MOVERS & SHAKERS

Glitterbels The Nailist Programme

Glitterbels pros: reap education, rewards & discounts via The Nailist Programme

By Rebecca Hitchon | 16 January 2025

Staffordshire-based nail brand, Glitterbels, has launched The Nailist Programme as part of its mission to ‘help nail technicians elevate their craft, grow their businesses and push industry standards to new heights’. Designed by Glitterbels founders, Annabel and Elliott Maginnis, the programme serves to provide high-quality education, products and ongoing support…

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NSI Nails Guyana to host masterclass on eco-friendly nail art practices

By Lilly Delmage | 15 January 2025

Nail brand, NSI Nails Guyana, has launched Sparkle Sustainably, a masterclass for nail techs in the Caribbean to help them integrate eco-friendly nail art practices. Scheduled to take place 20-22 March 2025 at the Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel, the three-day masterclass will offer intensive, hands-on training focused on creating stunning…

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Renowned nail artist launches The Nail Nexus online education platform

By Helena Biggs | 1 January 2025

Sara Cady, known among nail enthusiasts as ‘Glamourphile’, has launched The Nail Nexus: an online learning platform for industry enthusiasts who are keen to become nail professionals. The UK-based nail technician, artist & educator boasts over 10 years’ experience in the sector, and has worked in salons and from a…

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Ecoegg Pure Nails

Care for salon towels & aprons with EcoEgg

By Kat Hill | 8 June 2020

Stay on top of washing aprons, towels and uniform with the Ecoegg range, now available via professional nail product distributor, Pure Nails. As the official master distributor for the UK and European hair and beauty industry, nail & beauty professionals can now purchase the laundry washing system through Pure Nails.…

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Cyber Security

Online retailers could lose £5.9 billion through cyber-attacks

By Sophie Nutt | 8 June 2020

Online retailers could lose £5.9 billion through severe data breaches each year, based on the average cost and frequency of cyber-attacks in the e-commerce sector. Research published by cloud solutions company, iomart, analyses the financial impact of ‘typical’, ‘severe’ and ‘catastrophic’ data breaches to reveal what each could cost top…

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Salon Chat

Salon Chat series serves up opportunity for beauty pros to relax & converse

By Alex Fox | 6 June 2020

Two techs, from two separate UK locations, have come together during lockdown to deliver a relaxed & fun community chat four days a week. Salon Chat takes place on Instagram LIVE at 8pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays courtesy of Kelly Colley of Lavish Nails, Cheshunt and Isabel Porter of…

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5 June: British Beauty Council releases update about reopening of beauty businesses

By Helena Biggs | 5 June 2020

Following some uncertainty regarding the reopening of hair and beauty businesses after the coronavirus peak, the British Beauty Council has published the following via Instagram in a post on Friday 5 June: “We can now confirm that as officially communicated by BEIS (Dept for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy), the…

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Beauty therapy is third most anticipated post-lockdown activity

By Sophie Nutt | 4 June 2020

It has been revealed that beauty therapy is the third most anticipated post-lockdown activity amongst UK consumers. Data was collected by Kantar Media between the first week of the lockdown and the first week of May to demonstrate how consumer desire to inhale in activities has shifted over the period.…

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Abt Insurance

ABT accredits online nail courses

By Kat Hill | 2 June 2020

Insurance provider, Associated Beauty Therapists (ABT), has allowed for online courses to be ‘acceptable for insurance purposes’. This will allow ABT accredited members to deliver accredited live education via online channels, including Skype, Facetime, Zoom or similar. “At ABT, we know how important it is to work together during these…

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