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Add to playlist: Nail On Sunday podcast, which serves up insight for nail techs

By Helena Biggs | 3 February 2025

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

By Lilly Delmage | 2 February 2025

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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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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Entity Brushes

Add to your nail art kit with the Entity Nail Art Brush Set

By Kat Hill | 29 November 2019

Unleash your artistry with the Entity Nail Art Brush Set now available from The Creative Beauty Group. The set sees three brushes and a handy dotting tool for creating a variety of nail art designs. The four tools see: Square Brush – can be used for defining smile lines. Short Detailing…

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Christmas Stock

How to manage stock this Christmas

By Sophie Nutt | 28 November 2019

When it comes to selecting your seasonal stock, preparation and a plan is key. “At this time of year, Christmas shopping is at the forefront of everyone’s minds,” explains Rachel Cock, Salon Services’ commercial director. “It’s the perfect time to push your retail offering as gifts for your customers to…

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Skin talk with BeautyLab & Jenny Ryan of The X Factor: Celebrity

By Scratch Staff | 27 November 2019

Skincare brand, BeautyLab, has returned to the set of the X Factor for another year to tend to the complexions of this year’s X Factor: Celebrity contestants. The brand, which has partnered with the show for a number of years, reveals the hero product of The Chase star and celebrity contestant, Jenny Ryan,…

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How to jazz up your retail display this Christmas

By Sophie Nutt | 27 November 2019

Never underestimate the power of an eye-catching and enticing seasonal retail display! Investing in festive decorations is something that has proven to be key in boosting business performance during the Christmas period. Christmas Tree World has revealed that 59% of UK consumers surveyed would spend more money in a leisure…

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Louella Belle Recycling

Louella Belle announces recycling scheme for beauty product bottles

By Helena Biggs | 27 November 2019

Louella Belle, distributor of professional hand, nail and foot care products, has launched RecycLeBelle, a recycling scheme for old product bottles. The company is accepting the likes of nail polish bottles, cuticle oil bottles and gel polish bottles from any brand – not just those from Louella Belle‘s distribution portfolio.…

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By Scratch Staff | 27 November 2019
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