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Want to offer vegan manicures in your nail salon? Here’s 20 products to add to your kit
A whopping 25 million people took part in Veganuary in 2024: so have you considered vegan-friendly nail and beauty options in the salon to cater to this burgeoning client base? Gaining a ‘vegan status’ in the beauty sector means a product must not contain animal-derived ingredients or by-products. Click here…
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50 blue nail art designs that are blue-tifully chic
Feeling the blues? You won’t be after checking out these 50 blue nail art ideas to inspire creative handiwork…
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20 Scottish-themed nail designs to celebrate Burns Night
Burns Night takes place annually on 25 January and is a celebration of the life and work of Scottish poet & lyricist, Robert Burns, on what would have been his birthday. Scots often commemorate the occasion with a cèilidh (social event with dancing) and a supper, where they enjoy a…
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Glitterbels pros: reap education, rewards & discounts via The Nailist Programme
Staffordshire-based nail brand, Glitterbels, has launched The Nailist Programme as part of its mission to ‘help nail technicians elevate their craft, grow their businesses and push industry standards to new heights’. Designed by Glitterbels founders, Annabel and Elliott Maginnis, the programme serves to provide high-quality education, products and ongoing support…
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Manifest your 2025 goals with 20 New Year’s resolution nails: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge
Check out entries to the 15 January 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: New Year’s resolutions. Each nail style was submitted via Instagram or Facebook using #ShowScratch #CreativeChallenge. Follow Scratch on Instagram and Facebook for future Creative Challenges – launching every other Wednesday.
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NSI Nails Guyana to host masterclass on eco-friendly nail art practices
Nail brand, NSI Nails Guyana, has launched Sparkle Sustainably, a masterclass for nail techs in the Caribbean to help them integrate eco-friendly nail art practices. Scheduled to take place 20-22 March 2025 at the Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel, the three-day masterclass will offer intensive, hands-on training focused on creating stunning…
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Revealed: Pedicures are more popular than manicures in the nail salon
Salon, spa, and fitness booking and management software, Vagaro, has released its 2025 Vantage Report, revealing insights into beauty and wellness trends. Pedicures take the lead With 21 million nail salon appointments booked between January and September 2024, pedicures have overtaken manicures in popularity. They accounted for 59% of searches…
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Squid Game fans, you need to check out these 21 nail art designs
Following the hype of its first season, Netflix’s South Korean dystopian show, Squid Game, is back with a second series – and it’s inspiring nail art. Check out our roundup of incredible Squid Game nail styles below…
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Techs – check if you’ve made the nice list this year, as Sweet Squared is getting into the giving-spirit by placing a scratch card in each and every order until 24 December. There will be 10 Sweet Squared every day of advent this year, as winning scratch cards are placed randomly within orders…
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We’ve made a list and we’re checking it twice! In the countdown to Christmas, we’re rounding up festive designs and products for the most wonderful time of year. June Gilbert, of Urban Angel Nails Liverpool, cooked up these sweet nails featuring gingerbread men! To create a sparkling base for her stamped…
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Distribution company, The Creative Beauty Group, as announced Lisa Grannell as the latest addition to the company’s education emissary team. Lisa Grannell qualified within the nail and beauty industry over 15 years ago, and has built up a wealth of knowledge and experience working with market leading companies to offer…
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Fake Bake has revealed a collection of gift sets just in time for Christmas. Give the gift of a sun-kissed glow by retailing Fake Bake’s Christmas range, consisting of four sets designed to suit every skin tone, budget, occasion and desired finish. The range includes a choice of a Fake Bake…
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We’ve made a list and we’re checking it twice! In the countdown to Christmas, we’re rounding up festive designs and products for the most wonderful time of year. Offer snowy styling through to the New Year with this gift box from Izabelle Hammon Ltd. Entitled Baby It’s Cold Outside, the set sees…
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We’ve made a list and we’re checking it twice! In the countdown to Christmas, we’re rounding up festive designs and products for the most wonderful time of year. Adding a christmassy nail art addition, Natalie Walker details a festive wreath in Halo gel polish shades. Contrasting a glittering red hue, Natalie hand…
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