COLOUR FOCUS
40+ gold manicures for a festive & fabulous nail look
Embrace the gold rush in the nail world with glittering accents and metallic colour-block finishes, offering eye-catching, opulent effects. We’ve rounded up 40 glistening gold nail designs below…
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Burgundy nails are trending: here’s 16 manicures for inspiration
‘Tis the season for burgundy manicures: the deep purple-red colour which returns as a seasonal staple. As leaves start to fall, coffee shops bring out their festive beverages and knitted jumpers dominate clothing choices, it’s clear the cozy season, along with its rich, deep hues, is well underway. The burgundy…
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Don’t miss out on the butter nails trend: here’s 31 designs for inspiration
You may be thinking the pastel yellow hue often coined the ‘butter nails’ trend may be more of a spring manicure preference. However, celebrities, including A-list singe Rihanna, courtesy of trusted tech @jennynails, have been rocking the look this autumn, so why can’t we? Check out our roundup of 31…
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‘Brat’ green is summer’s latest colour trend: get involved with nail inspiration & products
Take a look at social media and it won’t be long before you are told that it’s a ‘brat summer’. Move over Barbie pink, summer 2024’s colour of the moment is ‘brat green’: a hue inspired by the release of British pop star, Charli XCX’s sixth studio album, Brat. Its…
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15 alternative Valentine’s Day nail looks
Fancy a darker nail design for Valentine’s Day? Fall in love with the dark side of nail styling with our roundup of 15 black Valentine’s nail looks…
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Blue abstract French tips
Glitterbels ambassador, Aimee Link of AllNails shows off how to create this cool-toned, trendy French design. Products used: Brush On Builder in Cookie Cream Hema Free Gel Polish in Gentle White Hema Free Gel Polish in With A Bang Hema Free Gel Polish in White Hema Free Gel Polish…
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2024 trend: 65 blue nail design ideas to inspire manicures
In the Pinterest Predicts report 2024, the image sharing platform notes that ‘fun blue nails’ searches have risen by 260% in recent months, and forecasts that blue beauty and nail looks will make a statement on all skin tones in 2024, causing beauty enthusiasts to be anything but blue! Let…
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40+ super cool black and white nail designs you need to try
Monochromatic nail designs are dominating our feed right now! Check out our roundup of reader designs below…
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Katherine Daniels Cosmetics has launched the Multi-Tasking Eye Balm. A great skincare retail item, the balm designed to boost radiance, lift eyelids, tackle puffiness and dark circles. It also reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and smooths and brightens the delicate eye area with its silky texture without feeling greasy.…
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CND™ has added to its Creative Play nail lacquer range with eight new hues in a new collection. Inspired by your favourite places to play, the cheerful Playland collection includes Cherry Go-Round, a highly charged pink, Hold On Bright!, a fizzy orange and Aquaslide, a bright blue. A three-step system, Creative Play…
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Entry Requirements: This one-day course is ideal for beginners, as it teaches the basics of manicure and pedicure techniques. Course details: The course reviews manicure, pedicure and nail polish application techniques using a combination of demonstration and practical time. It gives students the skills and knowledge required to complete a manicure and pedicure…
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Top tech Kelly Christie and her Angus-based salon, Jewels Not Tools By Kelly, recently scooped Best Nail Salon at the Angus Business Award. Previously featured in Scratch Magazine, the now CNDTM Grand Master is celebrating a successful career in nails, despite a horrific car crash in 2006 that left her…
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Diversify your retail selection with Spongellé, a range of fragrance infused body buffers from Gerrard International. Designed by US product innovator, Elaine Binder, the buffers are designed to cleanse, exfoliate, massage and hydrate the skin per wash, and feature enough ingredients to allow for a particular number of washes. There…
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The government has arrested 97 nail bar workers in London, Edinburgh and Cardiff as part of its Operation Magnify on risk industries. In a bid to clamp down on illegal workers and identify and help potential human trafficking or ‘modern slavery’ victims, immigration officers visited over 280 nail bars between 27…
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