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Digital Boost for Beauty: the campaign helping beauty businesses transition to Making Tax Digital

By Lilly Delmage | 2 February 2025

Ria-Jaine Lincoln, aka The Beauty Accountant, launches a campaign to prepare beauty businesses for the UK government’s upcoming Making Tax Digital (MTD) initiative. Digital Boost for Beauty, launching on 2 February 2025, seeks to ‘support hair and beauty professionals to transition from paper-based bookkeeping to digital systems—or unlocking the potential…

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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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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: Save The Bees

By Callie Iley | 19 May 2022

Check out entries to the 18 May nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs inspired by saving the bees. 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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NHBF survey reveals 28% increase in hair & beauty businesses with a steady footfall

By Rebecca Hitchon | 18 May 2022

The National Hair and Beauty Federation (NHBF) has published its State of the Industry Survey for the first quarter of 2022, which gathered views from 913 UK businesses in the personal care sector. This follows a report by the trade association published earlier in May, which highlighted ‘a skills crisis for…

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Nominate now: CEW to sponsor student placement on Cosmetic Scientist course

By Chloe Randall | 17 May 2022

CEW UK (Cosmetic Executive Women) has announced its sponsorship of a student place on the Society of Cosmetic Scientists (SCS) Diploma in Cosmetic Science, starting in October 2022. The CEW Caroline Neville Scholarship 2022 has been launched in recognition of the huge contribution CEW Executive President Caroline Neville MBE has…

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Create strong & timeless nail looks with 6 core acrylic powders from Glitterbels

By Rebecca Hitchon | 17 May 2022

Adding to its L&P acrylic nail system, Staffordshire based nail brand, Glitterbels, has launched six nude and pink core powders. Honey Buff, Sugar Rose and Perfect Pearl have been added to the brand’s nail product portfolio, alongside three matching shimmer powders for clients that want extra glitz from their nail…

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Lovely lilac nails

By Callie Iley | 16 May 2022

This pretty purple hue has taken over the nail scene recently! Check out our roundup of lilac nails below…

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Want to partner with top beauty brands on social media? Community X SEEN can help

By Chloe Randall | 16 May 2022

SEEN Group has launched Community X SEEN, a beauty advocacy platform that is giving content creators the opportunity to partner with leading global beauty brands and make their mark on the world of social media. The platform was launched in response to the rapidly evolving social media landscape and already…

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