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Beauty Banks launches The Kids Are Not Alright campaign to tackle hygiene shaming

By Sophie Nutt | 8 September 2020

The founders of Beauty Banks, Jo Jones and Sali Hughes, have launched a campaign and fundraising appeal to tackle ‘hygiene shaming’ amongst children in schools. The Kids Are Not Alright…

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#NOWTRENDING Beautiful blue butterflies by Ellie Rama

By Callie Iley | 8 September 2020

Ellie Rama, of Nails With Ellie, chats to Scratch about her love for the nail industry and her passion for creativity… I’ve been interested in doing nails ever since my…

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Garnier pledges to plant 400,000 trees by the end of October

By Sophie Nutt | 8 September 2020

Garnier has teamed up with UK-based Almond, a climate solutions platform that helps businesses to naturally reduce carbon, as part of their commitment to ‘green beauty’. This partnership will see…

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Support #dutytohelpbeauty by Completing Survey

By Alex Fox | 7 September 2020

As a professional working with the beauty industry Ria-Jaine Lincoln (lash & nail tech & beauty industry accountant) knows how exciting it was getting back to business when close contact…

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Wizz Selvey launches Online Retailer Programme for beauty brands

By Sophie Nutt | 7 September 2020

Former beauty buyer, patron of the British Beauty Council and founder of WIZZ&CO, Wizz Selvey, is launching an Online Retailer Programme to help emerging brands develop their distribution strategy, improve…

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Salon Chat: How to overcome the pressures of social media

By Guest Writer | 7 September 2020

Salon Chat hosts, Kelly Colley of Lavish Nails and Isabel Porter of The Beauty Garage, share their thoughts on the nail sector… I’m typing this out on a bank holiday Monday…

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Get clients excited about autumn/winter beauty with Mii Cosmetics

By Sophie Nutt | 6 September 2020

Mii Cosmetics has released the Molten Luxe Baked Palette and Shimmer & Sparkle Mineral Dust in time for the autumn/winter season. Ideal for retailing or incorporating into professional make-up services,…

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London creates alliance to wake up economy

By Alex Fox | 6 September 2020

We stayed at home. We stood still and took stock of the world around us. Then we stepped into action; wrote risk assessments, changed the way we clean, work, walk,…

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Salon in the Spotlight: AM Sanctuary, Rothwell, Northamptonshire

By Kat Hill | 5 September 2020

Tucked away in a historic corner of town, Amy Measey’s salon, AM Sanctuary, sees a tranquil spot for appointments. Featuring original stone brick walls, fireplaces and exposed beams, Amy wanted…

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Scratch Snap nail art competition

Scratch Snap is a monthly, online nail art challenge to create a salon-style design in line with a theme. Simply snap…

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New Year’s Eve

For nail techs, the final day of the year is usually covered in glitter. Sparkle and silver styles are among…

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