MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Nail art museum to open in Shanghai, China

By Helena Biggs | 26 January 2025

The first museum in China dedicated to nail art is to open in the Jiading District, Shanghai, in May 2025. Established by industry veteran, Ms. Kimi Zhang Tao, and powered by nail brand, Muzer, The China Nail Art Museum will not only be a space for showcasing nail art, but…

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Miami event gives global nail artists a platform for handiwork to be recognised

By Helena Biggs | 24 January 2025

Miami has long been a hub for creativity, fashion and vibrant cultural expression, and on 8 December 2024, as part of the Art Basel annual art fair, it hosted The Nail Art Exhibition. Curated by celebrity nail artist, Kleopatra Tsompani, and powered by Booksy, it featured work by 16 nail…

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Zaara King 4 Figure Focus Beauty Membership

‘Four figure focus’ method seeks to help beauty pros boost earnings

By Helena Biggs | 22 January 2025

Beauty business and mindset coach, Zaara King, shares details of ‘The Four Figure Focus’, a membership programme to help beauty business owners earn four figures a week, while working part-time hours. “Ideal for professionals with visions of freedom, efficiency and creativity, the programme offers its members tailored support, plus community…

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Advance your nail skills at the NSI University

By Helena Biggs | 4 January 2019

NSI‘s global education team will be heading to Manchester in June to host NSI UK‘s University. The intense three-day training event will hone and enhance the skills of qualified nail techs with a minimum of six months experience in acrylic or gel. A spokesperson for the brand comments: “Learn the…

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The Spa At Bedford Lodge Hotel

The Spa at Bedford Lodge Hotel completes cancer therapy training

By Kat Hill | 4 January 2019

The Spa at Bedford Lodge Hotel has completed further cancer therapy training to extend its treatment offering to support people during a difficult time. Now with seven fully-qualified therapists, the spa worked with training provider, Wellness for Cancer, to complete the programme. The two-day programme includes detailed material from specialist oncology…

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Luxury beauty destination Nails& London launches revamped boutique

By Helena Biggs | 3 January 2019

Spa boutique, Nails& London, has unveiled a refurbished site in Wimbledon, offering manicures, pedicures, medi-pedis and toe correction procedures as well as brow threading. The destination focuses on the health and appearance of hands and feet, and staff include highly trained foot specialists and nail technicians. Founded by Donna Haar-Jorgensen in…

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Second #NailTecTalk event to focus on nail product compliance

By Helena Biggs | 2 January 2019

Salon Services is to hold its second #NailTechTalk in collaboration with Scratch and nail aficionado, Marian Newman. The event will welcome special guests to chat in open conversation with attendees, and the focuses for this event are product compliance and regulation in the nail industry. There will also be discussions to…

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2019 Columnists

Scratch unveils expert magazine columnists for 2019

By Helena Biggs | 2 January 2019

As 2019 kicks off, Scratch welcomes new expert contributors that will be imparting wisdom through the magazine in the year ahead. Covering topics from business to media, design to technique and so much more, be inspired by those that have – and are – making waves across the nail sector.…

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Q61 scoops Leeds Salon of the Year award

By Kat Hill | 19 December 2018

Yorkshire-based  beauty salon, Q61, has been awarded Leeds Salon of the Year in the nail category in the 2018 Treatwell Awards. Launched this year, the awards aim to celebrate the hair and beauty businesses and individuals that go above and beyond to create a premium customer experience. The category of…

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