MOVERS & SHAKERS

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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Footlogix Insitute Of Podiatrists

Footlogix medi-pedi products endorsed by the Institute of Podiatrists

By Scratch Staff | 21 January 2025

Pediceutical footcare line, Footlogix®, has been endorsed by the Institute of Podiatrists (IOP), an organisation that represents podiatry professionals who are committed to advancing foot health standards. The two-year endorsement follows the successful completion of a rigorous evaluation, conducted by the Institute’s Medicines and Procedures Panel (MaPP). This review involved…

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Nail & beauty salons in England can reopen on 2 December

By Helena Biggs | 23 November 2020

Lockdown restrictions will be lifted from 2 December and nail and beauty salons can reopen revealed prime minister, Boris Johnson, in a statement to parliament today (23 November).  Broadcasting from self-isolation, he revealed the Covid-19 ‘Winter Plan’, which sees businesses reopen from 2 December. The tier system will be reinstated,…

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WINNER ANNOUNCED: Scratch Snap November

By Scratch Staff | 23 November 2020

The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge has been announced as Lucy Conner. In a super sweet showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for November & created some delectable nail designs in the bid to win a prize. Judged by Scratch’s deputy editor, Kat…

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FREE Business webinar tonight for Nail Techs

By Alex Fox | 20 November 2020

Champion tech, nail expert & educator, Ela Loszczyk offers her nail expertise and marketing wisdom for nail techs in a free webinar she’s hosting tonight – the 20 November at 7pm. “It’s been an ‘interesting”’year for so many reasons with lots of ups and downs.,” cites Ela. “I know it’s…

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Beauty industry pays respect to former HABIA CEO, Alan Goldsbro

By Alex Fox | 20 November 2020

As many in the professional beauty industry mourn the passing of Alan Goldsbro, former CEO of HABIA, Marian Newman BEM shares her experience & journey with this great man – who she calls ‘The architect of the modern nail industry’… On 7 October, a message popped into my inbox from…

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Back Beauty Beauty Backed

Sister campaign of Beauty Backed encourages clients to support local beauty pros

By Helena Biggs | 16 November 2020

Caroline Hirons, founder of the Beauty Backed campaign, has launched a sister initiative; Back Beauty. Beauty Backed launched in August 2020 to raise both funds and support for the reopening of the UK beauty industry in its entirety. Back Beauty now hopes to encourage clients to ‘book and buy beauty’…

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UK hair & beauty organisations urge PM to assure reopening after 2 Dec

By Helena Biggs | 13 November 2020

The UK’s biggest hair and beauty organisations have written an open letter to Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, demanding assurances that the entire industry will be reopened in all of the tier structures after the England lockdown on 2 December. This letter comes after a confusing and tumultuous reopening strategy for…

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