PRODUCTS & TREATMENTS

Halo Acrylic Plus Pure Nails

Love L&P? Halo launches Acrylic+ system for time-pressed nail pros

By Helena Biggs | 10 February 2025

In the rapidly changing nail industry, evolution is key, and brands need to constantly innovate and excite to keep up with the demands of clients and pros. For almost two decades, Pure Nails has been providing nail products to nail creatives, and the latest update to its popular Halo line…

Read More
Valentine's Nail Products

20 nail products you’ll love for Valentine’s Day 2025

By Rebecca Hitchon | 31 January 2025

‘Tis the season of love, so we’ve rounded up 20 love-ly nail products – from gel polishes to nail lacquers and glitter – that will set hearts aflutter this Valentine’s Day…

Read More
Tammy Koslowski House Of Naf Glasgow

Why Glasgow? Founder of nail company, House of NAF! shares heritage & success story

By Helena Biggs | 25 January 2025

Glasgow-based House of NAF! is the umbrella company of the multi award-winning NAF! Salon, NAF! School, and hand & skincare product lines, NAF! Stuff and NAF! Professionals. Founded by manicurist, Tammy Koslowski, in 2015, NAF! has become a renowned destination for clients seek quality beauty services, products and education, and…

Read More
Feb25 Low Res Cover Scratch For Web

Read the latest issue

sweet squared x samantha sweet bag

Sweet Squared gifts customers with £150 summer goody bag

By Helena Biggs | 6 August 2021

Distribution company and training provider, Sweet Squared, is celebrating summer by offering with a special gift with purchase worth over £150. The gift contains goodies from across the entire Sweet Squared brand portfolio, all hand-picked by co-founder, Samantha Sweet. Available for free when customers add a minimum of two items…

Read More
emma web featured image 1200x800px (20)

Men’s make-up brand launches debut store in London

By Emma Hobday | 5 August 2021

War Paint for Men, the make-up brand for men, has opened its doors on Carnaby Street, selling foundation, tinted moisturisers, bronzers, brow gels, and concealer for male skin. The brand was founded by Danny Gray, who achieved a £70,000 investment on the BBC show Dragons’ Den with the aim being…

Read More
lipskit 2.0

This one device can create any lipstick shade in seconds

By Lilly Delmage | 5 August 2021

Ever feel like the perfect lipstick shade is just impossible to find? Well, now you can be your own shade creator, as GoPlay Cosmetics has released the LIPSKIT 2.0, a ‘lipstick factory in your hands’. Designed in an attempt to combat product waste while boosting shade options, the LIPSKIT uses…

Read More
emma web featured image 1200x800px (24)

Unsure what to do with your excess beauty bottles? Check out this handy recycling solution…

By Emma Hobday | 4 August 2021

Public relations firm SEEN Group has launched SEEN Again, a recycling initiative to help influencers get rid of their used beauty packaging. Partnering with ReBOUND and HANDLE Recycling, SEEN has taken a long hard look at its responsibilities and commitments to promoting a more positive and ethical environment, and decided…

Read More
light elegance p+ venture into beauty

Head on a colour adventure with 12 autumn nail shades from Light Elegance

By Helena Biggs | 3 August 2021

Nail brand, Light Elegance, is taking nail techs and their clients on a colour journey for autumn with the 12 shades in its Venture into Beauty collection. Inspired by the power of travel and the endless beauty it reveals, the collection features rich warm neutrals, browns, yellows and taupes, taking…

Read More
mii nailcare lead image

Mii Cosmetics debuts nailcare & colour range

By Helena Biggs | 2 August 2021

Are you ready for some show-stopping nail shades? Mii, the brand launched by Gerrard International in 2011 and famed for its make-up, brow and tanning lines, has expanded into nailcare – owing to the expert knowledge of an industry aficionado. Susan Gerrard, winner of a Scratch Stars Lifetime Achievement Award,…

Read More