Judges are asked to read through all entries and score each one based on pre-defined criteria. The points are added up and the highest scoring entries are shortlisted as finalists, making it through to the second round.

Official Visitor – All finalists will be contacted by an official visitor, who will make an appointment to see the facilities and interview the managers, staff and owner. Finalists will be responsible for providing one treatment free of charge for the Official Visitor. These visits will take place between 16 October and 20 November 2024, if your business is closed for any period during these months, we need you to notify us of this in advance by sending an email to the Awards Team at awards@thepbgroup.com. If we do not receive advance notification, this could limit your business’ chances of progressing to the final stage of the awards.

That visitor’s judging report will be read and taken into account by the judges.

• Judges will have a deliberation day where they discuss the findings of the official visitor and review the original entries.
• Judges do not agree on a winner as a group but instead score independently using pre-defined criteria.
• Judges submit their final scores to the Professional Beauty Awards organising team, who then total up all the scores from all the judges. The finalist with the highest collective score wins.

NOTE: Finalists will be responsible for providing treatments free of charge for Official Visitor.

All finalists will be required to attend a judging interview day to make a presentation about their business and to be interviewed by the judging panel about their staff management and training procedures. The date for this is Tuesday 21 January 2025.

• Judges do not agree on a winner as a group but instead score independently using pre-defined criteria.
• Judges submit their final scores to the Professional Beauty Awards organising team, who then total up all the scores from all the judges. The finalist with the highest collective score wins.
  

All finalists will be required to attend a judging interview day to be interviewed by the judging panel about their business. The date for this is Tuesday 21 January 2025.

• Judges do not agree on a winner as a group but instead score independently using pre-defined criteria.
• Judges submit their final scores to the Professional Beauty Awards organising team, who then total up all the scores from all the judges. The finalist with the highest collective score wins.
  

Shortlisted finalists will be asked to attend a practical trade test on Wednesday 29 January 2025.

• Finalists will be asked to demonstrate 4 techniques while the judges observe.
• Following this practical trade test, each finalist will be interviewed by the judges.
• Judges do not agree on a winner as a group but instead score independently using pre-defined criteria.
• Judges submit their final scores to the Professional Beauty Awards organising team, who then total up all the scores from all the judges.
• The finalist with the highest collective score wins.
  

Shortlisted finalists will be asked to attend a practical trade test on Thursday 30 January 2025.

• Finalists will be asked to perform 1 short blemish removal treatment while the judges observe.
• You will be required to bring your own model to the practical day.
• Following this practical trade test, each finalist will be interviewed by the judges.
• Judges do not agree on a winner as a group but instead score independently using pre-defined criteria.
• Judges submit their final scores to the Professional Beauty Awards organising team, who then total up all the scores from all the judges.
• The finalist with the highest collective score wins.
  

Shortlisted finalists will be asked to attend a practical trade test on Friday 31 January 2025.

• Finalists will be asked to perform 1 short treatment while the judges observe.
• Following this practical trade test, each finalist will be interviewed by the judges.
• Judges do not agree on a winner as a group but instead score independently using pre-defined criteria.
• Judges submit their final scores to the Professional Beauty Awards organising team, who then total up all the scores from all the judges.
• The finalist with the highest collective score wins.