FREE Business webinar tonight for Nail Techs

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Champion tech, nail expert & educator, Ela Loszczyk offers her nail expertise and marketing wisdom for nail techs in a free webinar she’s hosting tonight – the 20 November at 7pm. “It’s been an ‘interesting”’year for so many reasons with lots of ups and downs.,” cites Ela. “I know it’s been hard for many stylists…

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Beauty industry pays respect to former HABIA CEO, Alan Goldsbro

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As many in the professional beauty industry mourn the passing of Alan Goldsbro, former CEO of HABIA, Marian Newman BEM shares her experience & journey with this great man – who she calls ‘The architect of the modern nail industry’… On 7 October, a message popped into my inbox from an old and dear friend,…

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Nailing a Winter Wonderland

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US nail brand Jessica invites us to ‘see the world with a child-like wonder, to believe in the impossible, see beauty in the ordinary’ – plainly speaking – ‘be a seeker of magic’. To help the journey into the mystery of magic, Jessica presents three new bright, bold seasonal statement shades with a shimmer: I…

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Are your beauty products sustainable?

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#TheAttenboroughEffect – what impact has it had on the beauty industry? By Lucy Desai Following David Attenborough’s Life on Our Planet documentary on Netflix, we’re again reminded of the responsibility we have to reduce our impact on the planet. We’re all becoming more aware of our impact on the planet and are calling out brands…

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Beauty2trs Spices Up Colour Theory

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The latest course to be on offer with Beauty2trs is Color Your Nail Art by Nancy Janssen. “Colour is a power, which directly influences the soul of every nail artist and all nail art work,” comments Nancy. “Even the most simple looking nail art can look incredible with the right colours, but it can also…

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Hazel Dixon Releases Winter Nail Designs

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The Hazel Dixon Academy  has expanded its education repertoire and now offers an array of online classes and workshops available on its Online Education Platform at www.hazeldixonnailartistacademy.com “All the new online education is designed for qualified techs who want to up skill or add new techniques to their existing qualifications,” reveals Hazel Dixon, multi-award winning…

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Glitterbels Expands Education Team

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Under the accomplished eyes of Charli Jepson (Educator of the Year 2018 The Scratch Stars Awards),the Glitterbels education team has been growing and thriving through 2020. A 26-strong team that captures and guides students from Scotland to Northern Ireland and right down to Plymouth in England, the team is now engaging seven-days-a-week from its virtual…

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How to reduce energy bills in the nail salon

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  New small business research has revealed five simple actions that owners in the hospitality sector can take to get control of their energy bills during this difficult time.   A study of UK businesses employing less than 10 people showed that less than half of small business premises have active energy management policies, in…

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NAIL NOTES & QUOTES by nail artist, Hemi Park

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As I write this blog for Scratch, I’m in the air somewhere above the Pacific Ocean flying back home to California from South Korea. I’ve just spent over two months in its capital Seoul, working with Andrea Park of Nailholic magazine and Nailpro Competitions ASIA-Korea. There’s about 40 passengers on this aircraft and everyone is…

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2020 Gothic World Nail Champions Revealed

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The Gothic World Nails 2020 Championship has announced its winners for its month-long online contest. The international nail championship, Gothic World was created and hosted from Russia by Elena Shanskaya and Oksana Shwander in association with the Golden Nail Group. With a mission to invite techs to expand the boundaries of reality, this championship enticed…

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