Master 3D acrylic art with Catherine Wong

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Scratch puts the spotlight on the esteemed educators at Beauty2trs, the online platform for nail classes… This month:  Catherine Wong reveals how to perfect 3D acrylic nail artistry Tracey Lee of Beauty2trs comments: “Do you remember that one nail crush you had when you first started in the industry? The person you looked up to and followed passionately, trying…

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Kure Bazaar Paris adds plant pigments to nail colour

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Kure Bazaar Paris‘s four-piece spring/summer 2020 nail collection features plant pigments in its formula. Created using elderberries, radishes and sweet potatoes, the four delicate shades are: Rose Quartz – a sheer pink Mineral – a light grey Cotton – a soft nude Mint – a pastel mint green. Kure Bazaar prides itself on natural-based formulas…

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Joanna Bandurska donates personal care products to local hospital workers

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Joanna Bandurska has donated essential personal care products to local hospital workers in Szpital Specjalistyczny w Chorzowie. The Polish-based 2019 Nailympia Global Cup champion & educator for Indigo Nails Lab collected much needed supplies with huband, Michal Bandurski. Items donated include disinfectants, gloves, caps, antiperspirants, body lotions and hand creams from their own personal supplies…

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How can I create great nail & beauty videos for social media?

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Simon Day of Toastmasters International, an organisation that provides communication & leadership skills, reveals how to engage others & communicate effectively via online videos… While salons and beauty businesses are closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, you may find yourself turning to online means of communication to keep in touch with clients. Here are some…

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Ways to self-care while self-isolating

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Salon owner, Natasha Ray, owner of the Noir Men’s Grooming Lounge in Beverly Hills, USA shares her ideas on self- love & care while self-isolating… It’s important to use this time of uncertainty to focus on gratitude instead of fear to help remove anxiety during this stressful time. Focus your mind on ways to take…

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Remote learning: How to keep students motivated

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Sarah Brenton-Sara, lecturer in Level 2 & 3 Nail Services & Beauty Therapy at Truro & Penwith College, shares advice for fellow educators considering a remote way of teaching, & how to keep students motivated during the coronavirus pandemic… Thank goodness for social media. I have had meetings with my Truro & Penwith College colleagues…

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Online resource helps change workplace attitudes towards mental health

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The Lord Mayor’s Appeal Charity, which aims to find solutions London’s most pressing societal issues, has introduced an initiative to help change attitudes towards mental health in the workplace and improve employee wellbeing. This Is Me was launched on World Mental Health Day 2016 and aims to reduce the stigma and dispel the myths surrounding…

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Coronavirus: 3 ways to use tech to keep clients interested

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Jo Martin, marketing director at Sally Salon Services UK & Ireland, reveals how you can you use technology to engage existing clients and attract new ones… Like many other sectors, the nail industry has been significantly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. At first, nail salons and freelancers took the decision to suspend in-salon treatments and…

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Truro & Penwith College scoops top award for beauty apprenticeships

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Truro & Penwith College has been recognised as the best provider of hair and beauty apprenticeships in the UK. The College scooped the Hair & Beauty Apprenticeship Provider of the Year accolade at the 2020 AAC Apprenticeship Awards, organised by FE Week and the Association of Education & Learning Providers. Sarah Brenton-Sara, lecturer in Level…

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Scratch launches weekly nail art challenge

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Europe’s leading nail magazine, Scratch, has launched a new nail art initiative: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge. Revealed earlier this week, the challenge is using nail art and social media to help nail professionals stay inspired and connected during the Coronavirus outbreak. Nail artists are invited to create a nail design to a theme set via Scratch’s…

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Tech Talk: Rainbow swirl nails by Shelley Richards

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Scratch learns more about the career story of talented nailist, Shelley Richards of Elite Nails… Shelley began her career journey in 2015 following encouragement from her sister, Lee-ann Moore. “Lee-Ann is a nail tech and she signed me up to a government funded course for Level 3 Nail Services,” Shelley explains. “This was completed over…

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Extend & enhance nails with Halo’s PoliBuild system

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Pure Nails has launched the Halo PoliBuild system; a nail enhancement range that offers the strength of L&P acrylic but with the flexibility of gel. It features Precision Gel in six natural-looking shades and Liquid Control, which, when used together, can create a natural nail overlay or used to elongate nails sing the tip &…

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Coronavirus: An update from NHBF

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We are living through extraordinary times and our industry is facing weeks, if not months, of huge anxiety as the Coronavirus pandemic continues. Here, NHBF chief executive, Hilary Hall, shares an update on the organisation’s efforts… The NHBF is reacting rapidly to the developing situation, from putting out daily updates and publishing detailed FAQs for…

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