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NAIL TECH TALK: Lucy Greenman of Nails by Lucy Greenman

By Callie Iley | 15 January 2022

Scratch chats to Lucy Greenman of Nails by Lucy Greenman about the importance of hard work and her future career goals… Everything about nails has me hooked! I think my…

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Revealed: Trading requirements for UK personal care sector in 2022

By Chloe Randall | 14 January 2022

The British Beauty Council has announced it is working with the UK government to inform businesses in the personal care industry of changes to previous rules for importing and exporting…

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Marian Newman reflects on 12 months of the NailKnowledge programme

By Guest Writer | 13 January 2022

Marian Newman BEM, expert educator at NailKnowledge, reflects on progress and news from the first year of the programme… “On 20 January 2021, the NailKnowledge went live online, following nearly…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Nails by Jess Hales, Bures, Essex

By Callie Iley | 12 January 2022

In June 2021, Jessica Hales set up her beauty room within a salon in a village in Essex, giving up her full-time job as a beauty therapist to pursue her…

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Is teaching nail courses the next step for you?

By Katie Barnes | 11 January 2022

Have you changed your career focus since the start of the pandemic? Something you may have started, already be toying with, or not yet even considered, is education. Teaching is…

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Beauty B Corps form coalition to improve sustainability standards of industry

By Rebecca Hitchon | 11 January 2022

26 certified B Corporations within the beauty industry have teamed together to form the B Corp Beauty Coalition, with the aim of improving social and environmental practices of the industry.…

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Covid-19: Welsh government confirm £120m support for personal care sector

By Rebecca Hitchon | 10 January 2022

The Welsh government has confirmed that an additional £120m of funding will be made available to the personal care sector to support businesses that have been, and are impacted, by…

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OPI & Xbox announce nail polish collaboration featuring 12 shades

By Chloe Randall | 10 January 2022

OPI has announced a collaboration with Xbox for its Spring 2022 collection. Inspired by the colourful gaming world, 12 hues have been created to bring the virtual world to life.…

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Struggling with nail glitter removal? This Morgan Taylor range makes it easy

By Helena Biggs | 9 January 2022

Do you love sparkly nails but find glitter tricky to remove? Morgan Taylor has unveiled a peel-off glitter range of nail lacquers; ideal for in-salon or at-home mani/pedis. Ideal for…

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Innergize Beauty & Wellness Summit

Global cloud software provider, Zenoti, will host has its annual beauty and wellness summit, Innergize 2025: A Time To Thrive,…

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Entry open: Scratch Stars Awards 2025

Nail pros & business owners: it’s time to show off your sparkle and celebrate your strengths in the sector’s most…

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