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Top reasons to enter nail competitions & expert tips for success
Esteemed beauty business expert & CEO of PHAB Service Stars, Nergish Wadia-Austin, shares advice for budding nail competitors… The nail industry is vibrant, with competitions like the Scratch Stars Awards and Nailympia showcasing the best in creativity and artistry. Prestigious events like these are essential for any nail technician wishing…
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Add to playlist: Nail On Sunday podcast, which serves up insight for nail techs
The founders of professional nail brand, Nail Order, have launched Nail On Sunday: a podcast dedicated to discussing important topics for nail techs. A new episode goes live every Sunday. Topics discussed so far include: How to maximise your earnings as a nail tech. How to use social media to…
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Digital Boost for Beauty: the campaign helping beauty businesses transition to Making Tax Digital
Ria-Jaine Lincoln, aka The Beauty Accountant, has launched 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…
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Magpie Beauty has launched a gel paint collection; 16 highly pigmented shades that are ideal for nail artistry. Let your creativity run wild with the striking shades, which include primary hues that can be mixed to create bespoke shades. Gold, Silver, Champagne and Rose Gold are also available – all…
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Check out the snaps from behind-the-scenes at a photo shoot for CND’s chosen brand icons, who all feature in a campaign for the CND Iconic nail colour collection. The collection sees the most iconic CND SHELLAC™ shades welcomed back – and available for a limited time only. Samantha and Samuel…
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To celebrate 40 years of CND™ – and to honour the brand’s long-time fans, CND™ has brought back five of its most iconic shades, available for a limited time only. The CND™ Iconic collection – featuring Company Red, Spike, Jiggy, Pointe Blanc and Satin Sheets – celebrates classic style and…
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Scratch quizzes Sarah Thompson, an NSI educator & Gold nail artist, about her love for nails & career story so far… How did you get into the nail industry? When I became pregnant with my son, I wanted to find a career that allowed me to work from home and that…
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Mobile techs – are you thinking of adjusting your prices in the New Year? Liz Richards, head of education of Cuccio Europe, shares her advice… “Charging can be so hard for techs to work out,” explains Liz. “One method I would recommend is to start by working out what your products…
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Pantone has revealed its Colour of the Year 2020 as Classic Blue. “For beauty, Classic Blue makes a dramatic statement for eyes, nails and hair in a variety of finishes – from glitter and glam to dusty matte,” comments a spokesperson from the company. Here, take a look at some nail…
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