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Top reasons to enter nail competitions & expert tips for success
Esteemed beauty business expert & CEO of PHAB Service Stars, Nergish Wadia-Austin, shares advice for budding nail competitors… The nail industry is vibrant, with competitions like the Scratch Stars Awards and Nailympia showcasing the best in creativity and artistry. Prestigious events like these are essential for any nail technician wishing…
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Add to playlist: Nail On Sunday podcast, which serves up insight for nail techs
The founders of professional nail brand, Nail Order, have launched Nail On Sunday: a podcast dedicated to discussing important topics for nail techs. A new episode goes live every Sunday. Topics discussed so far include: How to maximise your earnings as a nail tech. How to use social media to…
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Digital Boost for Beauty: the campaign helping beauty businesses transition to Making Tax Digital
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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Mii Cosmetics has revealed two new shades of highlighter to the Light Loving Illuminator collection. Ideal for giving clients that summer glow through professional make-up services or to retail for at-home use, Shining Star is a soft pearl while Golden Goddess is a champagne gold. Joining the existing shade Leading…
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Wedding season is on the horizon, so prepare to pamper bridal clients with four beautiful new hues from CND™. The ‘Yes, I Do’ collection features pretty pink and white shades; ideal worn alone or in a French manicure style. Affectionally titled White Wedding, Bouquet, Veiled and Forever Yours, the shades…
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“My salon opened in August 2017,” explains owner, Sally Sanderson. “After being made redundant suddenly, I was looking to open my own place and had to act quickly as my client base was waiting. My building was advertised the very week I left my old job, so I decided to…
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Salon System has launched Multiflex wax as an addition to its Just Wax range. Suitable for in-salon and mobile usage, Multiflex stripless hot was can be removed in almost any direction for a more comfortable client experience. The formula contains soothing lavender and aloe vera extracts, making it ideal for sensitive…
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Recently, founder of Orly, Jeff Pink, jetted over from the brand’s HQ in Los Angeles, California, to visit London. Scratch’s Kat took the chance to meet him and talk about his esteemed career with Orly, product developments and challenges within the nail industry. Read the full interview in the April issue of Scratch! How…
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Renowned session nailist, Marian Newman, has set another precedent by adding a coffee table book to her far-reaching list of career highs and firsts. Known to beauty editors as the go-to manicurist for shoots, Marian’s nail routine regularly sees her flying the globe for judging, grooming, launching, designing new nail…
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