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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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Valentine's Nail Products

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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Cnd Team Eurasia 2025

CND™ appoints 4-strong Team Eurasia to support nail pros across the region

By Helena Biggs | 30 January 2025

Nail brand, CND™, has introduced Team Eurasia: a group of four dynamic education ambassadors and nail professionals who will support fellow techs and CND™ distributor partners across the region. To support the brand’s aim to foster career growth for its education ambassadors, CND™’s Team Eurasia will facilitate events, represent CND™…

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WHAT I’M WEARING: Natasha Woods, The Nailbed

By Sophie Nutt | 4 August 2019

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Natasha Woods, of The Nailbed, wears a stunning lilac and blue nail look for her sister’s wedding. “I created these nails with the new 015 Chameleon Glitters from Glitterarty Nails and a mix of sculpts and tips. The acrylic used…

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Pure Nails Rubber Base

Help prevent chipping with Halo Gel Polish Rubber Base Coat

By Kat Hill | 3 August 2019

Cater to client nail needs with Halo Gel Polish’s new Rubber Base Coat. Available via Pure Nails, the base cost is suited to clients with brittle nails as it can be used with any Pure Nails nail service to help provide flexibility. Thanks to its flexible formula, the base can…

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Fereida Lydiate

Fereida Lydiate on fibreglass nails and the importance of CPD

By Kat Hill | 3 August 2019

We chatted Scratch Stars Awards 2019 L&P Tech of the Year, Fereida Lydiate… How did you career in nails come about? I originally trained as a beauty therapist as there weren’t courses available just for nails and completed my beauty training in 1996. From there I worked in a salon as a…

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An afternoon with celebrity nail tech Stephanie Staunton

By Helena Biggs | 2 August 2019

She’s tended to the talons of numerous celebrities, is a regular manicurist on photo shoots and has scooped a Scratch Star – and now Stephanie Staunton has a shiny new venture; her own nail setup. Stephanie and I are from the same area just outside London; a busy suburb with…

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Naomi Germanikure

GERmanikure appoints Naomi Gonzalez-Longstaff as brand ambassador

By Helena Biggs | 2 August 2019

Celebrity manicurist and session tech, Naomi Gonzalez-Longstaff, as been appointed as brand ambassador for GERmanikure, a manufacturer of manicure tools. Naomi and GERmanikure first teamed up at New York Fashion Week in 2018 and have since worked together to help bring the GERmanikure brand into more widespread recognition through instructional…

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Opi Scotland

OPI seeks inspiration from Scotland for autumn/winter nail collection

By Helena Biggs | 1 August 2019

OPI’s autumn/winter nail collection, Scotland, delivers 12 shades inspired by kilts, bagpipes, unicorns and the legendary Loch Ness monster. The team turned to windowpane plaid and classic houndstooth in unique fabrics with detailed embellishments, to unveil various shades of purple, blue and red, along with pops of orange, dark green…

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