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50 chrome Valentine’s Day nail art ideas you’ll fall for
From glazed donut finishes to striking shiny details, chrome nails aren’t going anywhere – and especially not for Valentine’s Day. Get inspired with our roundup of romantic chrome nail looks below…
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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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Globally renowned vlogger and winner of the Scratch Stars Best UK Nail Blogger title 2018, Natasha Lee, has launched her own range of nail products. Named ‘Divine by Natasha Lee‘, products include a ‘capsule’ brush set, which features five brushes that allows the user to create every art look that…
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Autumn is in the air so update your nail art kit with the latest crystal mix from Crystal Parade. Inspired by nights in front of a warm fire, the Preciosa Nail Art Mix in Cosy Nights sees a variety of Preciosa crystals. The mix sees flatback crystals in a mixture of sizes…
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Tell us about your training… I originally had a Saturday job in a beauty salon from the age of 16. I did a bit of ‘in-house’ training there but my proper training was at Brunel Technical College in Bristol in the late 90s. This provided me with my NVQ 2 and…
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Beauty app, Glo-Up, provides Londoners with beauty services at the touch of a button – and is seeking nail techs to join its roster. The Glo-Up app is free to download, and once a user signs up, they can simply choose a treatment they would like, add the time and…
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Spruce up nail designs and sparkle for the festive season with eight new iZ Beauty of London nail art glitters. The fine glitters can be applied to nails, face and body and are biodegradable, created using a film derived from trees (mainly Eucalyptus), which is sustainable and sourced using environmentally…
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With 2018 seeing an increasingly conscious approach across all industries, Scratch quizzes experts about veganism – and the properties upheld by the increasing numbers of vegan nail and beauty products. To be considered vegan, a product or service must be free of any animal-derived ingredients. “This includes ingredients such as…
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