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Ashford beauty salon: how exceptional customer service creates relaxing client experiences

By Lilly Delmage | 15 February 2025

Sarah Webb, owner of Bella’s Little Nail Boutique, takes pride in her standout beauty services, which place an emphasis on the client experience. Working in customer service for over 20 years, Sarah knows how to offer clients an exceptional appointment. She explains: “My clients receive a coffee and biscuits, and…

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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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TECH TALK: Georgina Ironside of Ginalicious Nails

By Callie Iley | 12 September 2020

Scratch catches up with Georgina Ironside of Ginalicious Nails about her life as a nail tech and the importance of personal growth…   What is your all-time favourite nail product? My all-time favourite nail product would be Candy Coat – Bubblegum Clean, Prep + Wipe, not only because it smells…

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#TeamTalk: Get to know the Dream Nails team – part 1

By Guest Writer | 9 September 2020

Discover who’s behind the handiwork at the Dream Nails chain of salons with an insight into its staff members… Roseline – Dream Nails Loughton How did you get into nails? By accident. My aunt opened her nail salon in Roman road and I started as a Saturday girl. How long…

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#NOWTRENDING Beautiful blue butterflies by Ellie Rama

By Callie Iley | 8 September 2020

Ellie Rama, of Nails With Ellie, chats to Scratch about her love for the nail industry and her passion for creativity… I’ve been interested in doing nails ever since my teens. I started out by doing nail art on my friends and family, decorating their nails with funky designs. When…

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TECH TALK: Sharnleigh White of Nails by Sharnleigh

By Callie Iley | 5 September 2020

Scratch chats with Sharnleigh White of Nails by Sharnleigh about her love of nail art and hopes for the future.   After years of working in all different types of jobs and always doing nails without being properly taught, I finally made the decision to enrol in college when I…

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Paulina Mucha shares her career story & passion for teaching

By Sophie Nutt | 4 September 2020

Nail artist, educator and competition judge, Paulina Mucha, chats to Scratch about her career story, passion for teaching and goals for the future…  My journey into the nail industry In 2015, I decided to move to London in the U.K. to become a nanny and study psychology. Soon, I learned about the popularity of…

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#NOWTRENDING Starburst Galaxy Nails by Amelia Pullano

By Callie Iley | 1 September 2020

Amelia Pullano of Buffed Nails & Beauty chats to Scratch about creating this stunning starburst galaxy design and her life and career as a nail tech. Please tell us about your background in nails… I have been in the nail industry for 16 years, starting in a salon straight from…

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