MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hara Professional unveils Gel Polish Artist of the Year 2025
Nail brand, Hara Professional, has unveiled Wigan nail pro, Alyx Olivia Mills, as winner of its 2025 gel polish contest – and a prize worth £2,500. The search for Hara Professional’s Gel Polish Artist of the Year 2025 began on 1 September 2025. Techs from the UK and Ireland were…
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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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Gerrard International acquires Jessica Cosmetics nail brand
Nail and beauty distributor & training provider, Gerrard International, has announced its acquisition of Jessica Cosmetics. The Hertfordshire-based company, founded by manicurist, Susan Gerrard, and her late husband, Ian, has been leading Jessica Cosmetics’ UK arm for the past 35 years, helping to make it the nailcare brand’s most successful…
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To celebrate 40 years of CND™ – and to honour the brand’s long-time fans, CND™ has brought back five of its most iconic shades, available for a limited time only. The CND™ Iconic collection – featuring Company Red, Spike, Jiggy, Pointe Blanc and Satin Sheets available in Shellac only –…
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The Gel Bottle Inc took to Huddersfield to host its annual meet-up for staff and educators. The meet-up took place earlier this month and spanned across two full days and nights, encouraging techs to take some time-out with fellow educators. The #TeamTGB schedule included a jewellery-making workshop, business seminars, speciality…
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Ahoy! Join Wendy Old, educator with HD Professional, as she embarks on a nail-focused cruise and shares tech tales from the High Seas… Day 4 Today saw an early start with us docking at 7.30am in our first port – Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic. Having never been anywhere like…
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Fragrance Direct has conducted research into the cost of training courses and starter kits for 60 popular beauty treatments along with the average price charged by UK professionals. Research was undertaken by gathering prices of treatments from thebeautyacademy.org, britishbeautyacademy.co.uk and cosmeticcourses.co.uk among others. According to the research, micro ring hair…
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To celebrate 40 years of CND™ – and to honour the brand’s long-time fans, CND™ has brought back five of its most iconic shades, available for a limited time only. The CND™ Iconic collection – featuring Company Red, Spike, Jiggy, Pointe Blanc and Satin Sheets available in Shellac only –…
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The Impact Series: Disrupting Beauty report has found that the CBD skincare market is projected to bring in US$959 million in sales by 2024. Market intelligence and strategic consultancy firm Prohibition Partners put together the report, which explained that due to the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of cannabis, consumer demand…
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