Katie Butler Truro

Nail students showcase sustainability themed competition creations

By Guest Writer | 22 July 2020

Sarah Brenton-Sara, lecturer in Level 2 & 3 Nail Services & Beauty Therapy at Truro & Penwith College, reveals how her students have been learning & developing their skills during lockdown… It has been a turbulent year for the nail industry, however my part-time nail students have excellent throughout lockdown and created some…

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Why collaboration is key in the nail industry

By Sophie Nutt | 12 July 2020

Tracey Lee, international nail artist & educator, reveals how Beauty2trs is celebrating it’s first birthday with a ‘birthday bash’ online class… How awesome it was to celebrate the first year of Beauty2trs with a class that epitomises the idea behind the platform – collaboration! When Beauty2trs started, the idea was to…

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Dorota Palicka

Nail art options for every skill level

By Guest Writer | 24 June 2020

Scratch puts the spotlight on the esteemed educators at Beauty2trs, the online platform for nail classes… This month: Awarding winning nail tech, Dorota Palicka About Dorota Dorota moved with her family from Poland to a small village in Scotland in 2006. Due to the language barrier she was not able to work as…

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How nail students have been keeping busy during lockdown

By Guest Writer | 27 May 2020

Sarah Brenton-Sara, lecturer in Level 2 & 3 Nail Services & Beauty Therapy at Truro & Penwith College, reveals how her students have been learning & developing their skills during lockdown… Remote teaching from Truro & Penwith College is going well – and lockdown has definitely not hampered the learning of our students.…

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Master 3D acrylic art with Catherine Wong

By Scratch Staff | 19 April 2020

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…

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Anna Kuznetsova 3d French Nail Workshop

Tales from 3D French nail workshops with Anna Kuznetsova

By Zoe Wickens | 20 March 2020

A group of nail techs took part in Anna Kuznetsova’s 3D French nail workshop held in London. Here, attendee, Elwira Walczak, an international master educator for Mollon Pro, reveals all about the experience… The nail journey never ends and it is important to learn from the best. At the end…

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Lecenté Create Training Event 2020

By Kat Hill | 4 March 2020

Earlier this week, I was lucky enough to spend the day with the Lecenté team at its Create Training Event. The event saw educators and ambassadors gather, as well as some of the brand’s European distributors. The day kicked off with a warm welcome from head of marketing & communications, Katrina…

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Brillbird Educator Training, Tenerife 2020: Day 6

By Scratch Staff | 21 February 2020

Michelle Brookes, Brillbird educator, reveals the tales from the brand’s trip to Tenerife for educator training… Day 6  I woke bright and early to pack my suitcase, as I was to head to the airport straight after the last training session. I think there were a few sore heads amongst the educators…

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Brillbird Educator Training, Tenerife 2020: Day 5

By Scratch Staff | 20 February 2020

Michelle Brookes, Brillbird educator, reveals the tales from the brand’s trip to Tenerife for educator training… Day 5  Today, educator Galina Kokovikhina from Russia taught us how to create animal art using gel polish. She was an amazing tutor and broke down each step to show us shading, shadowing and placement. I…

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Brillbird Educator Training, Tenerife 2020: Day 4

By Scratch Staff | 19 February 2020

Michelle Brookes, Brillbird educator, reveals the tales from the brand’s trip to Tenerife for educator training… Day 4  Today, we enjoyed training in 3D & 4D techniques courtesy of educator, Karina Frias, using a mix of 3D Forming Gel and builder gels. We started the day by creating a 3D Fairy using…

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