Best New Business (non-restaurant)
The Skinnovation Studio Read More
Track Record Vinyl Shop & Listening Lounge
Pawsitively Delicious Treats
Best Women’s Clothing Store
Bless Your Heart Boutique Read More
Southern Dash & Cousin Couture
Betty & Jane Boutique
Best Men’s Clothing Store
Ashworth’s Clothing
Apex Outfitters
The Gentlemen’s Corner
Best Children’s Clothing Store
Ruby James Children’s Boutique Read More
Lollipops Children’s Boutique
Little Angel Children’s Thrift
Best Resale Shopping
Guardian Angel Thrift
Serendipity Consignment Boutique
KnB’s Marketplace
Best Florist
Flowers on Broad Street
Flowers by Nora
Expressions of Love Florist
Best Furniture
Adorn Home Furnishings
Rescued WOOD Rehab
Woody’s Furniture
Best Home Décor
SouthernlyPlace
Rescued WOOD Rehab
Adorn Home Furnishings
Best Garden Center
Logan’s Garden Hut
Fairview Garden Center
Polly’s Petal Patch
Best Gift Store
Southern Dash & Cousin Couture
Bless Your Heart Boutique
SouthernlyPlace
Best Jewelry Store
Samantha’s Jewelry Read More
Holland’s Jewelers
Anfesa’s Jewelers
Best Shopping Center or District
Downtown Fuquay and Varina
Fenton
Holly Springs Towne Center
Best Specialty Foods Store
Fuquay Spice and Tea
The Butcher’s Market
The Meat House of Fuquay
Best Wine Store
Cellar 55
Wine 100
Triangle Wine Company
Best Bottle Shop
The Corner Biergarten
Black Dog Bottle Shop
Cellar 55
Samantha’s Jewelry
Best Jewelry Store
Samantha Babcock creates jewelry that stands out.
“I want our jewelry to get reactions like, “Oh wow, where did you get that? Who did that for you, because I’ve never seen anything like that,’” she says.
From her namesake shop on Fuquay-Varina’s Broad Street, Samantha has crafted, repurposed, and sold jewelry since 2009. In recent years, her daughter Bailey joined the team.
“A lot of what we do is repurposing old jewelry,” Samantha says. “Customers want to use the stones out of their own jewelry and create something new.”
Class rings, old wedding jewelry, or heirloom pendants, for example, can all be refashioned into modern pieces filled with meaning.
The Skinnovation Studio
Best New Business (non-restaurant)
Heather Noll
After 13 years as a nurse practitioner, three of those years in medical aesthetics, Heather Noll decided to branch out on her own.
“I love being able to have more control over every aspect of the patient experience. From the time clients are searching about the practice until the time they leave, and hopefully return, I get to make sure they are having an exceptional experience,” she says.
The Skinnovation Studio opened last April, situated in the Town Hall Commons building in Holly Springs’ Village District.
Heather’s most requested treatment is neurotoxins, like Botox, followed by skincare solutions.
“What you are doing every day at home is almost more important, so I really outline the importance of that, and I do carry medical-grade skincare. You don’t go to the dentist every six months but not brush your teeth at home,” she says.
“I love being able to help women and men — anybody — feel their best. … Aging is something we can’t prevent and can be hard for a lot of people.
“My take on this industry is it’s not about changing you; it’s about making you feel the best version of yourself or giving you back something you had. It’s not about augmenting; it’s about giving the most natural result to look the best version of yourself.”
“I tell my patients that the best aesthetic result is the one nobody knows that you had. Others look at you and say, ‘You look fantastic,’ but can’t quite tell what’s different.”
Bless Your Heart Boutique
Best Women’s Clothing Store
A longtime Holly Springs favorite for women’s clothing and gifts, Bless Your Heart Boutique, owned by Holly Springs resident Jodi Stevens, opened a second location in Apex last year. Bless Your Heart carries popular national brands like Kendra Scott, Nora Fleming, Entro, Liverpool, and SCOUT Bags. Follow along on social media for live sales, new arrivals, and behind-the-scenes accounts of their trips to buying markets.
Ruby James Children’s Boutique
Best Children’s Clothing Store
Owned by Fuquay-Varina resident Olivia Ellington, Ruby James Children’s Boutique specializes in beautiful and comfortable clothing for babies and children with a focus on seasonal and holiday-themed attire for memory-making moments.
In 2025, the shop left their downtown Fuquay storefront and transitioned to an e-commerce site. Still want to shop in person? Consider attending one of the pop-up partnerships with Mahjong with Elizabeth — a night of mahjong lessons, open play, and local shopping. The next one occurs on March 25.
See the rest of the Maggy winners:
- Restaurant Spotlight: Truman’s Smokehouse & Kitchen
- The Madness of March: A Bracket of Complaints
- Recipes from Readers: Apple Cinnamon Crumb Cake
- Fueled by Giving
- Meet & Greet: Rachel Cornett
- Dig In & Drink Up: Desert Rose
- See & Do: March to April 2026
- Presenting the 2026 Maggy Awards
- 2026 Maggy Awards: Restaurants
- 2026 Maggy Awards: Lifestyle
- 2026 Maggy Awards: Services
- 2026 Maggy Awards: Shopping
