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Salon business expert shares on-site opportunities to help you secure success

By Helena Biggs | 7 June 2024

Award-winning salon business expert, author & CEO of The International Salon Business School, Liz McKeon, is offering ‘On-site Salon Days’, where she will visit businesses for up to three days to help teams achieve their goals. On-site Salon Days include bootcamps, mystery client shopping, recruitment coaching, transformative coaching, one-to-one sessions,…

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Nailympia Orlando 2024

Nailympia Orlando 2024: THE RESULTS

By Alex Fox | 5 June 2024

The fourth Nailympia Orlando marked another milestone in the world of competitive nail artistry, welcoming 84 competitors occupying 384 seats. These nailists represented 14 countries: Serbia, Hungary, Cuba, Aruba, Italy, Germany, France, USA, UK, Spain, Argentina, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine and Canada. The diverse international participation contributed to one of…

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Salon System Lashes Relaunch

Salon System celebrates rebrand of lash category with masterclass & showcase

By Rebecca Hitchon | 29 May 2024

Professional beauty brand, Salon System, has unveiled its new look lash product category and marked the rebrand with a day of education and evening showcase. The brand’s lash category includes Lash Extensions, Strip Lashes and Individual Lashes, and its rebrand follows market research with professionals. “We have launched 11 new…

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Studex National Piercing Day 2024

Studex hits the road to mark National Piercing Day

By Helena Biggs | 29 May 2024

Piercing training and product provider, Studex, marked National Piercing Day on 16 May by visiting 32 customers across the UK and sharing steps for success. The Studex head office team and regional trainers visited piercing partners from Hereford to Heswell, sharing promotional ideas, social media graphics and offering advice on…

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Shola Ama, DJ Luck & MC Neat to perform at The Scratch Stars Party 2024

By Helena Biggs | 27 May 2024

The infamous annual Scratch Stars Party returns to The Underglobe, London on Sunday 21 July, promising a night of celebration, networking and fun for the nail industry. Hosted by DJ, presenter & former Rugby Union star, James Haskell and Scratch’s editorial director, Helena Biggs, the winners of the Scratch Stars…

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Scratch Stars Judging Day 2024

Scratch Stars Awards 2024: Techs battle it out across 8 categories at live judging day in London

By Helena Biggs | 22 May 2024

Forty nail pros from across the UK & Ireland descended on London on 20 May to compete in the Scratch Stars Awards 2024 technical and artistic categories in the bid to win a trophy and top title.  The eight categories: L&P, Gel, One Stroke, Mixed Media, Nail Stylist, Natural Nail…

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Winner Announced May 2024 Scratch Snap

WINNER ANNOUNCED: Scratch Snap May 2024

By Rebecca Hitchon | 20 May 2024

The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge for May has been announced as Gemma Dawson. In a showcase of talent, techs created nail designs to fit theme, Phoenix Fingernails, inspired by Nailympia Competitions’ phoenix-themed branding, in the bid to win free entry in up to three Nailympia London 2024 online categories. Entries were judged by Scratch senior news &…

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Met Gala 2024 Nails

Met Gala 2024: 20 show-stopping celebrity nail looks from the red carpet

By Rebecca Hitchon | 7 May 2024

An annual celebration of fashion and style, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Met Gala fundraising event took place in New York last night (Monday 6 May 2024). The event honoured new exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, and welcomed celebrities to represent dress code, The Garden of Time, via their fashion,…

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Missu Nail Art Challenge

Ready to improve your nail art skills? MISSU invites you to a 14-day online challenge

By Helena Biggs | 2 May 2024

Nail pros: practice and improve your nail art skills by taking part in a fun 14-day challenge, hosted by MISSU Nails. The innovative nail art brand is inviting techs to try a range of different designs from 6-19 May to expand their creativity, and be in with the chance of…

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Scratch to host first nail industry networking event in the USA on June 2, 2024

By Helena Biggs | 30 April 2024

Scratch, the leading resource for nail industry news, is on a continued mission to share nail content and unite the global industry, and will be hosting its first networking event outside of the UK. Co-founders, Scott Derbyshire and Alex Fox, and managing editor, Helena Biggs, will attend the Premiere Orlando…

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