PRODUCTS & TREATMENTS

Nail Order Team Scottish Flag

How a Scottish nail brand is changing the way products are seen in the sector

By Scratch Staff | 19 January 2025

In just five years, husband and wife duo, Chris and Bekka Costello, have grown their nail business in Paisley, Scotland, from 10 humble products to over 350: focusing on everything nail professionals require to offer slick, profitable services. “We started Nail Order while our salon was closed due to the…

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vegan cosmetics

Want to offer vegan manicures in your nail salon? Here’s 20 products to add to your kit

By Lilly Delmage | 18 January 2025

A whopping 25 million people took part in Veganuary in 2024: so have you considered vegan-friendly nail and beauty options in the salon to cater to this burgeoning client base? Gaining a ‘vegan status’ in the beauty sector means a product must not contain animal-derived ingredients or by-products. Click here…

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Revealed: Pedicures are more popular than manicures in the nail salon

By Lilly Delmage | 14 January 2025

Salon, spa, and fitness booking and management software, Vagaro, has released its 2025 Vantage Report, revealing insights into beauty and wellness trends. Pedicures take the lead With 21 million nail salon appointments booked between January and September 2024, pedicures have overtaken manicures in popularity. They accounted for 59% of searches…

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NSI UNVEIL Dual Lamp

By Kat Hill | 11 January 2017

Offering you flexibility in your nail services, the new NSI Dual Lamp can be used to cure both UV and LED-friendly products. This 36W lamp features a 90 second cure time and three preset times of five, 30 and 60 seconds. Built to withstand over 50,000 hours of salon use, the…

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Kissed By Mii Mid Tan

Why you should train to offer tanning this year

By Guest Writer | 10 January 2017

In the first of her 2017 blog posts, Kissed by Mii tanning expert, Shelley Henderson, reveals why there’s no time like the present to add tanning to your service menu… I remember when I caught the tanning bug. I was studying fashion and business at college, regularly working with models. I…

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Multi Tasking Eye Balm

KATHERINE DANIELS COSMETICS unveils new product addition

By Kat Hill | 6 January 2017

Katherine Daniels Cosmetics has launched the Multi-Tasking Eye Balm. A great skincare retail item, the balm designed to boost radiance, lift eyelids, tackle puffiness and dark circles. It also reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and smooths and brightens the delicate eye area with its silky texture without feeling greasy.…

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Creative Playland

PROMOTE INTENSE colour with CND™’s new Creative Play collection

By Helena Biggs | 5 January 2017

CND™ has added to its Creative Play nail lacquer range with eight new hues in a new collection. Inspired by your favourite places to play, the cheerful Playland collection includes Cherry Go-Round, a highly charged pink, Hold On Bright!, a fizzy orange and Aquaslide, a bright blue. A three-step system, Creative Play…

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DISCOVER SPONGELLÉ from Gerrard International

By Helena Biggs | 5 January 2017

Diversify your retail selection with Spongellé, a range of fragrance infused body buffers from Gerrard International. Designed by US product innovator, Elaine Binder, the buffers are designed to cleanse, exfoliate, massage and hydrate the skin per wash, and feature enough ingredients to allow for a particular number of washes. There…

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