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Sweet Squared delivers SOFGEL nail products to UK market

By Rebecca Hitchon | 11 March 2025

USA-based professional nail brand, SOFGEL, has partnered with hair and beauty distributor, Sweet Squared, to bring its soft gel products to the UK market. The brand boasts SOFTIPS PRO™: a range of ultra-thin, flexible and durable full coverage tips in two styles: standard and structured. The tips are available in…

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Mums to be, new & mature mums

Mother’s Day: how to tailor nail treatments to mums-to-be, new & mature mums

By Rebecca Hitchon | 9 March 2025

Mother’s Day offers a chance to boost your treatment offerings to satisfy a range of clients. Let us show you how… Mums-to-be The aches and strains of a pregnancy warrant some well-deserved TLC, so turn your focus to expectant mothers. “Mothers-to-be have a lot to prepare for and depending on…

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Gel vs gel polish nails: What’s the difference?

By Lilly Delmage | 5 March 2025

The gel and gel polish nail systems have notable differences, and serve distinct purposes at the nail desk. Understanding their use and benefits is essential, in order to choose the right product for each client’s nail goals. The science behind gel products In the book: Nail Therapist – A Professional…

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Katie barnes nail shapes

How to choose the right nail shape for your client

By Katie Barnes | 20 February 2018

Educator, former Scratch columnist and award-winning nail stylist, Katie Barnes, reveals how to select the right nail shape for your client… Nails come in a variety of shapes and sizes and everyone has fingers and nails of different lengths and shapes. Some have long, slim fingers while others have short fingers with short…

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Hive paraffin wax

Enhance treatments with HIVE Paraffin Wax

By Sophie Nutt | 19 February 2018

Designed to soften and lock in moisture, Hive Paraffin Wax can be added to treatments as an indulging extra for clients. Also acting as a heat therapy, Paraffin Wax can be used as an add-on to many hand and foot treatments, offering the opportunity to increase profits and expand service menus. The range comes in three…

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Bee bar all that jazz

Indulge skin with the Bee Bar from All That Jazz

By Sophie Nutt | 18 February 2018

Filled with creamy Shea butter and golden jojoba, the Bee Bar is a treat for dry or damaged skin. The Bee Bar is presented in a pretty, reusable tin that’s handy for home and on the go. A completely waterless lotion, the bar promises to not dry out or lose its…

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Gelish structure gel

Gelish adds two shades to Structure Gel range

By Helena Biggs | 17 February 2018

Now available in Translucent Pink and Cover Pink as well as Clear, the Gelish Structure Gel range offers added strength to the natural nail thanks to its thick viscosity formula, while helping to correct uneven nail plates and fill ridges. The new additions boost nail appearance by helping to hide…

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Before after hd brows

Here’s what I thought of the HD Brows treatment

By Sophie Nutt | 16 February 2018

On Monday afternoon, I took a trip to London to visit the Karen Betts Clinic to have my first ever HD Brow consultation and treatment. Not only was it my first HD Brows experience, but it was my first eyebrow treatment at all… Ever. So, I excitedly hotfooted to Harley…

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Beauty pro renew and restore

Purify skin with the Restore & Renew gift set from BeautyPro

By Sophie Nutt | 15 February 2018

Offering everything needed to perform an at-home facial, encourage clients to indulge themselves with this Restore & Renew gift set from BeautyPro. The set sees rejuvenating, nourishing and detoxifying sheet masks, an eye therapy mask and back peel charcoal mask. The rejuvenating sheet mask offers to boost skin firmness and…

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