PRODUCTS & TREATMENTS

Valentine's Nail Products

20 nail products you’ll love for Valentine’s Day 2025

By Rebecca Hitchon | 31 January 2025

‘Tis the season of love, so we’ve rounded up 20 love-ly nail products – from gel polishes to nail lacquers and glitter – that will set hearts aflutter this Valentine’s Day…

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Tammy Koslowski House Of Naf Glasgow

Why Glasgow? Founder of nail company, House of NAF! shares heritage & success story

By Helena Biggs | 25 January 2025

Glasgow-based House of NAF! is the umbrella company of the multi award-winning NAF! Salon, NAF! School, and hand & skincare product lines, NAF! Stuff and NAF! Professionals. Founded by manicurist, Tammy Koslowski, in 2015, NAF! has become a renowned destination for clients seek quality beauty services, products and education, and…

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Keysie Brian Gregor Eadie Scotland

How a Scottish inventor & son created a product nail enthusiasts can’t live without

By Helena Biggs | 23 January 2025

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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Julie Kandalec Book

Celebrity manicurist Julie Kandalec launches nail art design sketch book

By Helena Biggs | 3 June 2020

On National Nail Polish Day (1 June), and in tribute to the day she lost her mother, celebrity manicurist Julie Kandalec has launched a nail art book by which consumers and pros can sketch out their own designs. The former creative director at Paintbox and founder of Masterclass Nail Academy…

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Magpie Beauty Courses

Boost nail skills from home with ABT accredited Magpie Beauty courses

By Helena Biggs | 31 May 2020

Nail product and education provider, Magpie Beauty, has launched a variety of online nail courses that techs can complete from the comfort of their own homes. There are three levels of online nail art masterclass available – Bronze, Silver & Gold – all of which are accredited by ABT. Students…

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Light Elegance Nautical

Light Elegance adds 6 nautical nail shades to Buttercreams range

By Helena Biggs | 30 May 2020

Say ‘Ahoy there!’ to six new season Buttercream gel shades from Light Elegance, inspired by the deep beauty of water and the endless adventure of setting sail. The Summer 2020 Nautical collection serves up a palette of calm-sea neutrals an d wave-crashing bolds, all bursting with creamy colour. “Summer is…

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Gems Rainbow Collection

Add vibrant colour to nails with Gems rainbow gel polish collection

By Helena Biggs | 29 May 2020

Multi award-winning nail tech, Gemma Lambert, has unveiled the latest collection in her own-brand gel polish line. The Taste The Rainbow range features 12 bold and punchy shades – including one glitter; like the gold at the end of a rainbow. Ideal for summer manis and pedis, there’s a shade…

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Lecente Nail Art

Update your nail art skills with online classes from Lecenté

By Helena Biggs | 29 May 2020

Lecenté partners are hosting a series of online classes to help techs upskill and learn new nail art techniques and designs. The ‘Discovery Series’ features classes hosted by  Jenny Nagorski, Emily Geer and Amanda Trivett, and Lecenté’s lead educator, Theresa Foddering.  Delivered via Zoom with a maximum of five students…

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Barbicide Certificate

Prepare to reopen with free Barbicide® Covid-19 Certification Course

By Helena Biggs | 27 May 2020

Leading beauty disinfection provider, Barbicide, has launched a free online Covid-19 certification course, designed to equip beauty professionals with the knowledge to perform even safer services when returning to work. The course reveals how Covid-19 is transmitted and the symptoms and risks before detailing practical considerations for beauty pros such…

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