TECH TALK

Sammy Macdonald Victoria Beckham Nails

Get to know the Scottish nail stylist who led nail looks for Victoria Beckham

By Helena Biggs | 8 January 2025

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

By Lilly Delmage | 6 January 2025

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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Becki Menzies Burns Night Nail Tech

I’m a Scottish nail artist working in London. Here’s what I miss most…

By Guest Writer | 3 January 2025

“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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WHAT I’M WEARING: Kristine Toce

By Kat Hill | 21 May 2017

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Kristine Toce has been wearing this funny feline look. “This nail look was for no particular occasion, but cats are my favourite animals,” Kristine explains. “I decided to treat myself with bit of nail art, as most of the time…

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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Beverley Fox

By Kat Hill | 16 May 2017

We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Beverley Fox has been reaching for brightly coloured pigments for her client requests. “I’ve been wearing the design myself which has made it popular with clients,” Beverley explains. “Bright colours have really caught their eye! “I used the Gelbottle…

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WHAT I’M WEARING Emma Brock

By Kat Hill | 14 May 2017

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Emma Brock has been wearing this futuristic linear design. “I created this design with the CND SHELLAC shade, Peacock Plume,” Emma explains. “I then cut strips of Minx to suit and apples down the centre of the nail. I sealed…

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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Jade Dickinson, at Ultimate Goddess Hair, Nails, Beauty & Training

By Kat Hill | 9 May 2017

We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Jade Dickinson, at Ultimate Goddess Hair, Nails, Beauty & Training, has found her clients are still asking for marbling-inspired design. “I created this look using NSI products,” explains Jade. “All shades of grey have been very popular recently with younger and…

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WHAT I’M WEARING: Kayley Cairns

By Kat Hill | 7 May 2017

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Scratch Stars 2017 Finalist, Kayley Cairns has been wearing this timelessly chic red half moon design. “These nails were super easy yet look striking,” Kayley remarks. “I sculpted a full set of nude almonds before painting the scarlet hue Classy in Akzentz…

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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Lauren Holmes, Nailed It Beauty

By Kat Hill | 2 May 2017

We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Lauren Holmes, owner of Nailed It Beauty, has been getting in the swing of spring with plenty of floral nail requests. “Everyone has been asking for floral nails!” Lauren laughs, “Unlike some nail art trends, flowers have no age…

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