Posts by Sophie Nutt
Toast the festivities with CND™ Cocktail Couture collection
CND™ has launched Cocktail Couture; its Christmas 2020 collection comprising a range of luxurious and indulgent shades. The elegant six-piece collection embodies deep reds, a stunningly rich gold and a sophisticated emerald green for creating lavish nail looks this season. Available in both CND Shellac™ and CND Vinylux™ formulas, the collection includes: Devil Red –…
Read MoreScratch October 2020: Behind the cover
This month’s striking Scratch cover comes courtesy of the Let’s Nail Breast Cancer 2020, in aid of Future Dreams. This year’s campaign is encouraging men to paint their nails pink and post on their social media channels using the hashtags #LNBCboys and #LNBC20 for awareness. As well as this, there’s a whole range of fundraising activities nail technicians and…
Read MoreCancer Touch Therapy training launches at White Rose Beauty colleges
Made for Life Organics and the Made for Life Foundation have partnered with White Rose Beauty Colleges to offer the industry Cancer Touch Therapy to Level 3 students or those studying complementary therapy. Cancer Touch Therapy training is SATCC approved and accredited by the Complementary Medical Association. It has been developed with advice from trained…
Read MoreStrong women inspire LART autumn collection
LART has revealed its autumn 2020 collection; Hello, STRONG Nails!, featuring 11 shades of mineral dipping powder to reflect the ‘titanium power of women’. Ranging from rich purples to khaki green and warm mustard shades, the Hello, STRONG Nails collection colours boast the LART dipping formula for easy and fast application of natural nail overlays…
Read MoreSalon System supports Let’s Nail Breast Cancer campaign
Salon System is supporting the 2020 Let’s Nail Breast Cancer campaign in aid of the Future Dreams charity for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month of October, Salon System is donating 100% of profits from the Gellux In the Pink collection to the Future Dreams charity. The Gellux shades include Pink Punch (8ml), Flirty…
Read MoreHow Covid-19 is changing the world of beauty
A recent report by Emily Gerstell, Sophie Marchessou, Jennifer Schmidt and Emma Spagnuolo from McKinsey & Company analyses the likely effects of Covid-19 on the beauty industry over the next three to six months, as well as how the pandemic could change the industry in the longterm. “The industry has responded positively to the crisis,…
Read MoreLet’s Nail Breast Cancer 2020: How you can get involved
October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a time to particularly note the most common cancer in the UK. Every year, one in seven women are diagnosed with the disease, alongside roughly 370 men. Fighting breast cancer is a cause that has always united the nail industry due to its impact on women and the…
Read MoreCND™ brings back Shellac™ in Ruby Ritz for festive season
CND™ has brought back the fan favourite Shellac™ shade Ruby Ritz in time to add sparkle to clients’ nails for the festive season. Available exclusively from Sweet Squared, Ruby Ritz is a rich red shade topped with thousands of sparkles, ideal for party season and Christmas nail appointments. Here, CND™ education ambassador Victoria Trafford applied CND Shellac™ Wear Extender…
Read MoreHuda Kattan steps down as CEO of Huda Beauty
Huda Kattan, founder of Huda Beauty, has appointed Nathalie Kristo as the new global CEO of the company. Huda Kattan trained as a make-up artist in 2009 and quickly gained a loyal clientele. In 2010, Huda started a beauty blog that has since grown into one of the world’s fastest growing companies. Employing over 250…
Read MoreMaintain hygiene levels with Salon System sanitisation products
Salon System has launched sanitisation products including Hand Cleansing Gel and Nail+File Cleansing Spray. The Salon System Hand Cleansing Gel is no-rinse and ideal for use before all beauty services, as it contains 70% alcohol to protect hands and eliminate germs while killing 99.9% of bacteria. What’s more, the cleansing gel contains glycerine to help…
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