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Vegan gel polish collection & kit up for grabs in spring nail art competition

By Rebecca Hitchon | 21 April 2025

The April Scratch Snap competition is open! Scratch Snap is a monthly, online nail art challenge that invites nail pros to create a salon-style nail design in line with a theme. Simply snap a pic of the design on yourself, nail tips or a client – and you could be…

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Get Lippy: Beauty brands unite to raise awareness of gynaecological cancers

By Lilly Delmage | 3 April 2025

Gynae cancer charity, The Eve Appeal, has announced its Get Lippy campaign to raise awareness of gynaecological cancers. The Get Lippy campaign will be rolled out during the month of May, encouraging everyone to ‘Get Lippy’ by raising awareness of the five gynaecological cancers: womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal.…

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British Beauty Council invites students to shape future of industry via mentorship & grant opportunity

By Rebecca Hitchon | 2 April 2025

The British Beauty Council has launched The Student Shadow Board, alongside UNiDAYS and Sephora UK. Via the initiative, young people across the UK can apply to receive mentorship and grant support, by pitching their future-facing beauty solutions across topics like innovation and technology, sustainability, creativity, marketing and science. They can…

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Sweet Squared announces Celina Ryden tour across UK

By Sophie Nutt | 26 July 2019

Sweet Squared has announced that Light Elegance ambassador, Celina Ryden, is visiting the UK for an ‘up close and personal’ tour consisting of three workshops across the country. The Sweden-based tech was Nail Pro magazine’s top nail influencer and educator of 2019 and has over 200,000 followers on Instagram. Celina will be visiting…

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Sienna X teams up with Marie Curie for ‘Giving Back’ campaign

By Sophie Nutt | 26 July 2019

Sienna X has announced that it has teamed up with Marie Curie to raise money for its ‘Giving Back’ campaign within Superdrug stores. Marie Curie offer palliative care to people who are terminally ill, to allow them to achieve the best quality of life and to support both the individual…

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R&B group Damage to perform at the Scratch Stars Party 2019

By Helena Biggs | 17 July 2019

British R&B boy band, Damage, will be performing at the Scratch Stars Party 2019. The event, which takes place in London on Sunday 21 July, recognises incredible talent in the UK nail sector – while offering guests the opportunity to network, let their hair down and enjoy a big summer…

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Hannah Missen leads nail team for charity fashion show

By Kat Hill | 13 July 2019

Scratch Stars Awards 2019 finalist, Hannah Missen, was on hand to lend her nail styling skills for a recent charity event, Leigh on Style – a fashion event at The Arlington Ballroom, in Leigh on Sea, Essex. Working with brands to support local businesses, the charity catwalk show raised over £2,000…

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Hive Wax joins forces with Gemma Lambert’s The Beauty Team

By Sophie Nutt | 9 July 2019

Hive has announced a partnership with The Beauty Team to provide its Introduction to Waxing courses. Designed as an entry point for anybody looking to move into the world of waxing, the course offers a combination of both theory and practical learning covering areas such as: Bikini, leg and arm…

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Marian Newman & Gigi Rouse to bust nail myths at one-off event

By Helena Biggs | 8 July 2019

Nail industry legends, Marian Newman and Gigi Rouse, will be joining forces for a special event at Sweet Squared HQ on Monday 9 December. The day-long ‘Two Old Queens’ event will see them cover current industry challenges, nail science and general nail know-how to help techs work smarter, not harder.…

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