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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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The UK’s most popular hair & beauty salon names revealed

By Sophie Nutt | 11 September 2019

The most popular hair and beauty salon names in the UK have been revealed! Esme Loans Ltd analysed a list of 27,323 registered hair and beauty businesses in the UK and found that The Beauty Box was the most popular name, with 134 businesses using it. In second place was…

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Hollywood nail stylist jets to UK to host masterclass

By Helena Biggs | 11 September 2019

Celebrity nail artist, Chaun Legend, jetted over to the UK to hold an L&P acrylic masterclass at the Glitterbels Training Academy in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Chaun, who boasts almost 600,000 Instagram followers, regularly tends to the nails of some of Hollywood’s biggest names, including Kylie Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Hailey Bieber and Cardi…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Allure Nails & Beauty, North Tyneside

By Kat Hill | 11 September 2019

“I started out as a mobile nail technician in my local area alongside studying accountancy at college,” explains Melissa Wright. “I didn’t enjoy college, so my plan was pursue a nail career full time. It was a struggle at first but then it took off and my client base became…

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Safety first: why compliance is key to salon success

By Scratch Staff | 10 September 2019

Sharon Sandhu, category manager for nails at Salon Services UK & Ireland, reveals why it’s important to revise your health & safety beauty knowledge… As summer business quietens down, it’s the ideal time for salons to go ‘back to school’ and reassess health & safety knowledge. Here are pointers to…

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Salon System reveal latex free strip lash adhesive

By Kat Hill | 10 September 2019

Salon System has launched Naturalash Strip Lash Adhesive Latex Free Glue. The ideal partner to the Salon System range of strip lashes, the vegan friendly, latex free adhesive offers up to 18 hours of wear and has a clear finish. “For people with watery, sensitive eyes, it can be tricky…

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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Sinead Bulley, The Nail Shack

By Sophie Nutt | 10 September 2019

We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Sinead Bulley, of The Nail Shack, reveals autumn-friendly dandelion-inspired nails have been popular with her clients recently. “I think this particular nail design has been popular because its that in-between time of year where we transition between seasons so…

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