AUSTRALIAN BEAUTY INDUSTRY AWARDS
The ABIA (Australian Beauty Industry Awards) were launched in 2011 to provide the Australian Beauty and Make Up Industry a much needed and often requested benchmark of excellence in business and creative ability on a state by state basis. With categories including the ABIA Australian Salon Business of the Year large and small and the AMIA Make Up Artist of the Year, these awards culminate in an annual gala event in August following the Sydney Beauty Expo. The awards were launched due to industry demand and are judged by an independent panel of judges, media, PR and business specialists.
ABIA and BEAUTY SQUAD
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
for 2024
OPEN FOR ENTRY NOW
ENTRY DEADLINE 03/06/24
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED 15/07/24
GALA NIGHT 25/08/24
2023 ABIA HIGHLIGHTS
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL MOCHA HQ
Past Winners
PREVIOUS WINNERS OF ALL CATEGORIES
INDIVIDUAL CATEGORIES
Junior Therapist
- 2023 Karla Jaudzems, Sana Skin Clinic
- 2024 Christine Grace Geddes
Beauty Therapist
- 2012 Jarod Mangione (Manhor)
- 2013 Rhiannon Mitsopoulos (Advanced Beauty concepts)
- 2014 Ainslie Chrimes (ABC Medispa)
- 2015 Daniela Boerma (Bliss Day Spa)
- 2016 Daniela Boerma (Bliss Day Spa)
- 2017 Amanda Di Cesare (Le Chic Skin & Beaut)
- 2018 Stacie Dowden (Natural Beauty and Medi Clinic)
- 2019 Leanne Condina (Coccoon Spa)
- 2020 Julie Botskor (Bliss Day Spa)
- 2021 Lucille Ferreira, Temple Skincare & Spa
- 2022 Jessica Turner – Ultra Essence
- 2023 Natalie Herschell, The Skin Coaches
- 2024 Demi-Louise Hooper-Tink, SkintifiX
Dermal Therapist
- 2022 Danielle Renee, Bobbie Charles Skin & Cosmetic Clinic
- 2023 Alana Giovenco , Bliss Day Spa
- 2024 Kristin Rose, Peachy Skin Clinic
Sole Operator of the Year
- 2021 Nicolette Kocsi – Luminary Melbourne
- 2022 Nicolette Kocsi – Luminary Melbourne
- 2023 Karen Geiszler, Karen Geiszler Hair & Beauty
- 2024 Sara Bowtell, House of Samara
Business Director/Owner
- 2012 Sia Psicharis Beautyologist
- 2013 Abby Withers Oi Cosmetic Studio
- 2014 Elke Richter Forever Beatiful @ Advanced Beauty Concepts
- 2015 Sia Psicharis Beautyologist
- 2016 Rene Thorpe The Temple Skincare
- 2017 Karla McDiarmid, Macquarie Medi Spa
- 2018 Leanne Condina, Cocoon Spa
- 2019 Rebecca Miller, La Bella Medispa
- 2020 Rebecca Miller, La Bella Medispa
- 2021 Sia Psicharis, Beautyologist
- 2022 Daniela Boerma, Bliss Day Spa
- 2023 Gry Tømte, HÜD
- 2024 James Vivian, James Vivian
Best Cosmetic Tattooist
- 2017 Katy Sullivan
- 2018 Katy Sullivan
- 2019 Jessika Briggenshaw
- 2020 Georgina Westley
- 2021 Danielle Archer
- 2022 Danielle Archer
- 2023 Katherine McCann
- 2024 Morgan Harris, The Beauty Extract
SPECIALIST CATEGORIES
Best Customer Care
- 2012 The Travelling Peelsman
- 2013 Cove Spa
- 2014 Harbour Day Spa
- 2015 Cove Spa
- 2016 Cove Spa
- 2017 Natural Beauty & Medi Clinic
- 2018 Keturah Day Spa
- 2019 The Skin Coaches
- 2020 The Skin Coaches
- 2021 Bliss Day Spa
- 2022 Bobbie Charles Skin & Cosmetic Clinics
- 2023 Peachy Skin Clinic
- 2024 Bobbie Charles Skin & Cosmetic Clinics
Best Marketing
- 2012 Keturah Day Spa
- 2013 Beautique Beauty medispa
- 2014 Keturah Day Spa
- 2015 Keturah Day Spa
- 2016 Keturah Day Spa
- 2017 Keturah Day Spa
- 2018 Temple Day Spa, SA
- 2019 Cocoon Spa
- 2020 Beauty Effects
- 2021 Infinity Skin + Body
- 2022 The Skin Coaches
- 2023 Bella Pelle Body Clinic
- 2024 Bella Pelle Body Clinic
Best In Salon Training
- 2012 Beautique Beauty Medispa
- 2013 Advanced Beauty concepts
- 2014 XY Skin and Body
- 2015 Keturah Day Spa
- 2017 Keturah Day Spa
- 2018 Keturah Day Spa
- 2019 Keturah Day Spa
- 2020 The Skin Coaches
- 2021 La Bella Medispa
- 2022 The Skin Coaches
- 2023 The Skin Coaches
- 2024 Oi Cosmetic Studio
Best Salon/Spa/Clinic Team
- 2015 Spoilt Rotten
- 2016 Miss Kit
- 2017 Macquarie Medi Spa Bathurst
- 2018 Macquarie Medi Spa
- 2019 HUD Skin + Body
- 2020 La Bella Medispa
- 2021 Skin Correctives
- 2022 Skin Correctives
- 2023 Bobbie Charles Skin & Cosmetic Clinics
- 2024 James Vivian
Best Salon/Spa/Clinic Design
- 2017 Cocoon Spa
- 2018 Temple Day Spa, SA
- 2019 Bond Beauty and Barber
- 2020 The Skin Hub
- 2021 Blue Lagoon Float and Spa
- 2022 Mediluxe
- 2023 Indie Spa
- 2024 SSKIN
Best Business Performance (non-salon)
- 2019 LashJoy
- 2020 Inskincosmedics
- 2021 Inskin Cosmedics
- 2022 Elleebana
- 2023 Circadia Australia
- 2024 Circadia Australia
EDUCATIONAL CATEGORIES
Best Educator of the Year (Individual)
- 2015 Gay Wardle
- 2016 Andrew Christie
- 2017 Otto Mitter
- 2018 Elle Wilson
- 2019 Trina Storey-Hollis
- 2020 Vanessa Main
- 2021 Nancy Abdou
- 2022 Nancy Abdou
- 2023 Chrissy Alger, The Zing Project
- 2024 Alanna Douglas
Best Educator of the Year (Organisation)
- 2016 Cameron Jane Make Up Academy
- 2017 Australasian Academy of Cosmetic Dermal Science
- 2018 Box Hill Institute
- 2019 Lashjoy Academy
- 2020 Australian Dermal Science Institute
- 2021 Skin Deep Learning
- 2022 Australian Dermal Science Institute
- 2023 The French Beauty Academy
- 2024 Total Coaching Academy
Best Educator of the Year (Product/Equipment Company)
- 2021 Dermalogica
- 2022 The Global Beauty Group Education HUB
- 2023 Dermalogica
- 2024 The Global Beauty Group
SALON CATEGORIES
Best Newcomer Salon/Spa/Clinic of the Year
- 2021 The Beauty Circle
- 2022 Lush Skin & Body
- 2023 Mediluxe
- 2024 The Skin Coaches-Cooroy
Best Eco Salon/Spa Clinic
- 2019 James Vivian Dermal Therapies
- 2020 Eco Spa
- 2021 Eco Spa
- 2022 The Day Spa
- 2023 House of Samara
- 2024 House of Samara
BEAUTY SQUAD
2022
Madison Christer-Brooks – Bliss Day Spa
Mala McAlpin
Maria Cammaroto – Natspa Health & Clinical Skin
Natalie Herschell – Skin Coaches
2023
Chelsea Holmes, Skin Love Clinic
Elise Birchall, LILI Skin Co
Laura Mitchell, James Vivian
Morgan Harris, The Beauty Extract
2024
Amy Williams, Aeon Aesthetics
Grace Luce, Aesthetics by Grace Luce
Jacinta Curnow, Jacinta Curnow Skin
Shikya Clark,Bobbie Charles Skin & Cosmetic Clinics
STATE AND NATIONAL SALON/SPA/CLINIC CATEGORIES
Best Salon/Spa/Clinic of the Year – 4 Treatment rooms or less
NSW/ACT
- 2017 The Temple Skincare
- 2018 The Temple Skincare & Spa
- 2019 The Temple Skincare & Spa
- 2020 Laser Sydney
- 2021 Bella Spazio
- 2022 Skin Correctives
- 2023 Skintifix
- 2024 Lili Skin Co
VIC/TAS/SA
- 2017 James Vivian Dermal Therapies
- 2018 Le Chic Skin & Beauty
- 2019 SKN by Jane Marshall
- 2020 James Vivian
- 2021 Infinity Skin + Body
- 2022 Evodia Beauty Care
- 2023 Luminary Melbourne
- 2024 Luminary Melbourne
QLD
- 2017 Natural Beauty & Medi Clinic
- 2018 Natural Beauty & Medi Clinic
- 2019 Serenity Skin Spa
- 2020 Oi Cosmetic Studio
- 2021 Ultra Essence
- 2022 Ultra Essence
- 2023 Ultra Medi Spa
- 2024 Oi Cosmetic Studio
WA/NT
- 2017 Cosmedica Skin Specialists
- 2018 Exhale Skin Body Spa
- 2019 Eden Aesthetics
- 2020 Eden Aesthetics
- 2021 Beauty Bar Byford
- 2022 Beauty Bar Byford
- 2023 Sapphire Skin Studio
- 2024 Peachy Skin Clinic
Best Salon/Spa/Clinic of the Year – 5 Treatment rooms or more
NSW/ACT
- 2017 Richmond Skin Fitness
- 2018 Macquarie Medi Spa Bathurst
- 2019 La Bella Medispa
- 2020 Nectar Day Spa
- 2021 La Bella Medispa
- 2022 Bliss Day Spa
- 2023 Skin Correctives
- 2024 Skin Correctives
VIC/TAS/SA
- 2017 Vitality Laser & Skin Clinic
- 2018 HUD Skin & Body
- 2019 Cocoon Spa
- 2020 The Skin Hub
- 2021 Vitality Laser & Skin Clinic
- 2022 Vitality Laser & Skin Clinic
- 2023 James Vivian
- 2024 James Vivian
QLD
- 2017 Simply Elegant
- 2018 In Therapy Skin & Body
- 2019 In Therapy Skin & Body
- 2020 Simply Elegant
- 2021 Simply Elegant
- 2022 The Skin Coaches
- 2023 Bobbie Charles Skin & Cosmetic Clinics
- 2024 Bobbie Charles Skin & Cosmetic Clinic-West Village
WA/NT
- 2017 Keturah Day Spa
- 2018 Eco Spa
- 2019 Keturah Day Spa
- 2020 Eco Spa
- 2021 Eco Spa
- 2022 Love Beauty Skin Clinic
- 2023 Love Beauty Skin Clinic
- 2024 Eden Aesthetics
AUSTRALIAN Salon/Spa/Clinic of the Year – 4 Treatment rooms or less
- 2017 The Temple Skincare
- 2018 The Temple Skincare
- 2019 The Temple Skincare
- 2020 James Vivian
- 2021 Infinity Skin + Body
- 2022 Skin Correctives
- 2023 Skintifix
- 2024 Luminary Melbourne
AUSTRALIAN Salon/Spa/Clinic of the Year – 5 Treatment rooms or more
- 2017 Keturah Day Spa
- 2018 HUD Skin & Body
- 2019 La Bella Medispa
- 2020 Nectar Day Spa
- 2021 Eco Spa
- 2022 The Skin Coaches
- 2023 James Vivian
- 2024 Bobbie Charles Skin & Cosmetic Clinic-West Village
AUSTRALIAN MAKE UP INDUSTRY AWARDS
Bridal/Formal Make Up Artist of the Year
- 2018 Kenneth Higgins
- 2019 Tanya Guccione
- 2020 Jane Truong
- 2021 Ava Belle
- 2022 Jane Truong
- 2023 Pearlin McCarthy
- 2024 Eliza Schwab
High Fashion/Editorial Make Up Artist of the Year
- 2018 Rachel Montgomery
- 2019 Shella Ruby Martin
- 2020 Shella Ruby Martin
- 2021 Shiree Collier
- 2022 Shella Ruby Martin
- 2023 Julia Green
- 2024 Brooke Clarke
VOTED CATEGORIES
Australian Wholesaler of the Year
- 2017 DBC Hair and Beauty Supplies
- 2018 The Global Beauty Group
- 2019 The Global Beauty Group
- 2020 The Global Beauty Group
- 2021 Professional Beauty Solutions
- 2022 The Beauty Warehouse
- 2023 The Global Beauty Group
- 2024 QLD-Salon Direct Hair and Beauty Supplies
NOMINATED CATEGORIES
Special Recognition Award
- 2022 Julie Piantadosi
Mocha Angels Humanitarian
- 2019 Samuel Johnson
- 2022 Rebecca Miller
- 2023 Otto and Zoe MItter
- 2024 Karla McDiarmid
Hall of Fame
- 2012 Val Glover-Hovan
- 2013 Rae Morris
- 2014 Gay Wardle
- 2015 Anni Diamond
- 2016 Cameron Jane Thomas
- 2017 Caroline Nelson
- 2018 Riana Janse van Rensburg
- 2019 Faye Murray
- 2022 Emma Hobson
- 2023 Elle Wilson
- 2024 Alex Zotos
CEASED CATEGORIES
Best Retail Salon
- 2012 Beautyologist
- 2013 Beautyologist
- 2014 Category integrated into Salon of the Year
Best Mens Grooming Salon
- 2015 Guys Grooming
Tanning Salon or Service
- 2012 Tan Temple
- 2013 The Spray Tan Salon
- 2014 The Spray Tan Salon
- 2015 Tan Temple
- 2016 Nabu Bronzing Bar
- 2017 Beach St Tanning
- 2018 Beach St Tanning
- 2019 Nabu Bronzing Bar
- 2020 Beach St. Beauty Bar
Fantasy Make Up Artist of the Year
- 2018 Cassie Harris/Helen Magelaki
- 2019 Cassie Harris
- 2020 Colin Wilson
Australian Make Up Artist
- 2012 Rachel Montgomery
- 2013 Rachel Montgomery
- 2014 Becca Gilmartin
- 2015 Mia Connor
- 2016 Alana Mevissen
- 2017 Liz Sharp
- 2018 – Cassie Harris
- 2019 – Cassie Harris
- 2020 Shella Ruby Martin
- 2021 Ava Belle
Salon Manager of the Year
- 2016 Ella King, Cove Spa
- 2017 Kylie Rogers, Skin Fitness
- 2020 Taylor Febnton, Macquarie Medispa
Best Day Spa
- 2012 Keturah Day Spa Group
- 2013 Keturah Day Spa Group
- 2014 Nectar Day Spa
- 2015 Fifth Element Day Spa
- 2016 Bodhi J
- 2017 Integrated into State Salon/Spa of the Year
Best Salon (4 or less)
- 2012 Beautyologist
- 2013 Spoilt Rotten
- 2014 Spoilt Rotten
- 2015 Spoilt Rotten
- 2016 The Temple Skincar
- 2017 Integrated into State Salon/Spa of the Year
Best Salon (5 or more)
- 2012 Groom Spa
- 2013 Groom Spa
- 2014 Neoskin
- 2015 Simply Elegant
- 2016 Simply Elegant
- 2017 Integrated into State Salon/Spa of the Year
