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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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20 nail products you’ll love for Valentine’s Day 2025

By Rebecca Hitchon | 31 January 2025

‘Tis the season of love, so we’ve rounded up 20 love-ly nail products – from gel polishes to nail lacquers and glitter – that will set hearts aflutter this Valentine’s Day…

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Gemma Lambert’s Nail Team expands education team

By Kat Hill | 5 October 2019

Three new educators are joining Gemma Lambert’s Nail Team. The new additions to the growing education team will be offering Nail Team, Perfect Nails and Kiara Sky courses in their respective areas. The new recruits include: Nicola Smith, covering the North West Jodie May Evans, covering Wales Jo Duncan, covering…

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Create party-ready make-up looks with Mii Light Loving Intensity

By Sophie Nutt | 4 October 2019

Create the perfect glow this party season with the Light Loving Intensity highlighters from Mii Cosmetics. The metallic pearlescent liquid highlighter is designed to instantly boost radiance and enhance natural complexion. Also featuring an antioxidant-packed complex of goji and cranberry, Light Loving Intensity helps to keep skin soft, supple and…

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CND™ partners with Swarovski Crystals for festive collection

By Sophie Nutt | 4 October 2019

CNDTM has partnered with Swarovski Crystals for its festive nail colour collection, Crystal Alchemy. The five shimmering shades – available in both ShellacTM and VinyluxTM formulas – are inspired by precious jewels and include names such as: Lovely Quartz Rebellious Ruby Divine Diamond Sassy Sapphire Powerful Hematite “This collection introduces…

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Enhance treatments with La Palm Collagen Spa range

By Kat Hill | 4 October 2019

Enhance your manicure and pedicure services with La Palm Collagen Spa line of treatments. Avialable via The Creative Beauty Group, the kits contain products for a six step, luxurious treatment infused with collagen, to help diminish lines and wrinkles. These include: Collagen Sugar Cane Scrub Collagen Bubble-Crystals Collagen Cream Mask…

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OPI partners with Hello Kitty for festive nail colour collection

By Helena Biggs | 3 October 2019

OPI has partnered with pop culture icon, Hello Kitty, for a second time to create the Hello Kitty Collection by OPI for the 2019 festive season. The first Hello Kitty Collection by OPI launched in 2016, and saw one of its shades, Let’s Be Friend’s, become the most searched for…

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Metta Francis on perfecting a mobile nail setup

By Sophie Nutt | 3 October 2019

As a mobile tech, just because you don’t have a physical, set space in which you offer your services, it doesn’t mean you have to skip on deciding interior objects and furniture. Inject your own personality into your mobile setup with branded towels, equipment and your uniform, and recreate the…

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