Coleraine beauty business Hair and Co recognised at NI Beauty Excellence Awards 2023

Coleraine salon Hair and Co has scooped the award for Hair Salon to Watch at the prestigious NI Beauty Excellence Awards, which took place in Belfast recently.
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Proudly sponsored by West Coast Cooler and judged by an independent panel of experts, the awards, due to the popular demand of previous years, introduced six new categories this year and saw a record number of entries from a host of homegrown salons, clinics, spas, specialists and products across Northern Ireland.

Tasked with the job of whittling down the hundreds of award entries to finalists and judging the awards to find the winners were make-up and skincare specialist Katrina Doran, Medical Director at Woodford Medical Dr Mervyn Patterson and owner of Pearl Beauty, Elanna McGowan.

New to the panel this year were nail expert and Renew Beauty, BioSculpture and Elim Educator, Ingrid Graham, Dr Martina Collins, Principal Dentist and owner of Martina Dental

Holly-May Wilson, on behalf of Hair & Co, accepts the trophy for Hair Salon to Watch from Steven Dutklewicz – representing NI Beauty Excellence Awards event partner DavinesHolly-May Wilson, on behalf of Hair & Co, accepts the trophy for Hair Salon to Watch from Steven Dutklewicz – representing NI Beauty Excellence Awards event partner Davines
Holly-May Wilson, on behalf of Hair & Co, accepts the trophy for Hair Salon to Watch from Steven Dutklewicz – representing NI Beauty Excellence Awards event partner Davines

& Skin Clinic and last year’s winner of Overall Contribution to the Industry, founder and former CEO of Vita Liberata, Alyson Hogg MBE.

Event organiser and owner of Weir Events, Sarah Weir commented: “It has been a privilege to bring back these wonderful awards again which just keep getting bigger and

better. They are an opportunity to recognise and showcase the diverse range of talent and innovation of the ever-growing beauty industry in Northern Ireland.

"I can’t wait for next year’s awards already. Congratulations to all of our winners, I can’t wait to see what the future holds for you all.”