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NHBF unveils Survive & Thrive initiative to help hair & beauty pros navigate business challenges
The National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) has launched Survive & Thrive: a transformational programme designed to help professionals navigate challenges and opportunities in the sector. The programme, unveiled at an event in London on 27 January, provides businesses with tools including budget impact calculators, pricing strategy guides, employment support resources…
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Homeless to home salon success: a Staffordshire nail tech’s inspiring journey
“I became homeless when I was 21; I had just split up from my partner of five years and my friends and family were unable to help me,” explains Isabelle Pattissier of Chesterton business, Drop Dead Beauty. “I stored some things at my mum’s, told her I was living with…
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Self-employment help for nail techs: legal, financial & operational considerations
All the legal, financial and operational factors to consider before making those all-important choices… Deciding to become a self-employed nail tech is just the beginning, and we’re here to help you navigate it all. From choosing whether to work from home or as a mobile tech, to deciding which insurance…
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Award winning tech, educator and Scratch front cover creator, Hazel Dixon, reveals how nail photographic competitions helped her to success and why you should get snapping too. “I’m always asked what makes a good front cover”, Hazel explains, “and what is needed to enter photographic competitions. “Competing, in general, has been…
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Le Chat was the official nail sponsor for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2018, hosted in New York City on November 8. The nails created were kept short and filed to a slight oval shape, before being painted with one of three nude hues in the Le Chat Dare to…
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British make-up artist, Charlotte Tilbury, has been awarded the MBE accolade by The Queen. The London-born celebrity artist and business woman has seen worldwide success with her eponymous beauty and skincare brand. Charlotte was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2018 in June for services to the beauty…
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We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Laura Peat, of Simply Koko, reveals that warmer autumnal shades are making a comeback. “As we are coming more in to the autumn and winter months I have found that my clients are ditching the once sought after neons…
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Recent research from Mintel has revealed that hair removal among British males is on the rise, as more and more men are influenced by popular culture narratives. Not so long ago, hair removal, tanning and overall grooming was viewed as not an option by men, however popular tv shows such…
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Add a touch of luxury to your treatments with these rose gold nail shades…
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