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Cnd Team Eurasia 2025

CND™ appoints 4-strong Team Eurasia to support nail pros across the region

By Helena Biggs | 30 January 2025

Nail brand, CND™, has introduced Team Eurasia: a group of four dynamic education ambassadors and nail professionals who will support fellow techs and CND™ distributor partners across the region. To support the brand’s aim to foster career growth for its education ambassadors, CND™’s Team Eurasia will facilitate events, represent CND™…

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Interested in entering Nailympia Competitions? Webinar to dive into its 2025 direction

By Scratch Staff | 29 January 2025

Hair & beauty education platform, Pivot Point International, is to host a nail-focused webinar, to inform viewers about Nailympia Competitions and its direction for 2025. Hosted by nail pro & learning experience (LX) specialist, Buddy Sims, the online event will delve into Nailympia‘s roots and ethos with its global competitions…

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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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Here’s what the Pantone Color of the Year 2024 means for beauty

By Helena Biggs | 7 December 2023

Peach Fuzz has been announced as the Pantone Color of the Year 2024: a ‘compassionate and nurturing soft peach shade, conveying a heartfelt kindness’. The global colour authority chooses a different shade annually to support colour decisions for brands and manufacturers, and the hue supports trends across fashion, beauty and…

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Hair & Beauty Charity hosts annual event to give Christmas dinners to struggling beauty pros

By Chloe Randall | 6 December 2023

The Hair and Beauty Charity is hosting its annual Jumpers for Dinners Day on 8 December 2023. The charity are asking hair, beauty and barber professionals to join in by sporting their best festive wear, to raise money to provide Christmas dinners for those that the charity look after. The…

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Cosmetics ingredients information is at your fingertips with this mobile app

By Rebecca Hitchon | 5 December 2023

On average, European consumers use over seven different cosmetics daily, but do you know about their ingredients? European personal care association, Cosmetics Europe, is on a mission to drive transparency and improve cosmetics ingredients knowledge, with the launch of the COSMILE Europe app. Allowing users to scan an ingredients list…

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Winners announced in To Stiletto & Beyond nail competition

By Helena Biggs | 5 December 2023

Nailympia London introduced the To Stiletto & Beyond competition at the end of November 2023, recognising nine winners across three divisions. In an unprecedented move, the team at Nailympia took a series of requests to appeal scores from the latest Nailympia London, to a new level. “After noting that the…

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Revealed: The best time to start playing Christmas music in the salon

By Helena Biggs | 4 December 2023

Are you spreading Christmas cheer in the salon from mid-November, or do you prefer to wait until closer to the big day to decorate the nail space and play festive tunes? A survey of 500 UK shoppers by music licensing company, PPL PRS, reveals that most want people to hear…

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Treatwell appoints CEO to streamline salon & customer experience via technology

By Helena Biggs | 29 November 2023

Digital marketplace expert, Claire Davenport, has been appointed as CEO of Treatwell, the platform that supports beauty and wellness treatment bookings across Europe. Davenport, who has served as CEO of small-business marketplace, Not On The High Street, and on the board of global consumer reviews website, Trustpilot plc, hopes to…

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