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Energy Savers Week: How to make your beauty business more energy-efficient
Stephanie Hodgson, head of research & development at Green Salon Collective (GSC), details how beauty businesses of all sizes can minimise their energy usage and emissions… GSC was founded in 2020 by environmental experts, campaigners and beauty professionals, with an aim to help member salons in the UK and Ireland…
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How a Scottish inventor & son created a product nail enthusiasts can’t live without
Have you ever damaged a nail opening a can, prying open the clips of photo frames or opening keyrings? It’s these nuisances that led husband and son duo, Brian and Gregor Eadie, to create Keysie: a handy device to save nails from unnecessary damage. It was Gregor who approached his…
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Scratch Stars Award-winning nail salon owner: competition benefits & advice
Natasha Barker, owner of Scratch Stars Nail Salon of Year 2024, Niche Nails & Beauty, reveals advice for succeeding in the competition. The 2024 awards were not the salon’s first entry into the competition. Natasha explains: “I had entered the awards previously on behalf of the salon, and we had…
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Ensure your INK London K-38 Drill sits pretty with the new silicone stand. Specifically created for the K-38 E-File, the desktop stand was designed to designed to hold the pro’s five ‘go to’ INK London drill bits and well as the e-file unit and handle. The stand is made of…
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We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Leanne Furley, of Leanne Furley Makeup Artist, wears glitzy pink nails with an encapsulated feature nail using a pretty Cuccio hue from the recent Ballerina collection. “Firstly, I prepped my nails and applied The Edge Nails white French tip to…
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Show clients that you care right down to the ends of their hair by retailing this ultra conditioning hair mask from Beauty Pro. Enriched with argan oil and jojoba seed oil, the hair mask offers intense, deep conditioning to revitalise dry, frizzy, damaged hair. The hair sheet mask also locks…
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Tell us about your training… I trained & qualified as a beauty therapist and make up artist IHBC at Thanet Technical college in 1990. I worked in a salon for five years until I returned to college to study marketing and business and became an event manager for IT companies.…
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Magpie Beauty has revealed its summer collection for 2018. Available to pre-order from Monday 21 May, the collection sees five new shades, including: May – medium-sized red, gold iridescent Roxie – purple, chunky iridescent mix Jasmine – medium sized white, bronze, gold iridescent Bonnie – fine neon coral/gold iridescent Delilah…
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Create glistening nail art with three new mixes of sparkling Swarovski® Flatback crystals inspired by the flamboyant feathers of a flamingo and the mysticism of unicorns. Available from Bluestreak Crystals, the Flamingo and Unicorn Swarovski® Flatback mixes are available in a pack of 250 or large pack of 350. Add dazzling…
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