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Interested in entering Nailympia Competitions? Webinar dives into its 2025 direction

By Scratch Staff | 8 February 2025

Are you keen to learn more about Nailympia Competitions? Buddy Sims, learning experience (LX) specialist for hair & beauty education platform, Pivot Point International, hosted a webinar with Alex Fox, global director of Nailympia Competitions, and seasoned judge & nail expert, Vitaly Solomonoff, which is available to watch back here.…

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Scotland home salon: the pro offering a one-stop shop for nails, hair & beauty services

By Lilly Delmage | 8 February 2025

Emma Saunderson, the owner of Angus-based salon, GlamEm, has made a name for herself as a versatile beauty professional, offering an impressive range of beauty treatments from her home salon. Having trained as a nail technician in 2019 with Young Nails, Emma initially worked on a mobile basis. Though as…

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50 chrome Valentine’s Day nail art ideas you’ll fall for

By Scratch Staff | 8 February 2025

From glazed donut finishes to striking shiny details, chrome nails aren’t going anywhere – and especially not for Valentine’s Day. Get inspired with our roundup of romantic chrome nail looks below…

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Why you shouldn’t teach without a teaching qualification

By Katie Barnes | 15 June 2021

Teaching without a qualification to do so is unfortunately something we come across in the nail industry and it causes a lot of debate. Teaching without a proper qualification is no different to performing nail services without a qualification – we will always come across it and the lack of…

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Offer lash lifts & brow lamination with dual-purpose Salon System range

By Helena Biggs | 15 June 2021

Add brow lamination and lash lifts to your treatment menu and save on product cost with Salon System’s dual treatment range. The three-step system lifts lashes for eight weeks and laminates brows for up to four weeks. The existing Salon System Lashlift range has been developed to work for both…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Blush + Blow, Fulham, London

By Callie Iley | 15 June 2021

Business-savvy Bridget O’Keeffe launched a blow dry bar and beauty salon in 2015, yet has since expanded her services to diversify her clientele. “I wanted to include much more specialised treatments,” Bridget explains. “We now offer an aesthetics clinic with two doctors, a skin clinic led by Abbi Ingram, and…

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Interested in using OPI’s gel polish? Starter kit package available for pros

By Helena Biggs | 15 June 2021

OPI has unveiled its first GelColor Starter Kit, which contains product to perform up to 100 services. Featuring 10 of the brand’s best-selling essentials, it has been designed to ensure a successful start to your GelColor gel polish services and features: Pro Spa Cuticle Oil Bond Aid NAS 99 Expert…

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Nail educator Rachel Lunn discusses the attitude towards nail education, the importance of elevating industry standards & the power of practice

By Alex Fox | 13 June 2021

Great expectations …by Rachel Lunn @rachel­.lunn_nails https://m.facebook.com/The-Nailroom-254269057922527/ @rachel­.lunn_nails I trained as a nail tech in 2003. Gel polish had not yet been born and the trend was pink & white acrylic enhancements, one colour polish or a manicure. Nails were just starting to grow into a more popular service that everyone…

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New nail business Dakota dreams big by signing over 20 brand ambassadors

By Alex Fox | 11 June 2021

Dakota Nail Products & Education has extended it’s product repertoire with additional nail art products and accessories. The most exciting additions is four-piece Macaroon acrylic coloured paint collection in Blueberry, Strawberry, Mint and Lavender. These colours merge with a series of new nail decals for summer nail art designs. Owner…

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