Nicoleta Abiaboeru, who runs Lashes by Nico in Bournemouth, has won first place in her category at the Female Boss Awards 2026 and is developing training for aspiring lash artists. A Bournemouth lash and brow specialist has won first place at a national beauty awards. Nicoleta Abiaboeru, who runs Lashes by Nico on Holdenhurst Road, was named Russian Lash Specialist of the Year at the Female Boss Awards 2026 after entering the UK competition this year. She said she was “proud to represent Bournemouth” and described the award as recognition for the town where she has built her independent bus
A Bournemouth lash and brow specialist has won first place at a national beauty awards.
Nicoleta Abiaboeru, who runs Lashes by Nico on Holdenhurst Road, was named Russian Lash Specialist of the Year at the Female Boss Awards 2026 after entering the UK competition this year.
She said she was “proud to represent Bournemouth” and described the award as recognition for the town where she has built her independent business since starting her lash work in 2022.
Her route into the industry began with practising on her mother and friends, before she built a client base through social media, worked from home and later opened her studio at Holdenhurst Road.
She said she had “worked hard, made mistakes, learned” and kept improving, while thanking the clients whose appointments helped her develop from a small start into a full time beauty career.
Nicoleta is also developing one to one training for aspiring lash artists, with the aim of helping other women enter the beauty industry and grow their own work in Bournemouth over time.
