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Revealed: How to deal with competition from other beauty businesses
How to deal with competition from other beauty businesses Founder of Beauty Boss HQ, Layla Tourh, shares how to deal with competition from other nail & beauty businesses… Who is your competition? Is it the salon across the road? Is it that new place that opened up next door? Or is it the business with…
Read MoreNail Tech Talk: My experience as a Green Salon Collective member
Lucy Allen, owner of Sheffield-based SuperNatural Nails, a Green Salon Collective member salon, shares what pros need to know about becoming members of the circular waste management authority. Why did you become a Green Salon Collective member? I joined Green Salon Collective (GSC) in September 2021 after reading an article about it in Scratch. I’m always…
Read More5 ways to keep nail salon appointment books busy this summer
Beauty business expert and founder of Beauty Boss HQ, Layla Tourh, serves up advice for keeping the appointment books busy during the summer months… As we enter the summer holidays, we know to expect an increase in the obvious summer trending services, such as waxing, spray tans, and pedicures, but we are also familiar with a…
Read MoreNAIL TECH TALK: Nailympia Orlando winner, Kierra White
By Rose Moggridge A licenced cosmetologist since January 2019, Kierra White of Jacksonville, USA, slipped sideways into nail art and grooming after her passion for this beauty genre was ignited. Captivated by the fact that a nail artist can express their own vision of art on a nail, Kierra chose to explore this avenue more…
Read MoreSir Andy Murray teams up with Michelle Humphrey for Wimbledon nail art offerings
By Rose Moggridge Session nail artist, Michelle Humphrey, has collaborated with twice Wimbledon champion, Sir Andy Murray OBE, on a project with American Express in his role as its tennis ambassador. In this unusual partnership, Sir Andy Murray was invited to design a series of limited edition nail art to illustrate the most memorable and special moments…
Read MoreWhy you need to add piercing to your beauty menu this summer
As we approach the summer holidays, our piercing partners are preparing for a busy few weeks where their businesses will be booked up with children having their ears pierced for the first time! Ear piercing is an all year round service, however parents often choose the long summer school holidays to have that first piercing…
Read MoreSummer salon marketing: How to make packages work for your beauty business
Beauty business expert & founder of Beauty Boss HQ, Layla Tourh, serves up advice for reaping rewards from treatment packages during quieter summer months. It’s that time of year when the temperature is rising, daylight is lasting longer and clients are talking about where they are going for their summer holidays. Despite being pleased for…
Read MoreThe FNP reveals findings from its first nail industry allergy survey
Marian Newman BEM, chair of The Federation of Nail Professionals, shares findings from the FNP’s first allergy survey… A large part of the nail sector is aware of an ‘allergy epidemic’ that we and our clients are suffering from. Acrylate based nail coatings have been available and used since, at least, the late 1970’s and…
Read MoreHere’s how your beauty business can reduce its environmental impact
Victoria Brownlie, chief policy officer at the British Beauty Council shares guidance to support eco efforts in the beauty sector… While most people are committed to working more sustainably, I have noticed a real disconnect between where world leaders, governments, NGOs and big business see challenges, compared to the average person, small salon owner or…
Read MoreHow to tackle stressful work situations as a nail tech
Session nailist, Stephanie Staunton, reveals how to overcome and tackle challenges that face a number of nail pros… We all know that life gets tough sometimes and problems can seem rife, so I want to share some of the most stressful situations I encounter as a session tech – and how I try to overcome…
Read MoreWhy I use Timely to help manage my beauty business
When Beaconsfield-based nail technician, Chloe Joel, shared images of her ombré nail styles on social media, they quickly went viral – and she found herself juggling up to 30 clients a week. Overwhelmed by admin, she turned to Timely to take over her business management and bookings. “Before Timely, I spent every evening sending text…
Read More5 ways to turn bridal clients into nail & beauty regulars
Beauty business expert and founder of Beauty Boss HQ, Layla Tourh, serves up advice for how you can turn bridal clients into regular clients… If there’s one industry we can count on to be very busy this year, it would be the wedding industry! Many brides have been waiting a long time for their ‘big…
Read More8 reasons why you get dry skin on your feet
To best avoid rough, dry, tight or cracked heels, Bryony Cocksedge, head of education at Louella Belle, explains the major causes and solutions… Lifestyle and genetics Lifestyle and genetics are both factors that have a major say in your skin’s characteristics and conditions. For many, when they think of summer sandals, they immediately think about…
Read MoreRevealed: 5 steps to make your pedicure go the distance
Keep dry, hard skin on feet at bay post-pedicure with a helping hand from Bryony Cocksedge, head of education at Louella Belle… 1. Start with a bowl of warm water and add a capful of Footlogix Foot Soak which is a pH balanced, gentle, cleansing foot soak with anti-microbial properties. It helps soften dry, rough…
Read MoreHere’s how the beauty sector is taking steps to become more sustainable
Jayn Sterland, chair of the Sustainable Beauty Coalition & MD of Weleda, shares what the SBC has been doing to support the industry’s eco-efforts… Last year, it seemed that ‘sustainability’ within beauty became the new buzzword. We saw the UK host the United Nations climate summit – COP26, the launch of the Green Claims Code…
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