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Self-employment help for nail techs: legal, financial & operational considerations
All the legal, financial and operational factors to consider before making those all-important choices… Deciding to become a self-employed nail tech is just the beginning, and we’re here to help you navigate it all. From choosing whether to work from home or as a mobile tech, to deciding which insurance…
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Life as a nail tech with Raynaud’s: 5 pros share their experiences
Raynaud’s syndrome, also known as Raynaud’s disease and Raynaud’s phenomenon, is a condition that affects blood circulation to fingers and toes and can cause them to change colour when cold, anxious or stressed. Other symptoms include pain, numbness and pins and needles. Symptoms vary for each individual and may last…
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Meet the Anglesey nail pro transforming trainers using nail art products
“Nail art techniques can be applied in a variety of ways: from customising trainers to dolls, jewellery and even tip jars,” shares Sophie Pritchard, founder of Creative Claws salon and training academy. The North Wales-based nail tech was first encouraged by her husband to transfer her nail art skills to…
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Fresh to the Glitterbels nail product portfolio is Unbelievabel; a file-off, highly pigmented and no-wipe gel range. Ideal for creating strong, durable nail enhancements, the gels can also be used with a nail art brush to create detailed designs. Two coats of each gel colour is recommended for full coverage,…
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Nailchemy has launched its hard gel system, Origin Hard Gel. Comprising ten products, the system includes the following: Super bond – a super adhesive base designed specifically to bond to the natural nail, helping to provide strength and stability to the system. Available in 15ml pots. Cool Cure Builder –…
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A beauty salon is to be installed at the Calderfields Hotel Golf and Country Club in Walsall to fix broken nails that occur during a round of golf. Bosses said they have received numerous requests from members for a beauty parlour and nail bar, as it is not uncommon for…
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Scratch chats to nail educator and Georgie Smedley group ambassador, Diana Pajeva about the challenges of being a left-handed nail tech… Statistically, only 15% of people are left handed, which means that most of the techniques you learn and tools you buy will be directed to right handed people. In a…
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The Hair and Beauty Industry Confederation Ireland (HABIC) has launched the WAX the VAT campaign, to lobby the Irish government to reduce VAT in the Irish beauty sector from 13.5% to 9%. It has undertaken the industry’s first economic report which supports its efforts, with the next step being to apply…
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Halo VIP Lucy Woodward works from a cabin in her home, valuing the privacy the space affords her and her clients. “I work alone in my space which I love, I manage my own appointments and have no one to rely on,” she explains. “My clients know anything they say…
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