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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Samantha Redhead, Nails By Samantha

By Sophie Nutt | 21 January 2020

We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Samantha Redhead, of Nails By Samantha, reveals lace nail designs have been popular with her clients recently. “Clients love…

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Botched filler complaints double in one year

By Sophie Nutt | 21 January 2020

Complaints over botched dermal filler treatments have doubled in the last year, according to Save Face, a national register of accredited practitioners that provide non-surgical cosmetic treatments. Save Face has…

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Scratch Snap: January 2020

By Sophie Nutt | 20 January 2020

Take a look at all of the entries from the January Scratch Snap salon nail art challenge! The theme for January was ‘January blues’ with Julie-Anne Larivière, Salon System Gellux…

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Expert advice: Nail salon risk assessments

By Scratch Staff | 20 January 2020

Use the post-Christmas lull to ensure your business is up-to-date with health & safety practises and procedures. Here, Beverly Coleman, nail tech and NEBOSH qualified health & safety advisor, offers her…

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#ManiMonday: Acknowledging Australia

By Zoe Wickens | 20 January 2020

Karolyn McLaren of Blackburn-based Belle Beau Nails  qualified in 2001 and worked part time as a mobile nail tech. After having children, she had a break from the industry and…

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Mavex launches Micoxan Intensive Nail Solution treatment

By Sophie Nutt | 20 January 2020

Mavex has launched Micoxan, a new treatment designed to improve nails affected by fungal infections. The Micoxan Intensive Nail Solution boasts an antiseptic, repairing and protective action to reduce dyschromias…

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3 things to consider if you want to ‘go mobile’

By Scratch Staff | 19 January 2020

Sharon Sandhu, category manager for nails at Salon Services UK & Ireland, serves up some top tips if you’re considering making the move to a mobile way of working… Have…

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Margaret Dabbs London welcomes handy shoe freshener to help eliminate bacteria

By Zoe Wickens | 19 January 2020

Margaret Dabbs London has launched a new three-in-one Shoe Freshener with Active Oxygen (Ozone) Technology. The technology works through a naturally occurring chemical reaction when electricity is applied to moisture,…

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WHAT I’M WEARING: Kayley Cairns

By Sophie Nutt | 19 January 2020

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Kayley Cairns, multi award winning tech and Hazel Dixon Nail Artist & Academy educator, wears an embellished design inspired by Pantone’s…

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KBC Awards Cambodia 2025

The KBC Awards Cambodia 2025 is set to be one of Southeast Asia’s most prestigious beauty events, taking place on…

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Glitterbels education event: Annabel’s Art Assembly

Staffordshire-based nail brand, Glitterbels, has unveiled Annabel’s Art Assembly: an education event led by co-founder & creative director, Annabel Maginnis. It marks her…

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