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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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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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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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Andreia Professional launches The Gel Polish Crush limited edition collection

By Sophie Nutt | 14 April 2020

Andreia Professional has revealed Crush; a limited edition The Gel Polish collection comprising a palette of six sweet subtle shades. Featuring a highly pigmented formula that boasts up to four weeks of wear time, The Gel Polish Crush collection includes the shades: CR1: Twinkle in the Eye (nude with light…

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Look Fantastic

British Beauty Council supports #TeamFantastic initiative

By Sophie Nutt | 13 April 2020

The British Beauty Council has announced its support for #TeamFantastic – the new initiative from online beauty boutique, Look Fantastic. #TeamFantastic has been created to help support the beauty industry as salons have been forced to closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Look Fantastic is calling for beauty industry professionals…

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Nu Nudes

Meet nude nail needs with 12 shades from The Gel Bottle Inc

By Kat Hill | 9 April 2020

The Gel Bottle Inc has introduced Nu Nudes, a curated collection of 12 gel polish shades offering diverse nude nail tones. “I set up The Gel Bottle Inc with inclusivity and equality at the heart of everything we do,” enthuses brand founder, Daisy Kalnina. “That’s why our Nu Nudes collection…

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Challenge launched to tackle business downtime

By Kat Hill | 8 April 2020

Beauty Boss HQ has revealed the Take Action In April Challenge for business owners. Launched to help beauty professionals during the current pandemic downtime, the marketing & business development agency is offering free resources for professionals. The challenge will see a series of workshops, Facebook Live videos and expert panels.…

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Scratch launches weekly nail art challenge

By Scratch Staff | 4 April 2020

Europe’s leading nail magazine, Scratch, has launched a new nail art initiative: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge. Revealed earlier this week, the challenge is using nail art and social media to help nail professionals stay inspired and connected during the Coronavirus outbreak. Nail artists are invited to create a nail design to…

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Cuccio launches ‘Earn From Home’ initiative for nail & beauty pros

By Scratch Staff | 3 April 2020

Cuccio has responded to the impact of coronavirus on the income of nail and beauty professionals by launching the ‘Earn From Home’ initiative. The hand, foot and body care brand has put together 18 handy kits that professionals can purchase and retail to their clients to help them maintain the…

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