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Top reasons to enter nail competitions & expert tips for success

By Guest Writer | 3 February 2025

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

By Helena Biggs | 3 February 2025

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

By Lilly Delmage | 2 February 2025

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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NovaLash UK appoints two new educators

By Kat Hill | 20 April 2019

NovaLash UK has appointed two new educators to increase the brand’s presence and reach across the country. The area of Northern Ireland will now see Katy Steele offering training for Classic Lash services. Katy will be based in her salon Purple Lashes, located just outside of Belfast. Zoe Fletcher will…

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Create majestic nail looks with HD Professional Acrylic Royalty collection

By Sophie Nutt | 19 April 2019

HD Professional Nail Systems has revealed its Acrylic Royalty collection. A collection of eight highly pigmented shades of purple, violet and indigo acrylic and glitter powders, the range is designed to create velvety smooth enhancements. The Royalty collection includes: Princess Eminence Knight Palace Regal Throne Tiara Majestic Shop the collection…

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Nsi Polish Pro Not You

NSI reveals 6 pastel shades in spring nail colour collection

By Helena Biggs | 19 April 2019

NSI’s spring nail colour collection features six creamy pastel hues in the Polish Pro formula. ‘It’s Not You, It’s Me’ includes the likes of turquoise Better Fish In The Sea and dusky lilac I Kept The Ring, which can be mixed to create custom shades for clients. Use alone or…

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Salon Services Beauty Bag 2019

Claim your free Beauty Bag from Sally Salon Services

By Kat Hill | 19 April 2019

Until 30 April 2019, retail and trade customers at Sally Salon Services will receive a free Beauty Bag brimming with the latest beauty goodies when spending £50 or more on beauty products in-store or online. Worth £70 and loaded with 11 products, the complementary Beauty Bag sees: China Glaze Nail…

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3 ways to ‘spring clean’ your beauty business to reap rewards

By Scratch Staff | 18 April 2019

Sharon Sandhu, category manager for nails at Salon Services UK & Ireland, shares ideals to spruce up your nail or beauty business and benefit your bottom line… Spring cleaning doesn’t always mean clearing cobwebs and clutter or updating your interior. Indeed, as the high season draws closer and we enter…

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The CBD oil buzz: Why it’s used in beauty products

By Helena Biggs | 18 April 2019

Cannabis plant oils are growing in popularity in the beauty sector – but are you clear on their strains and benefits? From hemp seed oil to CBD, let’s clear things up. Cannabis is a plant family with two primary classifications; indica and sativa, and cannabis plants contain a variety of…

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