TECHS & SALONS
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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Yorkshire salon: The beauty therapists dedicated to making women feel their best
Lisa-Marie Hoggard, owner of Lisa-Marie’s Hair & Beauty Lounge, shares how her all-female team empowers clients to feel their best. “My salon team consists of amazing women who make other women feel amazing,” shares Lisa-Marie. “It comprise five women: Sheree Kim Harrison, Elle Burrow, Kath Scaife, Jill Ralph and Patricia…
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Meet Corrine Jackson: the nail tech behind Molly-Mae Hague’s manicures
Nail tech & educator, Corrine Jackson, who has tended to the nails of influencer, Molly-Mae Hague, for over five years, shares her experiences of and advice for working with high-profile clients. Working with celebrity clients “I started doing Molly-Mae’s nails after the first lockdown, when my husband, who’s a builder,…
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Fotini Bihuci is the nail tech behind Nuse Beauty, the ‘cosy home-based’ salon designed for new mums and clients who struggle with anxiety. Having worked in hospitality and tourism management, understanding the needs of clients has always been at the centre of Fotini’s work. In September 2023, when she became…
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Lauren Taylor welcomes Scratch inside her home salon, where she has created a ‘homely and cleanly’ space within her dining room… Having completed her Level 2 NVQ in Beauty Therapy in 2016, and her Level 3 NVQ in Nails in 2017, Lauren has been a qualified nail tech for seven…
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Kelly Sweeney, behind Beauty Room @51, shares a behind-the-scenes look at her Glitterbels-inspired salon… The tech trained and qualified in 2022 in builder gel and L&P acrylic with Glitterbels, and has since taken inspiration from the brand’s renowned pretty-in-pink aesthetic. She says: ” I wanted my salon to run alongside…
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Seven nail industry professionals travelled to The Royal Hotel in Clacton, Essex, for a class led by renowned nail expert, Georgie Smedley. The business owner and former UK distributor of Gelish, fought an aggressive cancer during 2023 and is now back in good health, so invited industry colleagues for a…
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Research by Fresha has revealed the UK’s beauty and self-care capital. Blackpool has the highest concentration of beauty salons in the UK, boasting an impressive 428 beauty salons per 100,000 residents. This number includes 403 hair salons and 109 nail salons; with its 51 tanning studios awarding the area its…
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Are you a freelance or mobile beauty professional considering renting a salon space? Yasin Alimam, founder & chief officer of HotPatch, a platform that connects beauty businesses and individuals with top-quality spaces to hire, shares insight on the benefits of co-working… “There are so many benefits for nail and beauty…
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