Achievement went to The Beauty Room (Swansea)
Recognised for Excellence was Vv Beauty Boutique (Cardiff)
Hair & Beauty Salon of the Year
A & R Studios (Buckley)
Outstanding Achievement went to Tangles Hair and Beauty Studio (Llanymynech)
Recognised for Excellence was Scarlet Knight Hairdressing (Talbot Green)
Hair Experience of the Year
Lougos Hair & Beauty (Cardiff)
Outstanding Achievement went to Beehive Hair Design (Llanelli)
Recognised for Excellence was Aspire Art of Hair (Swansea)
Beauty Experience of the Year
Royal Beauty Lounge (Cardiff)
Outstanding Achievement went to Emma Haines Holistic Beauty (Brecon)
Recognised for Excellence was Utopia (Pontypool)
Best of Cardiff
The Copper Room
Outstanding Achievement went to Lazarou Hair Salon
Recognised for Excellence was The Doll House
Best of Swansea
Glam Beauty Salon
Outstanding Achievement went to Boosh
Recognised for Excellence was Inspirational Hair Design Ltd
Best of North Wales
Lakeside Hair Lounge (Wrexham)
Outstanding Achievement went to Studio 58 (Llanbedr)
Recognised for Excellence was Pampered Retreat (Bangor)
Best of Mid Wales
Skin secrets (Brecon)
Outstanding Achievement went to Mane Attraction (Derwenlas)
Recognised for Excellence was Beaunique Brecon (Brecon)
Best of South Wales
Dean Morgan Salon (Bridgend)
Outstanding Achievement went to Beth Daniel Hair Designers (Bridgend)
Recognised for Excellence was Andrea Thomas Honeycomb hairdresser (Cwmbran)
Hair Stylists of the Year
Jade C hairdressing (Tenby)
Outstanding Achievement went to Josh Lee Hair (Cardiff)
Recognised for Excellence was Hair By Brett (Treharris)
Beauticians of the Year
Pure Beauty by Maria (Fishguard)
Outstanding Achievement went to Beautiful Moon Treatments (Neyland)
Recognised for Excellence was Papilion Beauty & Holistic Therapies (Swansea)
Colour Salon of the Year
LOX (Merthyr Tydfil)
Outstanding Achievement went to Salon Central @17(Cardiff)
Recognised for Excellence was Hair by Cody (Wrexham)
Nail Salon of the Year
Mais Nails (Barry)
Outstanding Achievement went to Belle Dame Nails (Blaenavon)
Recognised for Excellence was Lynz Nails (Pontypool)
Nail Technicians of the Year
Nailed it Han (Bridgend)
Outstanding Achievement went to Maison De Kimia (Swansea)
Recognised for Excellence was Regal Beauty By Hollie (Mold)
Aesthetic Clinic of the Year
Urban beauty & aesthetics (Bridgend)
Outstanding Achievement went to The Aesthetic Clinic (Porthcawl)
Recognised for Excellence was C D Aesthetics (Carmarthen)
Skin Clinic of the Year
Skinfix Clinic (Penarth)
Outstanding Achievement went to TT Aesthetics (Maesteg)
Recognised for Excellence was Specialist Skin Clinic (Cardiff)
Aesthetic Professional of the Year
Dr Kathryn Aesthetics (Cardiff)
Outstanding Achievement went to Beth Jones Simply Aesthetics (Bridgend)
Recognised for Excellence was City Skin Doctor (Cardiff)
Hair Extensions Salon of the Year
Elegance hair extensions by Em(Kenfig hill )
Outstanding Achievement went to Leocie Hair Extensions (Newport)
Recognised for Excellence was Taylor’s Hair Extensions (Cardiff)
Brow Experts of the Year
Beauty Brow Lab (Cardiff)
Outstanding Achievement went to Glamour Forever (Cardiff)
Recognised for Excellence was WonderBrows by Lore (Haverfordwest)
Lash Experts of the Year
Blink Blink (Cardiff)
Outstanding Achievement went to HD Lashes (Mountain Ash)
Recognised for Excellence was Livia’s Lash Lounge (Menai Bridge)
Freelance Hair & Makeup Specialists of the Year
The Luxe Lounge (Chepstow)
Outstanding Achievement went to Alice Elizabeth Mobile Hairdressing (Wrexham)
Recognised for Excellence was PrettyBow Makeup (Brecon)
Make Up Salon of the Year
Planet Glam Make-Up Studio (Cardiff)
Outstanding Achievement went to Wow Hair and Beauty Bar (Cardiff)
Recognised for Excellence was Jenna McDonnell (Newport)
Semi / Permanent Make Up Specialists of the Year
Semi Permanent Cosmetics (Cardiff)
Outstanding Achievement went to Alicia Dowling Studio (Cardiff)
Recognised for Excellence was Jessicca Jones Permanent Makeup Artist (Merthyr Tydfil)
Spa of the Year
The Celtic Manor Resort (Newport)
Outstanding Achievement went to Ramada Resort Cwrt Bleddyn Hotel & Spa (Usk)
Recognised for Excellence was Nant Ddu Lodge Hotel & Spa (Merthyr Tydfil)
Tanning Salon of the Year
Tans & Hands (Cardiff)
Outstanding Achievement went to De La Sun Tanning Salon (Cardiff)
Recognised for Excellence was Sunkiss (Barry)
Training Academy of the Year
The Beauty & Makeup Academy (Merthyr Tydfil)
Outstanding Achievement went to Glow Academy (Neath)
Recognised for Excellence was Cardiff Nail & Beauty Training School (Cardiff)
Local Salon of the Year
Hair By Phe (Llandrindod Wells)
Outstanding Achievement went to Amy’s Hair Boutique (Cardiff)
Recognised for Excellence was Unique Hair & Beauty (Buckley)
Salon Experience of the Year
Beehive Hair Dressing (Llanelli)
Outstanding Achievement went to Formation Hair & Beauty (Merthyr Tydfil)
Recognised for Excellence was Chic hair design (Llanelli)
Voters Choice Award
The hidden gem (Brecon)
Outstanding Achievement went to Naomi Jones Hair Studio (Ammanford)
Recognised for Excellence was Jay Carvalho Hairdressing (Bridgend)
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