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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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Greek goddess nails & 9 other nail trends set to dominate 2025
Beauty brand, Beauty Pie, has analysed TikTok, Instagram, Google search and YouGov data to uncover beauty trends to expect in 2025. It predicts the top 10 nail trends of the year to be: Duck shape nails (+463% rise in interest) Hibiscus nails (+303%) – Click for a hibiscus step-by-step by…
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Home gel kit dangers & 6 ways to prevent allergies at the nail desk
Many people turned to DIY nail kits during the coronavirus lockdown. They may have been visiting a nail pro for months, years or even decades – before suddenly, the luxury of a nail appointment was gone, and some saw a solution in home application of gel polish. DIY home kits…
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To complement its dipping range, INK London has revealed its ADS Dip Tray. The new tray was designed to allow the professional to create a precise smile line with the Acrylink Dipping System. Dual-ended, the tray creates two French shapes – oval or round – and features a lid. Find out more and…
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Perfect for festive in-salon retail, Beauty Pro has launched a range of Christmas gift sets, seeing four kits for different skin needs. The Rejuvenating set aims to replenish and rehydrate dry skin and consists of two rejuvenating masks, two detoxifying masks and two under eye therapy masks. Designed to give a new lease…
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Course Details: Offer pedicure treatments with Footlogix Pediceuticals range and learn how to perform the signature 10-step Footlogix Pedicure to rejuvenate, repair and moisturize the skin of the feet. The course will see a focus on: Hygiene and safe working practice Client consultation 10 Step Footlogix pedicure treatment Nail Structure, anatomy and…
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Offer nail art with ease thanks to Bio Sculpture’s new nail art kit, featuring highly pigmented gel shades, nail art tools and sheets of nail stencils. The kit sees nail art gels in the shades black, white, turquoise, purple, pink, yellow, red and blue. The gels can be be mixed on the metal plate…
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Get ready to make a colour statement with four striking shades in Artistic Nail Design’s Cyber Punk collection. Inspired by space, the collection see four new shades. Included are three crème shades: graphite, Beam Me Up; navy, I Need Space; and muted pink, Vortex Vixen; as well as a silver chrome, Heart Of Chrome. The Cyber Punk Collection is available in…
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Macdonald Hotels & Resorts and Elemis have signed a three-year new brand partnership, which will see the two companies to work together on a variety of aspects. With 21 spa hotels nationwide, all spa staff at Macdonald Hotels & Resorts will undergo training from both companies to deliver an enhanced guest…
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