PRODUCTS & TREATMENTS
Scottish training centre launches spa traineeship programme to help combat employment crisis
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
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
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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CND™ is inviting nail enthusiasts on a captivating colour journey with its spring 2024 collection, Across The Mani-verse. With six shades available in both CND Shellac™ Gel Polish and CND Vinylux™ Long Wear Polish, the mood-boosting, playful spring palette pays homage to an alternate reality, offering crème and holographic nail…
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Unveiled for spring 2024 is the OPI Your Way collection, comprising 21 shades with a variety of finishes, allowing for an abundance of personalised colour options. From apricot and candy hues to trans-seasonal brown tones, OPI has released 12 shades (seven crèmes and five effect sheers) available in GelColor, Nail…
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The GelBottle Inc has expanded its popular Builder In A Bottle (BIAB™) range with the addition of five cool and creamy shades. The Brighton-based nailcare company, also known as TGB, has expanded its HEMA-free BIAB™ range for creating durable builder gel overlays, providing the same strength to natural nails as…
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British nail brand, Nails.INC, has joined forces with iconic fast food chain, McDonald’s, to create a range of quirky nail products. Inspired by popular menu choices, indulge in ‘I Speak French’ press-on nails in brown paper bag-style packaging, gold heart ‘I’m Lovin It’ lacquer, and ‘Gotta Ketchup’ nail polish with…
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Dive into Halo’s Under the Sea collection, featuring six shimmering gel polish shades for spring 2024. Taking inspiration from the ocean for its colour story, shades include shimmering green Mermaid and sparkling white Pearl. The shades are: Seashell – rose pink with rose gold shimmer. Reef – pastel peach with…
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CND™ and Charlotte Tilbury collaborated with British-American designer, Harris Reed, to create bold nail designs and vibrant make-up looks for his AW24 London Fashion Week showcase. Renowned for creating gender fluid items that play with themes of masculinity and femininity, Reed describes his aesthetic as ‘Romanticism gone non-binary’, and items…
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