TECHS & SALONS

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: Sherrine Jermy, Sherrine’s Sparklies

By Sophie Nutt | 16 June 2019

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Sherrine Jermy, of Sherrine’s Sparklies, wears nude nails with nature-inspired detailing. “I used Premier Gel’s LBG in Paris with a layer of INK London Additions Clear Holographic in Pearl. I then used water colour inks to create the green-yellow ‘clouds’.…

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Chelsea Nails

#TRENDINGTUESDAY Chelsea O’Connor, Nails By Chelsea

By Sophie Nutt | 11 June 2019

We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Chelsea O’Connor, of Nails By Chelsea, reveals neon ombré looks have been popular with her clients recently. “Ombré has always been one of my most popular requests, especially during the summer time when the neon brights come back around…

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Mani Monday

MANI MONDAY: Candy floss rainbow

By Sophie Nutt | 10 June 2019

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! We’re a sucker for pastel candy floss tones any day of the week, but we are especially loving the candy floss hues in this oh-so sweet nail design created by Rosemarie Jones at The Nail Bar, Owestry.…

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Terri Eaton

WHAT I’M WEARING: Terri Eaton

By Sophie Nutt | 9 June 2019

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Terri Eaton wears a glam take on milky nude nails. “I am trialling some of The Gel Bottle Inc products at the moment. I was desperate for some opal effect nails but wanted a crushed pearls effect also, so I…

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The journey to opening my first nail academy – Part 4

By Erica Turley | 6 June 2019

The work on the academy is coming on extremely well and everything is coming together rather quickly. I think that because so much time and effort has been spent in doing preparation work of the building, it was hard to see the wood from the trees! We are now upstairs…

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Katie Masters

MANI MONDAY: Ocean sky

By Sophie Nutt | 3 June 2019

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! Katie Masters (aka @nailthoughts) has blown us away with these nails that replicate mini art masterpieces. Completely open to interpretation, this nail design can be seen to replicate the sky, ocean or blue hued marble technique. Katie…

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