Here’s how to make manis last if your client has excessively sweaty hands
Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis being the technical term) is surprisingly common and can affect the whole body or just certain areas, like the hands (palmar hyperhidrosis). It’s normal to sweat if you get hot or do exercise, but you may be sweating excessively if you’re sweating when your body does not…
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Covid-19: How I’ve tackled staffing issues since reopening my salons
Thanh Vu, managing director of four Dream Nails salons, reflects on the challenges – and opportunities – that have been presented to her businesses since reopening after lockdown… Since reopening, the most challenging aspect for our boutique salon business has been staffing issues. We adhere to strict Covid-19 precautions for…
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Here’s how 3 techs have tackled tricky nail & beauty clients
Scratch speaks to three devoted nail techs, Samantha Courage, Carly Wright, and Annmarie Jones, about their challenging experiences with clients, and their top tips for how to avoid these situations in the future… Samantha’s story Samantha Courage of Samantha Courage Beauty had a new client who booked in for a…
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NAIL TECH TALK: Meet Nikol Nikolova, Scratch Stars Mobile Nailist of the Year 20/21
Scratch chats to Nikol Nikolova of Triple N Mobile Salon about launching her own educational platform for nail techs and her excitement at winning the Scratch Stars Award for Mobile Nailist of the Year 20/21… I’ve done my own nails since I was little. My mom owned a salon and…
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TECH TALK: Meet Lucy Jefferis, the nail tech with a talent for hand drawn decals
Lucy Jefferis launched nail decal company Miss Lucy UK in early 2020, determined to excel in the industry she loved despite mental health battles making client appointments challenging. “I was unable to continue working within the beauty industry as I suffered with OCD, which spiralled out of control,” Lucy reveals.…
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BEHIND THE BRAND: Meet Dani Bailey, the nail tech dipping her toes in beauty product innovation
Dani Bailey has been a nail technician since 2019 and has always been a nail enthusiast, doing her own nails from when she was just 13 years old, after being taught by her mum. Dani created her product range, Alma By Dani, in the second lockdown when she was itching…
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NAIL TECH TALK: Samantha Cedergren of SLCNails
Scratch chats to Samantha Cedergren of SLCNails about her feelings on education in the nail industry and her hopes for the future… I find most of my inspiration from other nail techs, mostly through Instagram. I find it so difficult to just simply create from nothing. I have a folder…
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‘Not another beauty salon’ – Discover what makes award-winning Honestly Ombré stand out
Swindon based nail and beauty salon Honestly Ombré scooped the Scratch Stars Nail & Beauty Salon of the Year Award at the Scratch Stars Party 20/21, due to their passion of vegan, ethical, and cruelty free nails and beauty. Jess Wallbridge, founder of Honestly Ombré, tells us: “Honestly Ombré has…
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Here’s how one nail tech gained over 60K followers on YouTube
In just a few years, nail artist Natalie Mugridge has amassed over 30,000 Instagram followers – and a whopping 60,800 fans on YouTube. So what’s the secret to her social media success? Here, Scratch gets the lowdown… “I posted my first YouTube video on 28 September 2017, the same month…
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NAIL TECH TALK: Meet Kylea Wherry, Scratch Stars L&P Tech of the Year 20/21
Scratch chats to Kylea Wherry about her journey into the nail industry and her delight at winning the Scratch Stars Award for L&P Tech of the Year 20/21… I started my career in nails in January 2012. It wasn’t a profession I’d dreamed of, just one I thought could fit around…
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