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Here’s what happened at Slovenian nail competition, Nail Design 2019

By Scratch Staff | 25 June 2019

Multi-award winner and founder of Nabuno, Sue Davies, reveals nail tales from a trip to Slovenia, at which she lent her judging expertise to the Nail Design 2019 competition… Last winter, I received a message from a nail buddy, Mojca Janezic, from Slovenia. Mojca owns Akademija Studio Lepota – a…

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Nail tales from the Ibiza Fashion Festival

By Scratch Staff | 24 June 2019

In her second blog instalment for Scratch, Suzanne Clayton of Souz Nails & Beauty and Souz & Co reveals more about the nail antics at Ibiza Fashion Festival… “Souz and co arrived at Ibiza Fashion Festival with 280 pre custom made tips ready to apply to the models. As always,…

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Beauty salon owners invited to upskill at Champneys retreat

By Helena Biggs | 21 June 2019

Beauty business expert, Liz McKeon, has launched The Champneys Mastermind Retreat, a two-day management programme for salon and spa owners set in the relaxing surroundings of Champneys, Henlow. Each attendee will be given time to focus purely on their business, sharing with the group the greatest challenges and frustrations they…

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The KuKu Girls rock Download Festival nails backstage

By Kat Hill | 19 June 2019

The team from KuKu Hair and Beauty were on hand to pamper performers and VIPs backstage at Download Festival all weekend long. The KuKu Girls amped up nail looks for festival goers, tending to the talons of lead base player from Eagles of Death Metal, Jennie Vee. Jennie opted for…

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Registration opens for CIDESCO’s 67th World Congress in Chicago

By Sophie Nutt | 18 June 2019

CIDESCO, the World Standard for Beauty and Spa Therapy, has announced registration is officially open for its 67th World Congress and Exhibition. Taking place in Chicago, USA, from 19 – 23 September 2019, the annual event provides the opportunity to discuss the industry’s most important issues, learn new skills and…

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Behind-the-scenes at the Scratch Stars Awards 2019 judging day – part 1

By Helena Biggs | 16 June 2019

While the mid-June weather presented competitors and judges with a downpour on their travels into London, it certainly didn’t dampen spirits – as the first of the two Scratch Stars Awards judging days for 2019 finalists saw passion, creativity and enthusiasm come alive. Split into two days, the first judging…

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What happened at the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist event 2019

By Kat Hill | 9 June 2019

While at Premiere Orlando, the Scratch team was invited to a very exciting event – the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Social. The evening saw the live announcement of this season’s winner and was a celebration of all things nails! The evening kicked off with a social which saw the…

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Global Wellness Day: What it means & how you can get involved

By Scratch Staff | 8 June 2019

Save the date – as Saturday 8 June 2019 marks the eighth annual Global Wellness Day, which highlights the need to encourage ‘wellness for everyone’. Last year, over 100 countries celebrated GWD, with over 4000 locations offering a range of health and wellness activities (some free of charge) to the…

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Premiere Orlando 2019: Key nail & beauty events

By Kat Hill | 6 June 2019

Scratch’s Helena and I touched down in sunny Florida for Premiere Orlando, a trade exhibition for the hair & beauty industry in the US. Taking place across June 1-3 at the Orange County Convention Center, the professional exhibition saw over 850 brands exhibiting, as well as educational seminars, demonstrations and…

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Here’s what happened at the Peacći products launch event

By Sophie Nutt | 4 June 2019

Yesterday, I headed to The Vinyl Factory in Soho, London – a stone’s throw away from the hustle and bustle of Carnaby Street – for the exciting and highly anticipated pre-launch of Peacći by The Gel Bottle Inc. Peacći is the latest brand to be launched by The Gel Bottle…

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