Tana Ramsay’s beauty salon hands over operations to Townhouse
Tana Ramsay’s celeb-approved, luxury London beauty salon, All About The Girl, which scooped the Scratch Star for Retail Salon of the Year in 2013, will be rebranded as ‘Townhouse Northcote Road’. Closed with immediate effect, All About The Girl will reopen late April 2023 as a flagship Townhouse nail salon…
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Timely launches mental health training for beauty therapists & hairdressers
Timely business management software has partnered with Tom Chapman, founder of wellbeing awareness organisation, Lions Barber Collective, to develop a mental health training masterclass. The two-hour virtual training course will take beauty and hair professionals through four pillars of awareness; Recognise, Ask, Listen and Help, to support clients facing mental…
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1 in 10 hair & beauty businesses have £1,000 or less in savings
According to research by Yell, close to one million small businesses have £1,000 or less in savings, to help them during a downturn in revenue. This equates to 17% of all SMEs within the UK. The study also revealed the current lack of confidence many owners have on the likelihood…
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SPRING BUDGET: Beauty industry body, NHBF, reacts to Chancellor’s measures
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, today (15 March) presented his Spring Budget 2023 to Parliament. He commented: “In the Autumn Statement 2022, the government took the difficult decisions needed on tax and spending to restore economic stability, support public services, and lay the foundation for long-term growth. “At Spring…
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DryBy nail salon unveils masterclass membership & community
Luxurious, Instagrammable and a hub for famous faces (Megan Markle’s bridal nails came courtesy of the brand), DryBy is an established name in the nail industry. With over 150,000 manicures delivered since its formation in 2015, the salon brand has expanded its focus from clients to pros with Studio 74,…
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THE RESULTS: PB/The FNP Nail Competitions – March 2023
The Federation of Nail Professionals (The FNP) hosted the nail competitions at industry event, Professional Beauty, 5-6 March, with 170 competition seats taken across eight core categories. Competition directors, Jacqui and Sean O’Sullivan, administered and judged the events, and were joined by fellow judges, Marian Newman, Kirsty Meakin, Amie Heary,…
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Beauty retailer unveils initiative to keep products out of landfill
Online beauty shopping destination, Glorious Beauty, has launched Love Beauty, Hate Waste, an initiative to avoid unnecessary beauty waste. A beauty product may be sent to landfill because of a packaging update, superficial damages like scuffs or scratches, or a short expiry date (being within six months of the ‘best…
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Beauty & wellbeing apprenticeships launch under Gerrard International partnership
Gerrard International has partnered with Armonia Training Academy, to help beauty businesses fill recruitment and skill gaps with minimal investment and time. Under the partnership, two apprenticeship courses have launched: the Wellbeing and Holistic Apprenticeship and Beauty Professional Apprenticeship, helping to raise awareness of the value apprentices bring to the beauty…
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Mii course serves to support the natural nail needs of clients battling cancer
The Mii Advanced Adapted Natural Nail Care Treatment course is in collaboration with The Power of Touch (TPOT). The comprehensive online course from Gerrard International and Susan Gerrard Training Academy will build professionals’ confidence in delivering self-care services for clients undergoing cancer treatment, and after their treatment is complete. Developed…
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BBCo to promote beauty industry careers through Future Talent Programme
To mark the start of National Apprenticeship Week 2023, British Beauty Council launched the Future Talent Programme at 10 Downing Street, a beauty-specific career development programme to support up and coming industry talent. One in every 60 UK jobs is hair or beauty related, and the industry contributes almost £30 billion…
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