Stockbridge beauty salon receives two nominations from customers in prestigious industry awards following challenging year

As announcements of tier four restrictions are forcing salons across the country to close once again, a Stockbridge beauty salon has received a much needed boost with the news that it has received two nominations by its own customers in a prestigious Beauty Industry Awards scheme.

Despite the pandemic wreaking havoc on the industry back in the Spring with lockdowns and restrictions on the services they could offer, the salon’s dedication has been rewarded with nominations in two categories of the Scottish Hair & Beauty Awards or SHABAS, Scotland’s Beauty Industry Oscars

Womankind Beauty, in Raeburn Place, has been owned and run by Lauren McGinty since 2006. With all therapists Elemis trained, the salon specialises in all types of face and body treatments.

Despite Covid-19 restrictions giving a devastating blow to the beauty industry, the salon’s dedication has been rewarded with nominations in two categories of the Scottish Hair & Beauty Awards or SHABAS, Scotland’s Beauty Industry Oscars - Salon of the Year and Beauty Therapist of the Year for therapist Tegan Paxton, who has been with Womankind for nearly nine years.

The salon now has to wait until April 2021 to find out if it has won.

Womankind Beauty, in Raeburn Place, has been owned and run by Lauren McGinty since 2006. With all therapists Elemis trained, the salon specialises in all types of face and body treatments.

Owner Lauren said: “We are thrilled to receive these nominations, which have come in at the best time for us as we prepare to put 2020 behind us, and move on with hope that 2021 will see some sort of normality for our industry.

“On behalf of our whole team I’d like to thank all our customers who have voted online for us in these awards – it’s awards like this that matter the very most as ultimately, it’s what our customers think that counts. We could not have done it without them – and we really appreciate more than ever the support they have shown us as lockdown ended, and we were able to re-open, albeit with a more limited range of services on offer.”

“Like many businesses, we have had to invest in the very best PPE and safety equipment we could access to continue to trade safely for the benefit of both our customers and staff. It was a huge learning curve for my team, so I’d also like to pay tribute to them, as they have had to adapt to some major changes in their workplace practices. Everyone has dealt with it with good grace.”

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