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Nail & beauty apprenticeships: salons share benefits, their experiences & advice

By Rebecca Hitchon | 11 February 2025

In a recent poll on Scratch’s Instagram, almost 80% of respondents shared that they’re considering taking on apprentices. Here, two UK salons share how they’ve reaped the rewards of the apprenticeship process.. Nailspa, West Yorkshire “As a business owner, I believe that when it comes to employees, you cannot beat…

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Get inspired: Nail pro, Lucy Price-Marshall, shares her journey to dominating the nail industry

By Lilly Delmage | 9 February 2025

Natural nail specialist, OPI educator, salon manager & multi-award winner, Lucy Price-Marshall, shares her career story and how she balances various industry roles… Tell us about your journey into the nail industry… While I was at school, I worked at my mum’s nail salon, Nailspa in Huddersfield, on Saturdays, assisting…

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Scotland home salon: the pro offering a one-stop shop for nails, hair & beauty services

By Lilly Delmage | 8 February 2025

Emma Saunderson, the owner of Angus-based salon, GlamEm, has made a name for herself as a versatile beauty professional, offering an impressive range of beauty treatments from her home salon. Having trained as a nail technician in 2019 with Young Nails, Emma initially worked on a mobile basis. Though as…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Foxy Nails by Laura Jane, Great Yarmouth

By Kat Hill | 20 June 2018

Based near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk is Foxy Nails by Laura Jane. After needing a base for her beauty business, Laura Jane Mitchell found her place. “I was a mobile technician for five years but due to my disability I knew I had to get myself into a premises full…

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Scottish spa scoops two award wins

By Kat Hill | 19 June 2018

Scottish spa, Blythswood Square, has revealed a recent double award win. The five star spa and hotel located in Glasgow recently scooped Spa of the Year in Scotland’s LOOK Awards, as well as Luxury Spa of the Year in the first ever Scottish Beauty Industry Awards. The wins come aftercompleting several spa…

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Salon in the Spotlight: LittleWing Nails, Eltham, New Zealand

By Kat Hill | 31 May 2018

With a nail career that’s seen Kirsten Watkiss previously pitch up in both Cyprus and the UK, the ex-pat has now settled in New Zealand. The move has seen the Astonishing Nails educator’s nail business move from a home salon set-up to a high-street location. “The beauty industry in New…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Glow Clinic, Ipswich

By Kat Hill | 23 May 2018

Sue Adams, owner of Scratch Stars Awards 2018 double finalist, Ipswich’s Image Beauty Salon, is celebrating the opening of her latest venture – an aesthetic clinic, Glow. The success of the sister salon, Image Beauty, drove Sue to progress even further to provide a further range of advanced treatments. “Aesthetics are growing in popularity. I…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Lily’s Taylormade Beauty, King’s Lynn, Norfolk

By Kat Hill | 16 May 2018

Scarlett Senter and Lilijana Taylor make so a powerful pair. With their new set-up in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, the duo has combined their skills with the salon, Lily’s Taylormade Beauty – proving lash and nail treatments are a match made in heaven. “The salon is brand new and was owned…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Essentials Hair, Beauty and Aesthetics Clinic, St Neots

By Kat Hill | 9 May 2018

Established 31 years ago, Essentials Hair, Beauty and Aesthetics Clinic has become a staple of St Neots. “The salon was one of the first in the town,” reveals owner, Nina Munday. “I have owned and managed the salon for the last 11 years. I am originally from London but moved…

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