Following the success of the BABTAC & CIBTAC awards 2011, they’re back for 2012, bigger and better than ever! 2012 will be our 35th year in the industry, making BABTAC the longest established Membership organisation in the UK and CIBTAC the most widely recognised international standard for beauty qualifications. As part of our celebrations, we’ll be hosting our awards on 10 June, with a touch of jade green.

The categories: 
 

BABTAC/CIBTAC Awards 2012

BABTAC Nail Technician of the Year

BABTAC Salon of the Year

BABTAC & CIBTAC Spa Therapist of the Year

CIBTAC International Tutor of the Year

CIBTAC International Student of the Year

CIBTAC International Centre of the Year

BABTAC & CIBTAC Makeup Artist of the Year

Beauty Industry Entrepreneur of the Year

Contribution to the industry

Contribution to CIBTAC

 General information:

• Entries open on 03.01.12

• All entries must be sent to the BABTAC Offices by 31.03.2012

• All entries submitted will be judged and we will contact you after the closing date to confirm that you are a finalist and inform you of any details and next steps you need to complete.

• All decisions by BABTAC are final and you will be informed by 16.04.11

•The awards will be held on 10 June 2012, venue to be confirmed, so please add this to your diary

Specific entry requirements:

Check out specific entry requirements that apply to the category you would like to enter below.

BABTAC Beauty Therapist of the Year (includes holistic and sport therapists)

First round:

• Portfolio – submit your portfolio including examples of your work, images and testimonials, as well as the question and answer section provided by BABTAC. These will be reviewed by BABTAC judges and finalists will be notified.

Finalists round:

• You will be asked to come to BABTAC HQ in May to perform a treatment of your choice. The winner will be voted for by the client and announced at the awards ceremony.

BABTAC Nail Technician of the Year

First round:

• Portfolio – submit your portfolio including examples of your work, proof of qualifications and testimonials, as well as the question and answer section provided by BABTAC. These will be reviewed by BABTAC judges and finalists will be notified.
Finalists round:

• You will be asked to come to BABTAC HQ for nail competition  in. The winner will be judged by BABTAC & CIBTAC representatives  and announced at the awards ceremony.

BABTAC Salon of the Year

First round:

• Portfolio  – submit your portfolio including your business plan, marketing plan and testimonials. These will be reviewed by BABTAC judges and finalists will be notified.

Finalists round:

• You salon will receive a mystery shopping visit from a BABTAC representative who will record and rate their experience.
• Your clients will vote  for you at BABTAC.com. Both the ratings and votes will be combined for an average score to decide the winner that will be announced at the awards ceremony.

BABTAC & CIBTAC Spa Therapist of the Year

First round:

• Portfolio – submit your portfolio including examples of your work, images and testimonials, as well as the question and answer section provided by BABTAC. These will be reviewed by BABTAC judges and finalists will be notified.

Finalists round:

• You will be asked to come to BABTAC HQ in May to perform a treatment of your choice. The winner will be voted for by the client and announced at the awards ceremony.

CIBTAC International Tutor of the Year

• Portfolio – submit your portfolio including  your hand-outs and presentations.We will also need a 10 minute DVD or YouTube clip of your normal daily lesson. These will be reviewed by CIBTAC representatives and finalists will be notified.

CIBTAC International Student of the Year

• Portfolio – this should include a question and answer section provided by BABTAC and images of your work submit your portfolio including examples of your work and images as well as the question and answer section provided by CIBTAC. These will be reviewed by CIBTAC representatives.

CIBTAC International Centre of the Year

• This award is only open to CIBTAC Centres .
• Portfolio  – submit your portfolio including  your hand-outs and presentations.We will also need a 10 minute DVD or YouTube clip showcasing your centre. Examples of student career progression after completed qualification would be ideal but not fundamental to your entry. These will be reviewed by CIBTAC representatives and finalists will be notified.

BABTAC Entrepreneur of the Year

• Portfolio – submit your portfolio including your business plan, marketing plan and your achievements, as well as a question and answer section provided by BABTAC. These will then be reviewed by BABTAC representatives and the finalists will be notified.

 BABTAC & CIBTAC Makeup Artist of the Year

• This award is only open to BABTAC Members and CIBTAC students
• Portfolio –sumbmit your portfolio including three examples of your work as images or in a video clip. You will also need to include the question and answer section provided by BABTAC . These will be reviewed by BABTAC & CIBTAC representatives and the finalists will be notified.

Click here to enter.

 Small print:

• Only BABTAC Members and CIBTAC students, tutors and Centres are able to enter the awards
• All entrants must provide copies of their certificates as proof of qualifications; exceptions are CIBTAC students, who must show proof of enrolment, and CIBTAC Centres.

• CIBTAC Students can only enter International CIBTAC Student of the Year and BABTAC & CIBTAC Makeup Artist of the Year

• It is the entrants responsibility to enter the correct category and provide the correct information

• Forms received after the closing date or are illegible will be void

• The judge’s decision will be final

• More than one category can be entered, but all criteria must be fulfilled.

• Finalists will be notified prior to the awards ceremony; the winners will be announced live at the ceremony. If you are unable to attend, you will need to nominate someone to collect your award on your behalf in case you win.

The Christmas make-up artist competition has been running over the last 2 weeks on Beauty Finder’s facebook page. Entrants needed to include festive themed photos from their portfolios.

We have received many entries from some of the leading make-up artists from across the UK and Ireland, and would like to thank all those who have submitted their work.

The shortlist of photos selected can be viewed on our Facebook page. The entry which receives the most votes will be selected as the face of Beauty Finder this Christmas.

Competition ends on Sunday at 10pm so click link below and vote for your favourite. We will announce winner next week.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.269876016391735.63747.108878379158167&type=3

LCBT Make-up Student of the Year Winner Announced!

LCBT recently held a Make-up Through the Ages Competition to find LCBT’s Make-up Student of the Year. With over 25 entrants, LCBT’s resident make-up expert Chalene Scott  managed to whittle them down to just 6 nominees.

The chosen 6 recreated their historical make-up looks infront of Illamasqua and Make-up Store Make-Up artists as well as Chalene Scott from LCBT where the overall winner will be chosen to become LCBT Make-up Student of the Year 2011.

Chalene Scott, Events and Enrichment Coordinator (and former industry Make-up Artist) said, “We were really impressed by all 6 students work. They each submitted photos of their chosen make-up looks and thoroughly deserve to go through to the next round of the competition at the MAC Master Class”

LCBT Makeup Students with Judges 2011

Representatives from MAC Cosmetics chose the overall Make-up Student of the Year and presented the award at the annual student awards recently, which were held at Westminster University.

LCBT Makeup Artist Award Winner Portfolio from Ethine McCrory

Ethine McCrory’s winning make up looks at Make up Student of the Year 2011. Fellow student and finalist Geidre Pazemeckaite was Ethine’s model.

LCBT STudent Award 2011 Ethine McCrory presented by MAC Cosmetics

 You can view more finalists photographs on the Facebook Page. Click Here

You can also find out more about London College of Beauty Therapy by visiting their website. www.lcbt.co.uk.

At a recent event at London’s Kensington Roof Gardens, BABTAC/ CIBTAC held their 2011 awards ceremony.

The event was hosted by make-up artist Daniel Sandler.

The  list of winners of the BABTAC & CIBTAC Awards 2011:

Spa Therapist of the Year – Sarah Hodnett

Holistic Therapist of the Year – Lisa Mansell 


Salon of the Year – Esqué

Beauty Therapist of the Year – Katie Hill B

BABTAC Specialist of the Year – Clare Marsh 


CIBTAC Tutor of the Year – Sarah Stone 


CIBTAC Student of the Year – Rinku Rai

If you want more information visit www.babtac.com

‘Guild Lecturer of the year award Announced’Over the last few weeks students in the beauty, nails and holistic industry have been asked to nominate their favourite lecturer. Education is vitally important, so we wanted to honour those who are most instrumental in this. The votes have been counted, and the Guild’s Lecturer Of The Year 2011 is Kim Sexton of The Cottage Training Centre . Kim received lots of votes from some very satisfied customers.

“Please can I thank everyone who took the time to vote for me, I am thrilled to win this award as it endorses my commitment and dedication to high quality, professional training. I can guarantee that your training has always been and remains my number one priority.”

Thank you, Kim

You can find out more about the Cottage training courses by visiting their website at http://www.traininginbeauty.co.uk 

Now in its 41st year, WorldSkills celebrates the skill and craftsmanship within a variety of professions, including beauty

Throughout the event, competitors will use convenient and absorbent Easydry instead of expensive cotton towels that quickly become scratchy and can harbour germs. Less bulky and lighter, they are much more comfortable for the model or client, and, being 100 per cent biodegradable and recyclable, are more eco-friendly than constantly laundering cotton towels.

Famed for its disposable towels, Easydry has grown enormously over the past two years, launching divisions around the world and a variety of new towel-based products. The company, which already supports the Habia Skills Team, has been the recipient of six awards in the past two years for innovation and sustainability.

For sampes visit www.easydry.com, call 0845 300 7764 (UK) or 00 353 42 939 4318 (outside the UK)or email info@easydry.com.

Press enquiries: please contact Su Clark on 0131 229 2274/ 07905 117706 or email su@cococoms.com

For more information about WorldSkills London 2011 please call the press office on 020 7429 2829.

“We are delighted to support this amazing event as Easydry believes investment in the future of the industry, by nurturing its up-and-coming talent, is essential,” said Anne Butterly, Easydry’s global CEO. “We will be providing the organisation with a steady supply of towels throughout the competition to ensure participants have access to the best products available.”

The BABTAC & CIBTAC Awards 2011 – They’re back!

Last year, The BABTAC and CIBTAC awards were hosted for the first time in Kensington Roof Gardens, London.
After their incredible popularity and huge success, they’re back! Could you be the 2011 winner?

As well as the categories from last year, we have added two new awards – Salon of the Year and Specialist of the Year.

The categories:

- BABTAC Salon of the Year (NEW)

- BABTAC Beauty Therapist of the Year

- BABTAC Holistic Therapist of the Year

- BABTAC Specialist of the Year (NEW)

- BABTAC & CIBTAC Spa Therapist of the Year

- CIBTAC Tutor of the Year

- CIBTAC Student of the Year

-CIBTAC Body Artist of the Year
For further information, or to register your interest, please contact: Charlie (charlie@babtac.com) or Hannah (hannahg@babtac.com) or call on 0845 2507277. Alternatively, please download and fill in the Awards entry form…

The Carlton Institute have recently been named as the best beauty training school, by the Guild Awards of Excellence.

Beauticians, therapists, technicians and many others have been voting for their favourite suppliers and training schools, and The Carlton Institute won the category of Best Training School.

The Carlton Institute has been a provider of beauty training courses for over 16 years and has trained over 15,000 students. Courses are available across the country, including locations such as Windsor, Essex, Devon, Glasgow, Durham, Stockport, East Midlands and York. A third beauty school has recently been added to the London area, on Baker Street, at The Ray Cochrane School of Beauty.

At the Carlton Institute, NVQ and VTCT international diplomas are taught for most courses which are essential qualifications for aspiring beauty therapists; they provide a number of courses ideal for absolute beginners as well as courses for professionals wishing to add to their existing skills.

The courses taught at The Carlton Institute range from beauty therapist training courses, nail technician training courses, spray tanning courses, holistic and massage training courses, lash and brow treatments, ear piercing, hair removal courses, holistic therapy and also how to run a beauty business.

Courses are taught by qualified and experienced lecturers, who are regularly involved in CPD (continuous professional development). Once students successfully complete their course, staff provide ongoing support to help students with securing work placements.

The Carlton Institute often have special offers on their website, the most popular of these at the moment is ‘Party Looks’. This beauty course is a discount package that combines waxing, spray tanning, lash & brow treatments and manicure & pedicures; all the popular pre-Christmas treatments!

Special Offer for Beauty Finder members. 25% OFF beauty courses in Nov and Dec 2010

Get 25% off beauty, nails, holistic and massage courses at the Carlton Institute only with Beauty Finder. Quote Promo Code:  BF201025.  Discount applies to all courses booked online. 

Click Here to Visit Carlton Institute Website.

Salon owners from the East Riding of Yorkshire are celebrating after completing a hat trick in Habia’s National Health and Safety Awards - for the second year running!

Businesses from the East Riding of Yorkshire Council area took the top prize in all three categories – hair, beauty therapy and barbering – with the results being announced live on stage at this year’s Salon International.

The winning salons were Indulgence from Howden, in the hairdressing category; Spirit from Pocklington, in the beauty therapy category; and Toffs from Goole, in the barbering category.

Organised by Habia, with support from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and local authorities, the National Health and Safety Awards showcase salons that have achieved Habia’s regional award but have gone the extra mile beyond what is normally required to set an example to their fellow businesses.

Salons are nominated by their local authority for demonstrating exceptional commitment to health and safety, before providing a portfolio of their business and details of health and safety initiatives they have implemented.  Winners are then selected by an appointed panel of experts.

Tracey Murr, of Spirit salon – which has also been involved in Habia’s Bad Hand Day campaign to raise awareness of dermatitis – said, “It’s wonderful.  We are really pleased that all the hard work has paid off.  It’s really nice to bring the team down to Salon to win such a prestigious award.  We’ve been quite involved with Bad Hand Day as we have had a few employees that have suffered quite badly from dermatitis, so we went out of our ways to find different resources to try and help them.”

Sue Tracey, of Indulgence, said, “We can’t believe it.  I am so proud.  We thought we were going to miss the awards ceremony so it’s absolutely fantastic.  It’s a real achievement.  The Habia Health and Safety Pack has been a lifesaver for us.  Before that health and safety was a minefield, but once I bought the pack it made it much more manageable and easy.  All the girls in the salon have read it and understand it.”

Melania Branford, of Toffs – which had won the barbering category two years ago – said, “I am so happy.  We never thought we would win and it’s amazing that we have won it again.  I’m proud to have our salon, and everything that goes into the salon, recognised for the second time.  It’s great encouragement for us and I’d encourage salons across the country to enter.  Habia are working very hard to help all of us in the industry to improve. “

Chris Dunnachie, Senior Environmental Health Officer for East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said, “Gaining the Habia National Health and Safety Award is a superb achievement for the three salons from our area.  Owners and staff at Spirit, Indulgence and Toffs have clearly demonstrated that their extra commitment to health and safety does not have to be time consuming or expensive and that incorporating and mainlining excellent standards of health and safety within salon practice is clearly good for business reputation and customer confidence.  I would encourage all salons to engage in dialogue with Habia and their Local Authority inspectors to this end.”

Wendy Nixon, Habia’s health and safety expert, said, “It’s an incredible achievement for one local authority to achieve a clean sweep in the National Health and Safety Awards for two years running.  It just goes to show how much effort East Riding of Yorkshire Council and salons in the region have put into the awards in terms of commitment.”

The Beauty Guild Award Winners have been announced.

Over the last few months, therapists and nail technicians have been voting for their favourite suppliers and training schools for the Guild Awards of Excellence. The votes have now been counted, and the winners are:

Best Customer Services
Beauty Express

Best Web Services
Essential Nails

Best Skincare Supplier
Dermalogica

Best Nails Supplier
OPI

Best Tanning Supplier
Sienna X

Best Uniform Supplier
Salonwear Direct

Best Equipment/Furniture Supplier
Beauty Express

Best Hair Removal Supplier
Hive Of Beauty

Best Wholesaler
Beauty Express

Best Training School
Carlton Institute

Best Supplier Specific Training
Eve Taylor

Congratulations to all the winners. The voting in most of the categories was very close, so everyone should be very proud of their achievements.

The Guild Awards of Excellence are different to many industry awards because they are decided by you, the people who actually use their services.
The Awards were not judged by a panel, so your vote really counted.