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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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Morgan Taylor has unveiled three new strengthening base coats for soft, brittle nails. The REACTmax™ Nail Strengtheners & Extended Wear Base Coats are available in three different finishes: Original, Satin and Optical Brightener. Featuring Morgan Taylor’s exclusive PolyElastin™ Complex, each formula is 5-FREE and designed to provide nails with strength…
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Gel II is to launch its Skyscraper Building Gels in three new shades – Nude, Plush Pink and Extreme Pink. Flexible and lightweight, the building gels feature colour changing inhibitor technology to provide long lasting brightness that resists fading and colour changes over time. What’s more, they also contain unique…
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Lull your clients into a sheer state of relaxation during a treatment with the new BeautyPro Sensory Diffuser. This portable unit releases light, sound and fragrance to ensure a harmonious and sensorial atmosphere that is likely to provoke repeat visits. The integrated light can slowly transition between each of the colours…
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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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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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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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