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Want to offer vegan manicures in your nail salon? Here’s 20 products to add to your kit
A whopping 25 million people took part in Veganuary in 2024: so have you considered vegan-friendly nail and beauty options in the salon to cater to this burgeoning client base? Gaining a ‘vegan status’ in the beauty sector means a product must not contain animal-derived ingredients or by-products. Click here…
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50 blue nail art designs that are blue-tifully chic
Feeling the blues? You won’t be after checking out these 50 blue nail art ideas to inspire creative handiwork…
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20 Scottish-themed nail designs to celebrate Burns Night
Burns Night takes place annually on 25 January and is a celebration of the life and work of Scottish poet & lyricist, Robert Burns, on what would have been his birthday. Scots often commemorate the occasion with a cèilidh (social event with dancing) and a supper, where they enjoy a…
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Glitterbels pros: reap education, rewards & discounts via The Nailist Programme
Staffordshire-based nail brand, Glitterbels, has launched The Nailist Programme as part of its mission to ‘help nail technicians elevate their craft, grow their businesses and push industry standards to new heights’. Designed by Glitterbels founders, Annabel and Elliott Maginnis, the programme serves to provide high-quality education, products and ongoing support…
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Manifest your 2025 goals with 20 New Year’s resolution nails: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge
Check out entries to the 15 January 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: New Year’s resolutions. Each nail style was submitted via Instagram or Facebook using #ShowScratch #CreativeChallenge. Follow Scratch on Instagram and Facebook for future Creative Challenges – launching every other Wednesday.
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NSI Nails Guyana to host masterclass on eco-friendly nail art practices
Nail brand, NSI Nails Guyana, has launched Sparkle Sustainably, a masterclass for nail techs in the Caribbean to help them integrate eco-friendly nail art practices. Scheduled to take place 20-22 March 2025 at the Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel, the three-day masterclass will offer intensive, hands-on training focused on creating stunning…
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Revealed: Pedicures are more popular than manicures in the nail salon
Salon, spa, and fitness booking and management software, Vagaro, has released its 2025 Vantage Report, revealing insights into beauty and wellness trends. Pedicures take the lead With 21 million nail salon appointments booked between January and September 2024, pedicures have overtaken manicures in popularity. They accounted for 59% of searches…
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Squid Game fans, you need to check out these 21 nail art designs
Following the hype of its first season, Netflix’s South Korean dystopian show, Squid Game, is back with a second series – and it’s inspiring nail art. Check out our roundup of incredible Squid Game nail styles below…
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Gelish and Morgan Taylor have unveiled their nail colour collection for Christmas/winter 2023: On My Wish List, a celebration of all things merry with a twist of avant-garde flare. Offering mesmerising metallics and classic crèmes, the collection features the following shades in Gelish Soak-Off Gel Polish, Morgan Taylor Nail Lacquer…
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After a very successful business in the baking industry, Claire Welch decided it was time for a career change to allow her to have better time management in her personal life and swapped the bakery for the nail salon, an industry which she had been fascinated with for a long…
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Glitterbels ambassador, Millee Barton of Millee Barton Nails & Beauty & The Academy Barnsley, has launched artificial intelligence guides. “I was inspired to create these because I believe that the integration of AI technology can revolutionise the nail and beauty industry,” she tells Scratch. “AI has not only helped me…
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Get set to shine for winter 2023 with the Sparkle Season collection from Halo Gel Polish. Inspired by the sparkle and glitter of the festive season, it features six pigmented, reflective glitter gel polishes, offering eye-catching shine and up to 14 days of chip-free wear. The collection is also HEMA-free,…
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Skincare brand, ELEMIS, has partnered with Xampla, creator of plant-based material brand, Morro, to develop plastic-free, biodegradable sampling sachets. Via the collaboration of the two British B Corp companies, the aim is to replace plastic materials traditionally used in cosmetic sachets with biofilm, within the next six months. This material…
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For Welsh salon, Crystal Tips, 2023 has been a year of recognition and success. In May 2023, the team at Crystal Tips were delighted to be announced as the winners of Nail Salon of the Year at the Welsh Hair & Beauty Awards. From this, creative director, Sarah Nicholls was…
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