TECHS & SALONS
Self-employment help for nail techs: marketing advice & networking tips
Here’s how to gain the attention of clients by building a buzz around your business… Once you have registered your business, considered tax requirements and made decisions regarding legal, financial and operational considerations, as well as safety and interior design choices, it’s time to build your clientele through effective marketing techniques.…
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Bristol nail tech: how I navigate functional neurological disorder (FND)
To mark FND Awareness Day (25 March), Shara Taylor, owner of Bare Beauty Aesthetics, Bristol, opens up about her experiences with the condition… Charity, FND Action, details: “Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a brain network disorder that can encompass a diverse range of neurological symptoms, including limb weakness, paralysis, seizures,…
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Greater Manchester nail tech: Why I closed a bustling salon to open a home-based business
Nina of Wigan home salon, Nina Nicholson Beauty & Lecenté lead educator, shares why a huge career switch was the best decision she ever made… Nina Nicholson opened her first salon at the age of 18, and went on to acquire a larger premises a few years later. After building…
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Read the latest issue
We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Dega Gundega, of Nail Land Studio & Training, reveals spring florals paired with colour fades have been popular with her clients recently. “This particular nail design has been hugely popular amongst my clients as they can never choose the…
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Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! This nail design by Clara H, of @clarahnails in Melbourne, Australia, has us feeling all kinds of magical, as a dark midnight blue overlay is complimented by multicoloured stars. The extravagant stiletto shape tops off the look,…
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We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Jade Robinson, of JADE: Professional Beauty, wears super cute Dumbo-inspired nails. “I created my Dumbo nails by, first infilling with CND Brisa Sculpting Gel and prepping them for painting where I then using CND Shellac in Digi-Teal. To create the…
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Phoenix VanDyke, US tech & Winner Of Winners champion at Nailympia USA 2017, discusses what ‘the love of the nail game’ actually means… How many times have you heard someone say, ‘I love doing nails’ or ‘this is my passion’, or, ‘if you love what you do, you never work…
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“I first started my business, Becki’s Beauty back in 2012,” reveals Becki Hobbs. “My parents had an unused log cabin in their garden, so this allowed me to kickstart my beauty business from there. I lived in a tiny flat so was unable to work from my own home. “Last…
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So, you want to become an educator? First, ask yourself why. Is it because you assume that it is the next step in your career, there’s more money in it and everyone else is doing it? Or do you want to improve and push industry standards, support and encourage others…
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