TECH TALK
Get to know the Scottish nail stylist who led nail looks for Victoria Beckham
In Sammy Mac’s two decades in the nail industry, she’s won numerous awards, opened a thriving nail salon chain and led multiple teams backstage at Fashion Week events. So what’s left on the career tick list for this Scottish nail pro? “Leading the nail team for the 2024 Victoria Beckham…
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Unique salon décor: The Birmingham nail salon featuring a piano as its reception desk
Founder of Birmingham-based nail studio, Icey’s Beauty Lounge, Aysana Druga, shares the story behind the salon’s impressive entrance… In 2015, Aysana and her husband spotted a piano in the window of a charity shop. She recalls: “We had no idea where it was going to go at the time, so…
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I’m a Scottish nail artist working in London. Here’s what I miss most…
“If anyone from outside Scotland asks me, I say I’m from Glasgow, but as Scottish folk will read this, I’m actually from Livingston,” smiles Becki Menzies. The nail pro lived in Scotland for 28 years before moving to East London in 2023, where she works within tattoo space, Soteria Studios.…
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Love is in the air and we’re counting down to Valentine’s Day with some super sweet nail styling! Andrea Gordon tugged at our heartstring with this design featuring a loveheart tip feature nail. In this design, Andrea combines romantic red hues and, to add a metallic edge, edging sees guilded silver detailing. See…
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Love is in the air and we’re counting down to Valentine’s Day with some super sweet nail styling! This love heart design from Kerri Anderson caught our eye! Combining a decadent shade of burgundy with cover pink, Kerri crafted the design with CJP Nail Systems’ acrylic range to create out the nail look, complete…
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We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Terri Eaton wanted to party in style for her birthday so embraced a dashing of glitter and Swarovski crystals. “I needed some pretty nails for my 40th birthday weekend away and, after doing one set that I decided weren’t quite…
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We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Jenny Harris, nail artist and educator, revealed that foils with a matte topcoat have been extremely popular with her clients recently. “Foils and a matte top coat gives an eye popping design which is striking and fresh, so my…
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Salon owner, educator, former Scratch columnist and award-winning nail stylist, Katie Barnes, reveals more about her journey in Nails magazine’s Next Top Nail Artist competition to inspire, excite and help you on your own competition journeys… Last week, season five of the Next Top Nail Artist (NTNA) competition, hosted by US trade publication, Nails…
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We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Suzanne Edge, of Sparkle Beauty, revealed that this contrasting baby boomer and encapsulated glitter design has taken her clients’ fancy recently. “I feel that this particular design has been popular as a lot of my clients like an elegant…
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