A HOST of salons and beauty professionals from Wrexham and Flintshire have been named award finalists.

Creative Oceanic powered by Oceanic Awards has announced the finalists for the Nation's Hair and Beauty Awards 2024.

These awards aim to be a celebration of excellence in the UK's hair and beauty industry and the talented professionals that work within it.

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The finalists have been recognised for their exceptional skills, expertise, and creativity in their respective categories, including hair salons, beauty salons, male grooming salons, spas, cosmetic clinics, makeup artists, nail salons, and training academies.

In the running for a title win from across the region are:

Beauty Salon of the Year (Wales):

BANK Beauty, Hawarden

ALYA Hair Aesthetics & Beauty Studio, Wrexham

Hair & Beauty Salon of the Year (Wales):

A&R Studios, Buckley

Revolution Hair and Beauty, Mold

Hair Salon of the Year (Wales):

ME Hairdressing, Shotton

Wow! Hairdressers, Buckley

Team of the Year (Wales):

Serendipity Hair and Beauty Boutique, Wrexham

Nail Salon of the Year (Wales):

Carolina Nails and Beauty, Wrexham

A Touch of Class, Wrexham

Aesthetics Clinic of the Year (Wales):

Glow Up, Wrexham

Aesthetics & Beauty by Jade, Mold

ALYA Hair Aesthetics & Beauty Studio, Wrexham

Hairdresser of the Year:

Hair by Cody Leigh, Wrexham

Semi Permanent Make Up Specialist of the Year:

Pure Beauty, Mold

Barbers of the Year:

Blades Gents Barbers, Wrexham

The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Sunday, August 25 at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel.

A spokesperson for the fourth Nation's Hair and Beauty Awards said: "The awards will shine the spotlight on the talented professionals that have shown great passion, commitment and innovation for the beauty industry, who often don't get the recognition they deserve.

"We'd like to congratulate all of our finalists and wish them the best of luck."