MOVERS & SHAKERS
Finalists announced in 2025 nail industry awards for UK&I pros & businesses
For 12 years, Scratch magazine has been recognising excellence in the UK&I nail industry via the Scratch Stars Awards, and is proud to present the finalists for 2025. Hundreds of entries were received between February and March this year, with nail pros, teams and businesses keen to highlight their talents, passions and industry…
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Vegan gel polish collection & kit up for grabs in spring nail art competition
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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OPI collaborates with award-winning nail pro on mani/pedi essentials range
Following the launch of the Katie Barnes X OPI branded E-file in 2024, the two companies have announced a second collaboration: a range of nail and cuticle tools and E-file bits. Katie Clark (née Barnes), a multi award-winning nail pro & educator, founded Katie Barnes Tool Range in 2017 to…
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Eryca Freemantle (founder of Embracing All Tones of Women – EATOW) and her industry friends have launched Safe Space, a free webinar series. An open, non-judgemental, non-religious environment, this series is aimed at predominantly but not exclusively, B.A.M.E. individuals within the creative and beauty industries. It’s open to females and…
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Made for Life Organics and the Made for Life Foundation have partnered with White Rose Beauty Colleges to offer the industry Cancer Touch Therapy to Level 3 students or those studying complementary therapy. Cancer Touch Therapy training is SATCC approved and accredited by the Complementary Medical Association. It has been…
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Salon System is supporting the 2020 Let’s Nail Breast Cancer campaign in aid of the Future Dreams charity for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the month of October, Salon System is donating 100% of profits from the Gellux In the Pink collection to the Future Dreams charity. The Gellux shades…
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October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a time to particularly note the most common cancer in the UK. Every year, one in seven women are diagnosed with the disease, alongside roughly 370 men. Fighting breast cancer is a cause that has always united the nail industry due to its…
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Huda Kattan, founder of Huda Beauty, has appointed Nathalie Kristo as the new global CEO of the company. Huda Kattan trained as a make-up artist in 2009 and quickly gained a loyal clientele. In 2010, Huda started a beauty blog that has since grown into one of the world’s fastest…
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Instagram Stories are integral to influencer marketing, a report by Tribe Dynamics has found. In its 2020 Influencer Brand Survey Report, the tracking service reported that close to 80% of brands agreed posting on Instagram stories had ‘significantly’ impacted influencer content about their brand. The research also discovered that more than 60%…
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