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Great British Beauty Clean Up 2026 drives shift towards reusable product packaging
March will see the return of The Great British Beauty Clean Up (GBBCU): a nationwide collaboration between retailers, brands and professionals created by the British Beauty Council’s Sustainable Beauty Coalition, with the aim of reducing waste. Around 120 billion units of packaging are produced each year, and The GBBU is…
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14 Hanukkah-inspired nail designs to help light up the holiday
Hanukkah is the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights, which commemorates the rededication of a Jewish temple after it was taken back from oppressors. It celebrates a miracle which occurred over 2,000 years ago, when a small amount of oil for a lamp lasted for eight days. The holiday is celebrated…
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Pantone unveils white hue, Cloud Dancer, as Color of the Year 2026
Image credit: The Development PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer is Pantone’s Color of the Year 2026. The global colour authority selects a shade each year that it sees to be influencing all areas of design, and that resonates with consumers and their attitudes. Pantone describes Cloud Dancer as a ‘lofty white…
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Fancy upskilling this Sunday? There’s still time to snap up your ticket to the Susan’s Nail Store Open Day. Taking place in Peterborough this Sunday, April 29, the open day will see demos from Zsuzsanna Varga and Petra Jakes, as well as nail art techniques, tips and business advice. Across…
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CEW has announced the winners of its 2018 CEW Beauty Awards – which has seen Crack Sealer for Happy Feet from the Margaret Dabbs Bare Feet range scoop Best New Hand, Foot or Nail Care Product category. The win follows the brand’s 2017 scoop of the same award for its Cracked Heel Balm…
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Sweet Squared hosted an intimate event for Nimue Skin Technology customers. Held at S2’s headquarters in Leeds, customers were invited to share their thoughts, ideas and views directly with S2 co-founders, Samuel and Samantha Sweet, and were presented with the latest product launches by European educator for Nimue, Vicky Convey.…
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In honour of courageous people that have faced huge adversity in their lives, Karen Betts held her third annual Gift of Confidence Day at the Sanderson hotel in London on Wednesday. After racking up an impressive 20 years of experience in the industry, Karen Betts is one of the UK’s…
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Want to polish your nail art skills Swoon-style? Izabelle Hammon Ltd and brand ambassador, Lianne Clarke of Swoon Nails, have revealed a collaborative tour of workshops. Seeing four dates across the UK, locations include Barnsley on April 29, Essex on June 10, Nottingham on September 23 and Milton Keyes on…
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Nail Harmony UK director and esteemed tech, Georgie Smedley, brightened up the day of patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital & Children’s Charity by painting their nails using Piggy Paint nail polish. Georgie pitched up for the organisation’s Spring Party with various shades of Piggy Paint, an eco-friendly nail polish formulated…
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