AFTER hundreds of votes were counted, this is your beauty therapist of the year.

Amanpreet Kaur, 46, owner of Beauty and Brows in 91 High Street, Andover,  was crowned 'Beauty Therapist of the Year' by readers of the Andover Advertiser and Basingstoke Gazette.

"I was really surprised," Amanpreet said, having won the award for the second time, having previously won in 2022.

"I really want to thank all my clients, they are amazing."

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An independent business, set up by Amanpreet in 2019, Beauty and Browns offers a range of treatments including henna brows, brow lamination, brow shaping, tinting and lash perming/lifting, body massage, lash extensions, manicures, pedicures, nail art and gel nails.

Amanpreet, who is the sole therapist in the salon, says she specialises in threading.

"My favourite thing is threading, I love it.

"I don't use a machine for it, it is all done completely manually.

"In fact, most treatments we do are completely natural, and people love that about us."

Amanpreet believes the reason her business is successful is due to the fact that clients don't need to book to be seen.

She said: "Usually, nowadays, most businesses like salons are appointment-based, but I found that it is much more convenient for people to just walk in.

"This is one of the few places that does walk-ins and our clients prefer that."

Amanpreet explained how she has a diverse clientele, with "a lot of youngsters" and her oldest client is 92 this year.

She spoke about how she wasn't sure if her younger clients would vote using the forms from the newspaper and was "surprised" to find out she had won.

She said: "My clients worked hard to fill in the forms in the newspaper.

"It was quite an old-fashioned way of voting and I was worried that my younger clients who love to do things online wouldn't vote."

A small business, with no franchise, Amanpreet told the Gazette how she is thinking of expanding her team and needs to find "the right staff."

Amanpreet praised the loyalty of her clients, who "trust" her to "deliver a quality service," and said: "I really want to thank all my honest and loyal clients.

"I'm on holiday at the moment but I can trust that they won't let anyone else touch their eyebrows."

Amanpreet moved to Andover nearly 10 years ago and told the Gazette that she "loves" the town.

She said: "I love the support everyone in the town has given me, I love everyone here, I love the way they support us and how well-mannered the people are."