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Nail techs, salons, educators & teams invited to ‘show off their sparkle’ in UK&I industry awards

By Helena Biggs | 1 February 2025

Nail pros & business owners: it’s time to show off your sparkle and celebrate your strengths in the sector’s most prestigious awards event! It’s the ultimate celebration of creativity, passion and dedication to client care: the nail sector’s equivalent to the Oscars has returned for a 13th year – and…

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Cardiff nail tech: Offering vegan nail services has attracted 75% of my clients

By Lilly Delmage | 31 January 2025

Coral Kendall (she/they) of vegan nail studio, Oh Lush Nails, shares why she believes it is important to offer vegan services, the products she uses and what techs can do to become more vegan-friendly… “As a vegan of seven years, I was always going to run a vegan studio,” reveals…

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20 nail products you’ll love for Valentine’s Day 2025

By Rebecca Hitchon | 31 January 2025

‘Tis the season of love, so we’ve rounded up 20 love-ly nail products – from gel polishes to nail lacquers and glitter – that will set hearts aflutter this Valentine’s Day…

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Nail Tech Talk: Maja Bakic of Rose Nail Art

By Callie Iley | 9 July 2022

Scratch chats to Maja Bakic of Rose Nail Art about the creative process behind her nail designs and the importance of advancing skills as a tech… “I studied sociology and have been working in fields of art and culture, but over time, my interest faded,” Maja recalls. “I felt the…

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Dive into 12 summer nail shades with Light Elegance’s beach themed collection

By Callie Iley | 8 July 2022

Revealing its Summer by the Sea collection inspired by the beach and the ocean, Light Elegance’s range of twelve of on-trend summer shades come in a variety of neutral, pastel, bright and bold hues to suit any client.  The shades include: Don’t Be Crabby – vibrant red coral Sandcastle –…

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Salon in the Spotlight: The Beauty Spot, Alverstoke, Hampshire

By Callie Iley | 7 July 2022

While pregnant with her third son and living abroad with her military husband, Kayliegh Winspear sought independence in her life. In summer 2019, she began doing nails professionally. “My parents didn’t approve of me doing beauty at college, but it had always been a dream of mine.” “We moved back…

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Cosy Cottage Soap store becomes stockist of Navy Professional

By Rebecca Hitchon | 7 July 2022

Natural skincare, bathing and cleaning brand, Cosy Cottage Soap, has become the first independent retailer to stock Navy Professional hand and cuticle care products. The two Yorkshire based companies have been working together since 2019, when Navy Professional’s founder, Rebecca Crawforth, approached the company to manufacture a cuticle balm. Since…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: Tennis

By Callie Iley | 7 July 2022

Check out entries to the 6 July nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs with the theme tennis. Each design was submitted via Facebook or Instagram using #showscratch #creativechallenge. Follow Scratch on Instagram and Facebook for future Creative Challenges – launched every Wednesday.

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NAIL TECH TALK: Nailympia Orlando winner, Kierra White

By Guest Writer | 6 July 2022

By Rose Moggridge A licenced cosmetologist since January 2019, Kierra White of Jacksonville, USA, slipped sideways into nail art and grooming after her passion for this beauty genre was ignited. Captivated by the fact that a nail artist can express their own vision of art on a nail, Kierra chose…

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