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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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The Great British Beauty Clean Up: What is the initiative set to tackle industry waste?

By Rebecca Hitchon | 21 January 2025

Launching in March 2025, the campaign by the Sustainable Beauty Coalition (SBC) will bring together beauty brands and retailers to significantly reduce sector waste. The SBC was formed by the British Beauty Council (BBCo) in 2021 and will launch The Great British Beauty Clean Up during Waste Week (3-9 March).…

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British Beauty Council launches to define & shape the industry

By Alex Fox | 4 December 2018

The British Beauty Council has launched to represent the voices, opinions and needs of the British beauty industry. It is committed to developing excellence and growth in a sector that is a significant contributor to the British economy and represents all areas of the beauty industry – from nails and…

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Nail and beauty bar, Q61, launches second salon in Harrogate

By Sophie Nutt | 3 December 2018

Award-winning salon, Q61, has launched its second nail and beauty bar in the heart of Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Since opening its first salon in Leeds city centre in 2015, Q61 has now expanded to a second location, which sees a customer-centric business model that offers a wide range of nail…

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A Kiss-mas party with nail royalty

By Helena Biggs | 3 December 2018

Alex Silver PR invited me to a super-glamorous dinner event on behalf of the KISS Products brand to kick off the Christmas season – and boy, did we kick it off in style… Welcomed with a cocktail at Quaglino’s, a swanky venue in central London, I was among nail royalty…

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A pedi pamper session at beauty editor hotspot, DryBy

By Scratch Staff | 2 December 2018

While working in London this week, I stepped into the DryBy London salon on Mortimer Street to experience a pedicure.  I was working in tandem with session stylist, Marian Newman, who suggested that DryBy was a salon experience that I really should explore.  Adored by consumer beauty editors owing to…

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A morning with the British Beauty Council

By Alex Fox | 30 November 2018

I was invited to the launch of the British Beauty Council earlier this week. This change-maker breakfast was hosted in the Gallery & Loft, Mortimer House, London to an assembly of beauty influencers and beauty media figureheads. It was followed by a lively debate and discussion on the nature of this new council and its directives,…

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Up close with Salon System & its treatment offerings

By Kat Hill | 30 November 2018

This week, I hotfooted to the super-cool collaborative creative space, Hunter Collective, in Farringdon, London, for an exclusive Salon System showcase event. I was met with a glass of bubbles, before taking a peek at what was on show. Each corner of the studio saw a different area of Salon System’s beauty…

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