Twenty-two-year-old business owner from Irvine, Dara Howe, “couldn’t believe” it when she was announced as a finalist in the UK Hair and Beauty Awards in the Rising Star and Best in Aesthetics categories.
The Irvine beauty therapist founded her own business Final Touch Aesthetics in Kilmarnock just four months ago after passing aesthetics courses.
She said: “If you told me when I first started my business four months ago that I would be nominated for UK Hair and Beauty Awards I would not believe it but with hard work and determination I’ve got there.