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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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Offer speedy smiles lines thanks to Bio Sculpture French Stencil Pack

By Kat Hill | 26 July 2019

Tackle tricky smiles lines with the Bio Sculpture French Stencil Pack. Ideal for offering speedy, uniform smile lines, the stickers can be used with Bio Sculpture’s White High Pigment Gel or Bio Sculpture No.1 French White for a crisp, white look. To use, simply place the French Stencil sticker circle onto the nail, after base…

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Brighten up retail displays with Lash Perfect Lash Pops

By Helena Biggs | 25 July 2019

Add some pops of colour and style to your retail display with the Lash Perfect Lash Pops, a capsule collection of strip lashes available in four styles. Inspired by flowers, Rose Red, Pink Peony, Scarlett Poppy and White Rose present a range of varying looks – from light and fluffy…

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How to keep staff happy

By Sophie Nutt | 25 July 2019

Finding an ideal candidate and offering them the job is not the end of the salon recruitment process. Retaining staff is an ongoing responsibility and ensuring their happiness is key to the. There is no ‘one size fits all’ formula formula to retaining staff, so it might take some trial…

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Hot Nail Art Looks

By Kat Hill | 25 July 2019

It’s hot, hot, hot! Keep your cool with these hot nail art looks from Scratch readers…

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By Kat Hill | 25 July 2019

Keep cool with our round up of hot pro products…

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Margaret Dabbs shares 10 ways to look after feet in the heat

By Sophie Nutt | 24 July 2019

Margaret Dabbs, foot expert and CEO of Margaret Dabbs London, shares her advice on how to take care of feet in this heatwave… How can heat negatively affect the heat? The warm weather can cause feet to swell as the veins dilate in an attempt to keep the body cool,…

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