TECH TALK
Working together: The mothers & children building businesses in the nail industry
The nail industry has often been described as ‘one big family’, but for many nail brand owners, techs and educators, this really is a reality. To celebrate Mother’s Day, Scratch spoke to mother-child duos and trios on how they work together within nail and beauty businesses to build success… Belinda…
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Staffordshire tech: Working from a home salon has been the best decision I’ve made
Katie Pritchard of Katie Lou Nail Artist and Educator opens her salon’s doors to Scratch and shares the benefits of becoming a home-based tech. Having been in the nail industry for 20 years, Katie has experimented with a variety of ways of working. She says: “I have worked as a…
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Becoming a nail tech at 16: I was the youngest student Bryony Howell had ever trained
17-year-old self-employed nail tech, Ruby Galluzzo, opens up about the journey that led her to pursue a nail career at such a young age. “I first became interested in nails when I was only eight-years-old, but my passion grew massively in 2020 during lockdown. That’s when I really started dreaming…
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Scratch chats to Caitlin Duffy of Polished By Caitlin about why she loves the nail industry and how she created this pretty pastel nail design… My nail journey began in the summer of 2019, when I decided to enrol into a training course hosted by Sally Beauty. This course gave…
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Dani Bailey of Nails by Dani qualified as a nail technician in July 2019 after always being obsessed with nails and learning how to do her own at the age of 14 by her mum. “Since moving to the UK, I was a personal trainer. When I had to give…
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Scratch chats to Kelly Hamby of Diamond Nail Design about mental health and how to spread positivity… I trained in Level 2 and 3 Beauty Therapy at York College and it was there that I found my passion for nails. Since then, I’ve trained at various venues over the years,…
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Scratch chats to Emma Kilani, finalist in the 20/21 Scratch Stars L&P Tech of the Year category (sponsored by INK London) about her 25 years in the industry and what the Scratch Stars competition means to her… When and where did you train and how has your career progressed? I…
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Get to know Tihana Besevic, Scratch Stars One Stroke Artist of the Year finalist 20/21 (sponsored by HD Pro Nails), about her signature nail style and passion for one stroke artistry… Tihana took her first Crystal Nails course in 2012 and went on to become a Crystal Nails Educator in…
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Scratch chats to Jaz Tuck of Jazzy Nails about her career progression and how she created this retro-inspired daisy nail design… Growing up, I knew I wanted to work within the beauty industry. I used to read Scratch Magazine when I was young while my mum was at the salon…
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