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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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Achieve a 5-finger cure with Salon System’s Gellux Smart Lamp

By Chloe Randall | 24 April 2022

Salon System has unveiled the Gellux Smart Lamp, designed and developed with both the nail technician and client in mind. With its glossy acetone resistant finish, the lamp works with all Gellux systems and has the following features: Five finger cure Flat to surface for hand comfort Automatic sensor Sensitive/low…

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Struggle with back pain? Techs share their pain-free pedi setups

By Rebecca Hitchon | 23 April 2022

Scratch talks to two techs, who reveal how they created the perfect pedi setups to accommodate to their back pain. Becks Dunn of Beautiful Destiny Nails and Tanning Northamptonshire based Becks Dunn has suffered with a bad back for 15 years, after an injury which ended her former dancing dreams…

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Nail Tech Talk: Chloe Amber Slater of Titch Nails

By Callie Iley | 23 April 2022

Scratch chats to Chloe Amber Slater of Titch Nails about championing women in business and her love for being self-employed as a nail tech… “I don’t think I have a signature nail style as such,” Chloe smiles. “I just really enjoy creating art with tiny details, whether that’s the small…

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Happy St George’s Day!

By Chloe Randall | 23 April 2022

23 April sees the celebration of the patron saint of England! Mark the day with style thanks to tones of red a white…

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Townhouse nail salon unveils 6 nail art looks for spring/summer 2022

By Helena Biggs | 22 April 2022

Scratch Stars Nail Salon of the Year 20/21, Townhouse, has unveiled six nail art looks for spring/summer 2022.  The Street Style Collection of designs is inspired by the trendy streets of London, Paris, New York and Milan and includes colourful twists on the French mani, colour block manis and a delicate…

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7 tips for a more eco salon

By Scratch Staff | 22 April 2022

Can you tick off this list of seven eco-friendly ideas? The National Hair & Beauty Federation shares these top tips… Choosing more sustainable ways to run your salon or business will not only save you money, for example in utility bills, but will also help attract new clients who are…

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