TECHS & SALONS
Scratch Stars Award-winning nail salon owner: competition benefits & advice
Natasha Barker, owner of Scratch Stars Nail Salon of Year 2024, Niche Nails & Beauty, reveals advice for succeeding in the competition. The 2024 awards were not the salon’s first entry into the competition. Natasha explains: “I had entered the awards previously on behalf of the salon, and we had…
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Get to know the Scottish nail stylist who led nail looks for Victoria Beckham
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
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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We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Kelly Wells, of Beauticle Nails, opts for a delicate yet glam pink nail look, seeing encapsulated rose foils and glitter for a design that glistens in the sunshine. “For my nails I used Magpie Beauty Give Me Strength and two…
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Based near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk is Foxy Nails by Laura Jane. After needing a base for her beauty business, Laura Jane Mitchell found her place. “I was a mobile technician for five years but due to my disability I knew I had to get myself into a premises full…
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Scottish spa, Blythswood Square, has revealed a recent double award win. The five star spa and hotel located in Glasgow recently scooped Spa of the Year in Scotland’s LOOK Awards, as well as Luxury Spa of the Year in the first ever Scottish Beauty Industry Awards. The wins come aftercompleting several spa…
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We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Jo Halladey, of Jo’s Pamper Parlour, reveals that this dusky rose shade and henna-style stamping has been popular amongst her clients recently. “I think this design has been so popular as this particular shade, The Gel Bottle Inc. in…
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Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! This years World Cup has well and truly kicked off and tonight sees the England team play its first game of the tournament against Tunisia. Techs and clients up and down the country are catching the World…
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We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Natalie Walker, of Daisy Nails, wears short black nails with a dripping rainbow feature nail for a step away from her normal go-to designs. “This was a simple set of acrylics using the amazing Ugly Duckling acrylic system, finished with…
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