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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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Embrace new beginnings with Mii’s 6-piece spring nail colour collection

By Rebecca Hitchon | 26 April 2022

Make-up, tanning and nailcare brand, Mii Cosmetics, has revealed its spring 2022 nail colour collection, New Beginnings. Embodying the spirit of the season with its theme of turning a page to fresh starts, the collection features six show-stopping pastel hues from pink to blue, ready to empower the wearer. Available…

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Nouveau Lashes partners with Navy Professional to launch 2 limited edition tweezers

By Helena Biggs | 26 April 2022

Lash lifting and extension brand, Nouveau Lashes, has teamed up with beauty toolcare brand, Navy Professional, to launch two limited edition volume lash tweezers. The Karen Volume Tweezer and Bridgette Boot Tweezer have been named after Nouveau Lashes founders, Karen Betts and Bridgette Softley. Lightweight, they offer superior grip for…

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The FNP reveals findings from its first nail industry allergy survey

By Guest Writer | 25 April 2022

Marian Newman BEM, chair of The Federation of Nail Professionals, shares findings from the FNP’s first allergy survey… A large part of the nail sector is aware of an ‘allergy epidemic’ that we and our clients are suffering from. Acrylate based nail coatings have been available and used since, at…

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Green Salon Collective on the problem with waste

By Green Salon Collective | 25 April 2022

Green Salon Collective was founded in 2020 by environmental experts, campaigners and beauty professionals, with an aim to help member salons in the UK and Ireland to responsibly dispose of their waste. They kick off their blog with Scratch by detailing why non-recyclable and non-reusable waste is so problematic. The…

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Master watercolour nails in minutes with Artistic Colour Bloom Gel

By Callie Iley | 24 April 2022

Marble, gemstone, watercolour, floral print and snakeskin nail designs just got quicker, cleaner and easier to create with Artistic’s Colour Bloom Gel Coat. Allowing techs to perfect tricky techniques in minutes, the LED-cured gel product boasts endless nail art possibilities without  mess, instantly dispersing gel polish to create flawless watercolour…

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Wow clients with your nail colour selection this wedding season: the Gelish Bridal Edit is here

By Rebecca Hitchon | 24 April 2022

Looking for a nail colour selection to satisfy the needs of your bridal clients? You’re in luck, as the team at beauty distribution company, Georgie Smedley Group, has curated a bridal edit for wedding season. Featuring six pre-existing Gelish shades suited to each bride, from the traditional one seeking a…

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