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Scottish training centre launches spa traineeship programme to help combat employment crisis

By Helena Biggs | 21 February 2025

BABTAC & CIBTAC Training Centre of the Year 2022, 2023 and 2024, The Academy, Glasgow, has launched Scotland’s first spa traineeship programme, in partnership with the Crerar Hotel Group. The traineeship delivers CIBTAC Level 2 Facial Skincare and Level 3 Body Massage qualifications. “The traineeship combines immersive on-site training at…

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Buying an E-file & bits? Nail techs: here’s what to consider

By Rebecca Hitchon | 21 February 2025

Nail experts share what to know before buying an E-file and bits… Choose the company carefully “Purchase from a reputable professional brand that also provides high-quality training for its E-file range, as undertaking this training is the best way to ensure the tools are being used correctly,” says Giorgia Cappella,…

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How to stop nail biting & picking: experts share treatment plans to break the habit

By Rebecca Hitchon | 18 February 2025

Finalists in the Scratch Stars Natural Nail Specialist of the Year category 2024 share tips for nail biting and picking clients… Why do people bite and pick at their nails and skin? “Nail biting, also known as onychophagia, and skin picking and biting, named perionychophagia, are habits associated with stress,…

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Tyler, The Creator & Pharrell Williams collaborate on nail polish launch

By Helena Biggs | 20 March 2024

Music artists and longtime friends, Tyler, The Creator and Pharrell Williams (‘Pharrell’), have brought their respective brands, le FLEUR* and Humanrace, together to create a limited edition nail polish. The addition to the le FLEUR* line of clothing and accessories is a cruelty-free, highly pigmented nail shade in Humanrace’s signature…

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The GelBottle Inc serves up 14 delectable nail colour & chrome delights for spring

By Rebecca Hitchon | 20 March 2024

Brighton-based nail brand, The GelBottle Inc – also known as TGB, has delivered 10 gel polish shades and four Studio Effects chrome pigments for spring 2024. The Daisy’s Diner collection, named after the brand’s founder, Daisy Kalnina, is influenced by delicious treats, and hues ranges from pretty pastels to fun…

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Dive into a sea of colour with Glitterbels’ Land To Ocean Unbelievabel Gel collection

By Callie Iley | 19 March 2024

Glitterbels has unveiled its Land To Ocean colour collection, comprising six eye-catching and versatile green and blue Unbelievabel Gel hues. Unbelievabel Gel is a file-off, highly pigmented and no-wipe gel range by Glitterbels, suited for use as gel paints to create detailed nail designs and for full colour looks over…

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Nicki Minaj enters the press-on nail market with Pink Friday Nails

By Helena Biggs | 19 March 2024

Rap star, Nicki Minaj, has launched Pink Friday Nails: a press-on nail brand that aims to serve women and men with social media-worthy designs that reflect her style. The Trinidadian-born artist is renowned for her flamboyant outfits and extravagant nails, and has often been papped with long, bejewelled talons. She…

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Halo serves up 12 sweet Patisserie-style builder gel shades in Hema-free formula

By Helena Biggs | 18 March 2024

Nail brand, Halo, has expanded its EasiBuild range with 12 Hema-free shades. Inspired by delectable treats from the patisserie, the collection features shades to suit all skin tones; from creamy pinks and nudes to chocolatey, coffee-style hues. Ideal for creating salon-style sculpts, the EasiBuild formula can be used with forms…

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Embrace ‘Happy Vibes’ with Light Elegance’s ’60s-inspired spring nail colours

By Rebecca Hitchon | 11 March 2024

Light Elegance has revealed its spring 2024 colour collection, Happy Vibes, inviting nail pros on a trip back to the 1960s. Vivid blues, bright yellows, hot pinks and neon greens take inspiration from the groovy, happy vibes of the era. The collection comprises six crème shades, available in P+ Gel…

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