MOVERS & SHAKERS

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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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Nailed It! book details how one woman turned a dream business into a big success

By Helena Biggs | 24 September 2022

Jeanette Sklivanou, founder of cosmetics company, Safe ‘N’ Beautiful and the Snails nail polish brand for children, has released Nailed It! How One Woman Turned A Dream Business Into A Huge Success. In the book, Jeanette explores topics entrepreneurs need to know to start a business; from how to think…

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CND™ nail styles storm the runway for The Blonds at NYFW

By Helena Biggs | 22 September 2022

Design duo, The Blonds, called upon CND™ nail stylists to create looks for their spring 2023 show at New York Fashion Week. The fashion collection is a tribute to the first summer the designers shared, filled with escapism, glamour, and nightlife in New York City – as well as excess…

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Townhouse salon brings luxury nailcare to East London

By Scratch Staff | 20 September 2022

Scratch Stars Nail Salon of the Year 2022, Townhouse, has expanded its franchise with the opening of a salon in the historic Spitalfields market, London. The brand’s fifth location, the state-of-the-art space is situated just off Liverpool Street and brings Townhouse’s signature slick décor, digital colour libraries, self-book kiosks and…

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Experience a night of inspiration at beauty booking app Booksy’s Sheffield event

By Callie Iley | 15 September 2022

Hair and beauty booking app, Booksy, invites UK-based salon owners, beauticians, barbers and nail artists to its free Better You, Better Business event in Sheffield on Monday 17 October for the fourth stop in their campaign, aiming to equip beauty businesses with tools, insights and inspiration to thrive in the…

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PM Liz Truss announces plans to support businesses with energy bills

By Helena Biggs | 8 September 2022

Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has today (8 September) announced an energy plan to support the cost of living. In a statement to the House of Commons, which was frequently interrupted by comments from backbenchers, Truss revealed that household (domestic) energy bills will be capped at £2,500 a year from October…

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Celebrity manicurist launches 8 week workshop for nail pros to become ‘nailpreneurs’

By Chloe Randall | 5 September 2022

Celebrity manicurist, Julie Kandalec, has launched an addition to Julie K Nail Academy, an exclusive eight week online business course which will turn nail pros into nailpreneurs. The course is designed for nail professionals who want to elevate their careers beyond traditional salon life and build an exclusive VIP service-based…

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