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Nail & beauty apprenticeships: salons share benefits, their experiences & advice

By Rebecca Hitchon | 11 February 2025

In a recent poll on Scratch’s Instagram, almost 80% of respondents shared that they’re considering taking on apprentices. Here, two UK salons share how they’ve reaped the rewards of the apprenticeship process.. Nailspa, West Yorkshire “As a business owner, I believe that when it comes to employees, you cannot beat…

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Get inspired: Nail pro, Lucy Price-Marshall, shares her journey to dominating the nail industry

By Lilly Delmage | 9 February 2025

Natural nail specialist, OPI educator, salon manager & multi-award winner, Lucy Price-Marshall, shares her career story and how she balances various industry roles… Tell us about your journey into the nail industry… While I was at school, I worked at my mum’s nail salon, Nailspa in Huddersfield, on Saturdays, assisting…

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Scotland home salon: the pro offering a one-stop shop for nails, hair & beauty services

By Lilly Delmage | 8 February 2025

Emma Saunderson, the owner of Angus-based salon, GlamEm, has made a name for herself as a versatile beauty professional, offering an impressive range of beauty treatments from her home salon. Having trained as a nail technician in 2019 with Young Nails, Emma initially worked on a mobile basis. Though as…

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SPOOKY SPOTLIGHT: Beth Ward, Lunula Nails and Beauty

By Kat Hill | 30 October 2017

The countdown to Halloween has begun! We’re putting the spotlight on boo-tiful products and fang-tactic designs – will your clients dare to try them this spooky season? Meow! Beth Ward, from Lunula Nails and Beauty, created this black cat design with a feline feature nail. Beth used shades from Cuccio‘s Veneer range before adding…

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WHAT I’M WEARING: Anona Grice

By Kat Hill | 29 October 2017

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Anona Grice created this glittering look to try out one of Magpie Beauty’s latest additions. “These nails are CJP sculpted acrylics,” Anona reveals. “I used one of the brand’s cover pinks. I then used a clear acrylic mixed with Magpie Beauty’s glitter,…

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SPOOKY SPOTLIGHT: Jessie Minter

By Kat Hill | 29 October 2017

The countdown to Halloween has begun! We’re putting the spotlight on boo-tiful products and fang-tactic designs – will your clients dare to try them this spooky season? Jessie Minter created this ghoulish design with Gelish shades. Starting with an enhancement of PolyGel, Jessie then added the glittering green Gelish tone, You Crack…

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SPOOKY SPOTLIGHT: Notorious Nails Academy and INK London

By Kat Hill | 28 October 2017

The countdown to Halloween has begun! We’re putting the spotlight on boo-tiful products and fang-tactic designs – will your clients dare to try them this spooky season? The team at Notorious Nails Academy created this utterly bewitching look. Alongside a witchy hue of purple, the nail design uses INK London Additions in holographic…

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SPOOKY SPOTLIGHT: Amy Ganney

By Kat Hill | 27 October 2017

The countdown to Halloween has begun! We’re putting the spotlight on boo-tiful products and fang-tasctic designs – will your clients dare to try them this spooky season? Amy Ganney at Nails By Amy G used the orange shade from The Edge Nail FX Fluorescent Soak Off Gels range to craft this pumpkin…

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SPOOKY SPOTLIGHT: Linda Reinsone

By Kat Hill | 26 October 2017

The countdown to Halloween has begun! We’re putting the spotlight on boo-tiful products and fang-tastic designs – will your clients dare to try them this spooky season? Linda Reinsone created this glittering drip design in a gory twist on the French. Linda created the effect with Brillbird’s Brush&Go gel paint, before…

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