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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We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Sarah Painter, of Glamour Beauty Salon, revealed that soft pink nails featuring French ombre, rose quartz, netted imprints and jewels have been popular with her clients recently. “This nail look has been so popular recently as it goes with…
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Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! A new trend has caught our attention here at Scratch HQ and that is the ‘candy ball’ (also know as ‘bubble flower’) technique – seeing what appears to be a 3D flower encapsulated in a glass ball. Elegant and…
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We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Hannah Leahy, of Too Glam To Give A Damn, was inspired by a ceramicist on Instagram when creating her current nail look. “To create this design, I used the Magpie Beauty gel colour system. The original design was actually cream…
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Tell us about your training… I qualified in Nov. 2009 with CND™ in L&P and have undertaken at least up to four classes every year since, including the the CND™ L&P Masters twice! I’ve trained with Ferieda Lydiatte – and looking forward to more 1-2-1 with her in August –…
Read MoreA spa consultancy has revealed ‘Break-Up’ spa breaks as a wellness trend to note. Raison d’Etre describes the break as a trip to ‘helps guests adjust to major life changes’ and for those ‘having to ‘break up’ with previous elements of their lives’, including relationships, life changes or even bereavement.…
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“After living in rural Northamptonshire all of my life and always travelling into the town for beauty treatments, I felt there was a need to open a salon within a village,” reveals Tanya. “When driving past a farm in Lamport one day and noticed a sign stating there were ‘barns…
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