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Covid-Safe USA Nail Event Proves Huge Success

By Alex Fox | 30 August 2020

Running successfully for 10 years now, the Nail Camp events, organised in the USA by Jessica Briarmoon, have been a mecca for techs that desire a four-day break that’s all about – nails.   For 2020, the April-scheduled event was moved just two weeks before being held when Maryland was…

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Open for entries – Oceania Nail Photo Comp

By Alex Fox | 29 August 2020

There is still time to enter the photographic categories of the Oceania Nail Championships, to be held at the Perth Hair & Beauty Expo hosted by Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Australia. The championships, organised by Teresa Warman, are due to be held on 20 September  and the theme for the…

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Nail Tech & Wellness Coach Creates Fabulosity Group for Women 40+

By Alex Fox | 25 August 2020

Nailympia judge and well-known industry figure from Australia, Jai Harvey-Yin has successfully moved sideways into the arena of empowerment and wellness. Following her new purpose, this move has added Reiki, alongside a string of new  skills, to her already wide repertoire and Jai is now a loud and proud advocate…

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The Great Scratch Shoot Out: Winners reveal

By Kat Hill | 25 August 2020

Join the Scratch team as they announce this year’s winners in the annual worldwide photographic competition, The Great Scratch Shoot Out. Hosted by competition organiser, Kat Hill, the announcement will live streamed via our Instagram and Facebook pages on Monday 14 September at 5pm GMT. This year saw a theme:…

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Online crystal nail art content launches

By Alex Fox | 20 August 2020

Award-winning UK tech, Scarlett Senter has teamed up with Charlotte Pennington (AKA Poppy), owner of Crystal Parade, to present an exciting new nail contest – The Creative Mixed Media Competition. Offering prizes for first, second and third places as well as a first-place trophy, the competition will also award a…

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Govt postpones delivery of ‘close contact’ beauty treatments in England from 1 to 15 August

By Helena Biggs | 31 July 2020

Boris Johnson has announced today (31 July) that close contact beauty services – such as treatments on the face – will now not be able to resume on 1 August in England, as was previously announced. Following concerns surrounding increasing numbers of coronavirus outbreaks in the UK since lockdown measures…

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Olympia Beauty & Nailympia London postponed to 2021

By Helena Biggs | 25 July 2020

Beauty trade event, Olympia Beauty, and its associated competitions, have been postponed to 3 & 4 October 2021. Challenges and restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have led the organisers to make this decision, which was due to take place at Olympia exhibition centre, 4-5 October 2020. Olympia Beauty…

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BeautyStack to host march in London to ‘Bring Beauty Back’

By Helena Biggs | 16 July 2020

BeautyStack, supported by bodies including the British Beauty Council & Telegraph Beauty, is hosting a march in London to ‘bring beauty back’. The march, on 19 July 12-1.30pm, hopes to highlight the need and desire for beauty professionals to return to work and continue all services post-lockdown. “Financially, beauty has…

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Careers & Colourism in beauty to be discussed during online event

By Helena Biggs | 15 July 2020

Community platform E.A.T.O.W. (Embracing All Tones Of Women) is presenting Careers & Colourism, an online event to explore such roles and prejudice in the beauty, hair and film industries. Featuring Eryca Freemantle, E.A.T.O.W. chairwoman & global beauty strategist, the two-hour session on 28 July (7-9pm) is open to all and…

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Scratch Stars 2020: Judging days & party postponed until spring/summer 2021

By Helena Biggs | 13 July 2020

After much consideration and assessment, Scratch magazine has decided to postpone the Scratch Stars Awards judging days and Scratch Stars Party until spring/summer 2021. The format and all finalists, sponsors and judges remain the same; it is just the dates that are being postponed. The coronavirus pandemic and later-than-anticipated reopening…

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