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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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Timely launches mental health training for beauty therapists & hairdressers

By Chloe Randall | 20 March 2023

Timely business management software has partnered with Tom Chapman, founder of wellbeing awareness organisation, Lions Barber Collective, to develop a mental health training masterclass. The two-hour virtual training course will take beauty and hair professionals through four pillars of awareness; Recognise, Ask, Listen and Help, to support clients facing mental…

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1 in 10 hair & beauty businesses have £1,000 or less in savings

By Chloe Randall | 18 March 2023

According to research by Yell, close to one million small businesses have £1,000 or less in savings, to help them during a downturn in revenue. This equates to 17% of all SMEs within the UK. The study also revealed the current lack of confidence many owners have on the likelihood…

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SPRING BUDGET: Beauty industry body, NHBF, reacts to Chancellor’s measures

By Helena Biggs | 15 March 2023

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, today (15 March) presented his Spring Budget 2023 to Parliament. He commented: “In the Autumn Statement 2022, the government took the difficult decisions needed on tax and spending to restore economic stability, support public services, and lay the foundation for long-term growth. “At Spring…

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DryBy nail salon unveils masterclass membership & community

By Rebecca Hitchon | 9 March 2023

Luxurious, Instagrammable and a hub for famous faces (Megan Markle’s bridal nails came courtesy of the brand), DryBy is an established name in the nail industry. With over 150,000 manicures delivered since its formation in 2015, the salon brand has expanded its focus from clients to pros with Studio 74,…

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THE RESULTS: PB/The FNP Nail Competitions – March 2023

By Helena Biggs | 8 March 2023

The Federation of Nail Professionals (The FNP) hosted the nail competitions at industry event, Professional Beauty, 5-6 March, with 170 competition seats taken across eight core categories. Competition directors, Jacqui and Sean O’Sullivan, administered and judged the events, and were joined by fellow judges, Marian Newman, Kirsty Meakin, Amie Heary,…

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Love Beauty Hate Waste

Beauty retailer unveils initiative to keep products out of landfill

By Rebecca Hitchon | 23 February 2023

Online beauty shopping destination, Glorious Beauty, has launched Love Beauty, Hate Waste, an initiative to avoid unnecessary beauty waste. A beauty product may be sent to landfill because of a packaging update, superficial damages like scuffs or scratches, or a short expiry date (being within six months of the ‘best…

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