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20 nail products you’ll love for Valentine’s Day 2025
‘Tis the season of love, so we’ve rounded up 20 love-ly nail products – from gel polishes to nail lacquers and glitter – that will set hearts aflutter this Valentine’s Day…
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Why Glasgow? Founder of nail company, House of NAF! shares heritage & success story
Glasgow-based House of NAF! is the umbrella company of the multi award-winning NAF! Salon, NAF! School, and hand & skincare product lines, NAF! Stuff and NAF! Professionals. Founded by manicurist, Tammy Koslowski, in 2015, NAF! has become a renowned destination for clients seek quality beauty services, products and education, and…
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How a Scottish inventor & son created a product nail enthusiasts can’t live without
Have you ever damaged a nail opening a can, prying open the clips of photo frames or opening keyrings? It’s these nuisances that led husband and son duo, Brian and Gregor Eadie, to create Keysie: a handy device to save nails from unnecessary damage. It was Gregor who approached his…
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Let’s talk about the importance of footcare with expert advice from KATHARIN VON GAVEL, founder and CEO of Footlogix, a footcare brand that promises results that equal a pedicure with purpose. Why not consider adding to your pedicure repertoire and telling your clients how they can care for their feet…
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Salon owner, educator and award-winning nail stylist, Katie Barnes, unveils concerns surrounding DIY gel polish kits… Gel polish seems like an easy to use, harmless product – surely, it’s just like painting on a nail polish, isn’t it? Well, this is the attitude that is causing problems amongst some non-professionals, as they…
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Sister duo, Ashley and Olivia Witter, have teamed up to create Nails In The Hudd, their own brand of nail products. The brand launched in November 2020 with the by.OWA No.28 moisture oil, described as ‘a unisex oil with a musky scent.’ Ashley, who qualified in Nail Services in 2015…
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Stunning scarlet nail styling & a powerful message about beauty, combine in a photographic project revealed by Brillbird educator, Neringa Alsauskiene. Kat Hill reports Captivating with a striking, scarlet stiletto nail, Neringa Alsauskiene created a series of images that celebrates both the beauty and strength of womankind. Contrasting against her…
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October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for the past few years, Scratch has been supporting the Let’s Nail Breast Cancer campaign to help raise funds for the Future Dreams charity. The campaign was launched by Lisa Crook, founder of nail and beauty distributor, Louella Belle, who set out to…
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Janan Saher is the owner and creator of Aviva Day Spa, Academy and Pro Gel. Her career in the nail and beauty industry spans over two decades and she is proud to run her multi award-winning salon and training school, which uses her own brand – Aviva Pro Gel. “I…
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