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Nail techs, salons, educators & teams invited to ‘show off their sparkle’ in UK&I industry awards

By Helena Biggs | 1 February 2025

Nail pros & business owners: it’s time to show off your sparkle and celebrate your strengths in the sector’s most prestigious awards event! It’s the ultimate celebration of creativity, passion and dedication to client care: the nail sector’s equivalent to the Oscars has returned for a 13th year – and…

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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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The battle for 2023’s Scratch Stars titles plays out in London at action-packed judging day

By Helena Biggs | 2 July 2023

Finalists in eight of the 18 Scratch Stars Awards categories for 2023 travelled to London to show off their nail knowledge and handiwork to 20 judges on Wednesday 28 June, in the bid to top the scoreboard and be crowned a Scratch Star. The one-day event at the London College…

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British Beauty Council announces partnership with student network, UNiDAYS

By Chloe Randall | 27 June 2023

British Beauty Council has announced its partnership with leading student affinity network, UNiDAYS for 2023. This partnership will work to support the British Beauty Council’s mission to solve the challenges facing the beauty industry and its key growth pillars, specifically the Future Talent Programme, which is dedicated to ensuring clear…

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Annual leave & the nail professional – do you take enough?

By Chloe Randall | 22 June 2023

A recent analysis by Simply Business and Mental Health At Work, a programme curated by mental health charity Mind to support workplace mental health, revealed that 73% of SME owners take fewer than 20 days of annual leave per year. In addition, over half of SME owners (56%) say they have experienced poor…

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Liz Mckeons Management Training Programme Elevate Your Management And Leadership Skills

Elevate your management & leadership skills with Liz McKeon’s Management Training Programme

By Callie Iley | 15 June 2023

Beauty business expert and founder of the International Salon Business School, Liz McKeon, has announced the return of her Management Training Programme: Elevate Your Management and Leadership Skills, taking place in August 2023. Providing attendees with practical and easy-to-implement, business strategies and people management communication skills, the course covers a…

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NHBF joins joint letter to plead for urgent action against rising energy costs

By Chloe Randall | 14 June 2023

A number of trade associations which represent high-street businesses including hair & beauty salons, pubs, breweries, local shops and other small businesses have written to the Chair of the newly formed Energy Security Committee to plead for urgent action to save them from the energy crisis. Contributing to the joint…

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Glasgow’s award-winning NAF! Salon rebrands to House of NAF!

By Helena Biggs | 13 June 2023

NAF! Salon, a Scratch Stars award-winning premises, has rebranded to House of NAF!, as the company seeks to ‘redefine beauty, wellness and lifestyle experiences in Glasgow’. Led by nail artist and entrepreneur, Tammy Koslowski, the rebrand sees the salon encompass event spaces and an experiential offering, alongside its much-loved nail…

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