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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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‘Four figure focus’ method seeks to help beauty pros boost earnings

By Helena Biggs | 22 January 2025

Beauty business and mindset coach, Zaara King, shares details of ‘The Four Figure Focus’, a membership programme to help beauty business owners earn four figures a week, while working part-time hours. “Ideal for professionals with visions of freedom, efficiency and creativity, the programme offers its members tailored support, plus community…

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Renowned nail artist launches The Nail Nexus online education platform

By Helena Biggs | 1 January 2025

Sara Cady, known among nail enthusiasts as ‘Glamourphile’, has launched The Nail Nexus: an online learning platform for industry enthusiasts who are keen to become nail professionals. The UK-based nail technician, artist & educator boasts over 10 years’ experience in the sector, and has worked in salons and from a…

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Nailympia Online 2021 champion launches online learning

By Alex Fox | 16 March 2021

Champion nail tech and artist, Olena Oezman has launched an online nail academy. Utilising her time efficiently during the pandemic, Olena focused on creating a portal of nail education, in order to further her reach as an international nail tutor and trainer. And the timing is excellent, since taking part…

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30 days-30 nails: expert art education thru’ April

By Alex Fox | 5 March 2021

It’s back, after the success and amazing results from the students of the first 30 nails challenge back in November, Sam Biddle called more of her nails friends and invited them to join the next course.  ’30 nails in 30 days’ is an online course, which launches with the first…

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Mother’s Day: How to wax pregnant clients

By Guest Writer | 4 March 2021

Salon System Waxing Expert and Owner of Waxing Specialist Salon and Academy, Marta Zaczkowska, shares her advice on how to wax pregnant clients… Pregnancy is an exciting time. Women are going through lots of changes, both physically and emotionally. Over nine months, their hormone levels are constantly changing, which can…

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Roadmap: Nail & beauty training to recommence from 8 March in England

By Kat Hill | 1 March 2021

In-person nail & beauty training in England can resume from 8 March as part of Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s lockdown exit strategy. The British Beauty Council & Marian Newman, of The Federation of Nail Professionals (FNP) have confirmed via Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy that ‘independent/private training providers’…

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The pros & cons of online nail education

By Chloe Randall | 4 February 2021

Scratch chats to award-winning nail artist and brand ambassador for Georgie Smedley Group, Diana Pajeva, about the pros and cons of online learning in the nail industry. “When looking for the right online course, nail professionals should, first of all, check the the quality of the course and ask themselves…

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Winners of the Malaysian Momo Make-Up Comp

By Alex Fox | 31 January 2021

Scratch editor-in-chief, Alex Fox, was invited to join the judging panel for the Momo Make-Up Competition, hosted by Stephy Pang of the Momo Make-Up Academy in Malaysia. A make-up academy with a wide portfolio of courses for nails and make-up, Momo embraces and inspires creativity, innovative international techniques and professionalism…

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