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Miami event gives global nail artists a platform for handiwork to be recognised
Miami has long been a hub for creativity, fashion and vibrant cultural expression, and on 8 December 2024, as part of the Art Basel annual art fair, it hosted The Nail Art Exhibition. Curated by celebrity nail artist, Kleopatra Tsompani, and powered by Booksy, it featured work by 16 nail…
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Energy Savers Week: How to make your beauty business more energy-efficient
Stephanie Hodgson, head of research & development at Green Salon Collective (GSC), details how beauty businesses of all sizes can minimise their energy usage and emissions… GSC was founded in 2020 by environmental experts, campaigners and beauty professionals, with an aim to help member salons in the UK and Ireland…
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How a Scottish inventor & son created a product nail enthusiasts can’t live without
Have you ever damaged a nail opening a can, prying open the clips of photo frames or opening keyrings? It’s these nuisances that led husband and son duo, Brian and Gregor Eadie, to create Keysie: a handy device to save nails from unnecessary damage. It was Gregor who approached his…
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Spring may just around the corner, but autumn and winter have been the focus of late, with February 2023’s New York Fashion Week. As well as showcasing clothing, the event saw a variety of nail trends take centre stage – both existing, popular styles and new ones for the future…
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Want to match your nails to your favourite wine? Pink nails have always been a staple on the nail scene, but now they’ve seen a new direction in the form of rosé nails and we are here for it! Here is some inspo from social media…
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Session nail tech, Nickie Rhodes Hill, has launched Nailmania planners, to help nail professionals set goals and plan their business, with pages for every task a nail tech needs to organise. Scratch finds out more… “The idea of planners, journals and appointment books came about from a chat I had with some…
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The National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) has published the findings of its latest State of the Industry Survey, which highlight a slow recovery for the sector and need for further government support. The quarterly survey was carried out between 9-18 January 2023, and gathered almost 500 responses from personal…
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Sweet and simple styles seem to be dominating nail trends of late: just take 2023’s newest trend, lipgloss nails. Mimicking the glossy finish of lipgloss, the look is a more natural take on 2022’s hottest style, glazed donut nails, and adds a sheer layer of shiny colour over the natural…
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There are so many terms regarding nail enhancement maintenance appointments, such as back-fills, fill, fill-in, touch-up and maintenance – and it can often seem quite complex to both nail techs to understand what the difference is. Most clients seem to be familiar with the term ‘infills’ but this isn’t always…
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