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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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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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The 2019 Gifting Guide: Skin Saviours & Top Tanning

By Scratch Staff | 18 November 2019

Give yourself the gift of extra profit with retail-ready gift options galore…  

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MANI MONDAY: Simple autumn

By Sophie Nutt | 18 November 2019

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! There are many things to love about autumn: the festive Christmas drinks menu at your local coffee shop, burnt orange and red leaves, fresh sunny mornings, blankets… The list is endless. But there’s one thing we love…

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Create delectable nail looks with berry inspired nail collection

By Scratch Staff | 18 November 2019

Pure Nails has added three new shades to its Halo Gel Polish range, each inspired by berries and perfect for winter manis and pedis. The Very Berry collection features Cranberry and Raspberry; two stunning and sophisticated crèmes, and Winterberry sees a shade with smatterings of sparkle in its formula. Halo…

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Nail Styles of the Week: 10 – 17 November

By Scratch Staff | 17 November 2019
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WHAT I’M WEARING: Diana Pajeva, Diana’s Nail Art

By Sophie Nutt | 17 November 2019

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Diana Pajeva, of Diana’s Nail Art, wears a stunning abstract design on natural nails. “I usually wear gel polish on natural nails so I used Gelish products from Nail Harmony UK to create this look. I applied all three colours…

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The Gel Bottle Inc re-launches TGB Academy

By Sophie Nutt | 16 November 2019

The Gel Bottle Inc has given the TGB Academy a revamp with a brand new website, new workshops and new locations. New UK educators and locations Glasgow: The Gel Bottle Inc ambassadors, NAF! Salon, will join the brand as educators with courses in Glasgow. London: Natalie, of @nailgalnat, will be…

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