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Australian Beauty Industry Awards 2020
Australian Beauty Industry Awards 2020
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2020 ABIA & AMIA WINNERS Beauty businesses and make-up artists across the country, celebrated this year in a very different way by taking to their own screens across spas, salons and homes nationwide, to discover if they were named winners of the 2020 ABIA in the first ever live version of the awards. With over 4000 views across Facebook and Youtube, the champagne flowed as the beauty industry pulled together, put on their party outfits and cheered one another on! All winners were given ‘zoom’ time with Lily Blue Communications, the awards partnering PR and Brand communication company, as well as personalised press releases, a new addition to the prize pool and one that has seen a plethora of publicity across various media channels for the winners and the ABIA/AMIA. 2020 ABIA and AMIA Winners have now received their trophies and we asked them to film an acceptance speech which has now been shared across various social media channels. Please enjoy our special tribute to the 2020 Winners.
ABIA WINNERS BEAUTY THERAPIST OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Dermalogica Julie Botskor - Bliss Day Spa
Bliss Day Spa is the preferred day spa for any VIP South Sydney clients with skin treatment options ranging across acne treatments, scar renewal, skin rejuvenation, pigmentation and vascular removal, permanent hair reduction and tattoo removal, along with manicures, pedicures, spray tanning, tinting, waxing and eyelash extensions. Julie is a Senior Therapist at Bliss Day Spa specialising in Advanced Skin Diagnosis through consultation and personalisation. Her extensive product knowledge is unparalleled, and her clients rely on her for world class results. She is experienced across the latest technology including the hottest industry treatments Dermapen 4, Omnilux Medical, Venus Viva FX and Diamond Polar, Bio-Hydroderm Microdermabrasion and Pollogen Devine Pro. These services and so many more are all delivered in the Bliss Day Spa luxury treatment rooms along with the stunning manicure and pedicure area and decadent hydrotherapy spa bath. 18
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“Winning 2020 Beauty Therapist of the year is truly an honour and a privilege. Initially I have to be honest, I was shocked! To be amongst these brilliant therapists as a finalist was amazing but to be announced as the winner, I was truly ecstatic. I have been a therapist for 38 years now and I feel that I am continually growing and learning. I believe this award will give me the confidence to focus on areas that I have been afraid to conquer. The respect I feel from my clients and peers has attributed to positivity within myself, which I know will be seen throughout my work. I am certain that I can increase my client base at Bliss Day Spa. This award will assist the already successful salon, to be one of the most wellrespected, and it is an honour to be a part of that. This award has allowed me to recognise my work ethic and my dedication to my career and I am very proud of that.” Julie Botskor
SALON MANAGER OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Total Salon Solutions Taylor Fenton - Macquarie Medispa
Taylor is beloved by the Bathurst community for the friendly and welcoming atmosphere she creates in Macquarie Medi Spa. Managing a large team of 15, whilst keeping an eye on the Orange based location as well, she is a multitasking marvel. Whilst dedicated to providing the best customer service around advanced skin rejuvenation treatments and laser hair removal solutions and harnessing the industry’s leading aesthetic technologies, this a business that also gives back. Along with Director Karla McDiarmid, she has also been involved with local schools helping to educate and empower young women around skin care, health and confidence. They also fundraised for the RFS and Wires around the January bushfires, having seen clients faced with the heartbreaking reality of losing homes, plus offered special pampering services to the incredible volunteer firefighters.
“When I submitted my entry for the ‘Best Spa Manager’ in the Australian Beauty Industry Awards. I was all about having a go and it being all a learning experience as the first time I had entered individually... but I’m still in shock! Being named the best of the best and winning the category of ‘Best Salon Manager’ for ABIA - I definitely can’t wipe the smile off my face! I feel my dedication and determination to my employer & Macquarie Medi Spa will continue to grow within the business even further. I have been a part of the team at Macquarie Medi Spa in Bathurst for over seven years & to be a part of our company’s success story and a leader for the team just makes me incredibly happy. Thank you to Karla McDiarmid, the owner of Macquarie Medi Spa for her guidance & always believing in me, thank you to my wonderful team at Macquarie Medi Spa who I admire & greatly respect as superb expert skin therapists who inspire & educate our guests every day, thank you to our beautiful guests & customers who return & support our growing business & last but not least our business coach & mentor Faye Murray, without you all this award wouldn’t have been possible. You all have taught me so much on my journey to being a successful and now award winning spa manager. Thank you ABIAS for including the ‘Best Spa Manager’ in the awards again for 2020 this is truly life changing for me & I encourage all spa managers to enter next year.” Taylor Fenton
BUSINESS DIRECTOR/OWNER OF THE YEAR Sponsored by Kitomba Rebecca Miller, La Bella Medispa
Rebecca created La Bella Medispa with the dream of creating a business to truly serve women living in rural and regional areas, providing treatments
