Home Salon of the Year

HOME NAIL SALON OF THE YEAR

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Do you work from a residential salon setup, such as a room in your home or an outbuilding on the premises? Have you been offering nail services from your current location, for more than 12 months (prior to 1 February 2024)? Then you need to enter this category!

The Home Nail Salon of the Year winner offers a clean and welcoming space in which clients can enjoy nail services. They may also offer other beauty treatments within the space, but nail services are regular offerings. The space can employ one or more nail professionals who deliver an exceptional service, from the booking process to the treatment itself.

JUDGING

Once the entry deadline has passed on 10 March 2025, all entries will go through a first round of judging, and five finalists in this category will be announced on Friday 18 April 2025.

These finalists will be 'mystery shopped' between April and July. A 'shopper' will book in for an appointment and provide a report on the service that Scratch Stars judges will then evaluate. This report, alongside the initial entry and social media/website platforms will be assessed against a number of criteria on a scoresheet. Scores will be tallied to determine the winner of this category who will be announced at the Scratch Stars Party on Sunday 6 July 2025.

Paintbrush Studio, Stirlingshire (owned by Kirsty Brown), won the Home Nail Salon of the Year award in 2024

READ THE RULES & REGS

Answers must be given in less than 300 words. Text over 300 words will not be read or considered. Please do NOT use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate your answers. Any entries have more than 20% AI influence will be disqualified.

Please confirm(Required)

Tick to confirm you have read the rules and regulations, and your salon has been operating under its current name from the same premises since 1 February 2024 or before (12 months or more).

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Note: There is no autosave feature on this application form. Please copy and paste all below answers into a text document and save images elsewhere before pressing submit in case of technical error. Images must be no bigger than 4096KB. Please read the rules and regulations before entry.

If you are having trouble submitting your entry, please send all required details via Dropbox or WeTransfer instead to scratchstars@scratchmagazine.co.uk. A confirmation email will be sent on receipt of your entry. Please check your junk mail before contacting.

Your details

Name of salon(Required)

Name of lead contact(Required)

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Job title of lead contact(Required)

Telephone(Required)

Email(Required)

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Salon address(Required)

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Salon owner headshot or salon team photo(Required)

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Please provide proof of a UK/ROI-recognised nail qualification obtained on or before 1 February 2024 (12 months ago)(Required)

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Which company do you currently hold your nail/beauty insurance with?(Required)

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Please provide proof of your business insurance cover(Required)

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Your salon Facebook page

Your salon Instagram username

Your salon TikTok

Your salon YouTube channel

Your salon website

Competition questions

Introduce us to your home salon - describe its location and surroundings, as well as your clientele and the treatments you offer(Required)

Number of employees(Required)

What were your hand, foot & nail services turnover figures from 1 February 2024 to 1 February 2025, and what percentage is this of your overall business turnover?(Required)

When and why did you locate to a home salon premises?(Required)

What is your home salon’s philosophy/ethos and how does your business differ from other salons that are local to you?(Required)

How do you promote your business and encourage clients to return? Why have you chosen these methods?(Required)

Please list any online/offline nail courses, classes and workshops you have taken part in since 1 February 2024 (12 months ago)(Required)

How do you keep up-to-date with nail industry news, products and techniques?(Required)

Tell us what changes or upgrades you have made to your hand, foot and nail services in the last 12 months to improve the client experience(Required)

What nail, hand & footcare systems/products do you use for your services and why have you chosen them?(Required)

If you offer other services alongside hand & foot treatments, please detail what they are and why they are fitting for the clientele/salon(Required)

Please detail an occasion when you have overcome a challenge in the salon(Required)

Do you retail products to clients? If so, what products, and through what means?(Required)

Please detail any initiatives/changes you have implemented since 1 February 2024 and why, such as digital services/offerings, measures you have taken to support and benefit your local community, collaborations etc.(Required)

Please outline your key achievements/career highlights from the past 12 months(Required)

How do you plan to develop your business and/or raise your professional profile in the next 12 months?(Required)

How do you ensure a high standard of nail services, hygiene and client care? Please give examples where possible(Required)

Please provide a client testimonial/review of your service (or a web link to a review)(Required)

At least 40 words – with their full name included

Image uploads

Please upload 10 high-resolution images (JPG or PNG, 300KB to 4MB in size) as listed below

Your business logo(Required)

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Your treatment menu(Required)

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An example of a marketing material for your business(Required)

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The exterior of your home salon(Required)

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Nail treatment area(Required)

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Salon interior photo(Required)

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Salon interior photo(Required)

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Salon interior photo(Required)

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A finished nail service for a client(Required)

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A finished nail service for a client(Required)

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A finished nail service for a client(Required)

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Where did you hear about the Scratch Stars Awards?

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