SALON & SPAS
Hull home nail salon owner: How I prioritise the mental health of clients
Lucy Allman, owner of The Nail Shed, shares about the supportive ethos of her East Yorkshire garden salon… In 2021, Lucy Allman was made redundant and welcomed a second child. It was this change in lifestyle and need for flexibility that inspired her to carve a career in the nail…
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Pet-friendly salons: key benefits & important considerations
Have you ever considered making your salon pet-friendly? A spokesperson for luxury nail salon, Paint Nails London, shares the advantages and what you need to consider. Why did you decide to become a pet-friendly salon? We decided to become a pet-friendly salon because so many of our clients are animal…
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Family affair: Meet 3 sets of siblings finding success in the nail industry
Scratch puts the spotlight on brothers and sisters working together in the nail industry… Glitterbels While Annabel Maginnis will likely come to mind when you hear the word ‘Glitterbels’, there is a trio of siblings involved in the brand: Annabel’s husband, Elliott, and his brothers, Mac and Alex. It was…
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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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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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Bright pops of yellow contrast against the clean, contemporary lines of Polished Sheffield. Located in Chapeltown, the salon relocated to new premises last year. “We chose to move to be more accessible to clients and offer better parking facilities, too,” reveals Maria. In its new home, the salon’s team are…
Read MoreA spa consultancy has revealed ‘Break-Up’ spa breaks as a wellness trend to note. Raison d’Etre describes the break as a trip to ‘helps guests adjust to major life changes’ and for those ‘having to ‘break up’ with previous elements of their lives’, including relationships, life changes or even bereavement.…
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“After living in rural Northamptonshire all of my life and always travelling into the town for beauty treatments, I felt there was a need to open a salon within a village,” reveals Tanya. “When driving past a farm in Lamport one day and noticed a sign stating there were ‘barns…
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After originally dreaming of flying the sky as cabin crew, it was Jessica Healey’s love of beauty that kept her grounded and inspired her new career. “I’ve always been interested in nails so I decided to study my Beauty Therapy Level 2 and 3 – and since then I’ve been…
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