TECHS & SALONS
Working together: The mothers & children building businesses in the nail industry
The nail industry has often been described as ‘one big family’, but for many nail brand owners, techs and educators, this really is a reality. To celebrate Mother’s Day, Scratch spoke to mother-child duos and trios on how they work together within nail and beauty businesses to build success… Belinda…
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Staffordshire tech: Working from a home salon has been the best decision I’ve made
Katie Pritchard of Katie Lou Nail Artist and Educator opens her salon’s doors to Scratch and shares the benefits of becoming a home-based tech. Having been in the nail industry for 20 years, Katie has experimented with a variety of ways of working. She says: “I have worked as a…
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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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Tell us about your training… I trained & qualified as a beauty therapist and make up artist IHBC at Thanet Technical college in 1990. I worked in a salon for five years until I returned to college to study marketing and business and became an event manager for IT companies.…
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Scarlett Senter and Lilijana Taylor make so a powerful pair. With their new set-up in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, the duo has combined their skills with the salon, Lily’s Taylormade Beauty – proving lash and nail treatments are a match made in heaven. “The salon is brand new and was owned…
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We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Vickie Elliott, of V Nails UK, reveals that nails with marble feature nails are popular with clients at the moment. “I think this is such a popular design because of the versatility of the colours that can be used.…
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We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Andrea Chapman, of The Little Nail House, created a tropical nail look featuring pretty florals after taking inspiration from fellow tech, Nina Park. “I created this set using The Gel Bottle Inc. Builder In A Bottle as an overlay on…
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What is your all-time favourite nail product? I love to work with gel products, any kind of gels – be it hard gel, gel polish or 3D gels for artistry. What are your favourite brands to work with? I would have to say my favourite brands are NSI and Perfect Nails.…
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Established 31 years ago, Essentials Hair, Beauty and Aesthetics Clinic has become a staple of St Neots. “The salon was one of the first in the town,” reveals owner, Nina Munday. “I have owned and managed the salon for the last 11 years. I am originally from London but moved…
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