Charity supports cancer sufferers in lockdown with virtual nailcare workshops
Cancer support charity, Look Good Feel Better, has launched virtual make-up, skincare, hair and nailcare workshops for those affected by the disease. The charity, which has been offering free confidence-boosting workshops across the UK for over 20 years, adapted its services in March 2020 owing to the pandemic, switching to…
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Is your beauty course reputable? Here’s 8 ways to tell…
The team at Beauty Courses Online shares advice on choosing a reputable nail or beauty course… Unlike other industries in which poor practitioners can take some time to surface, a bad nail or beauty treatment is visible on a client straight away – so it’s hard to fake success. There…
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5 ways to improve your online nail & beauty tutorials
You don’t have to be a teacher to create tutorials for your customers. There are two kinds of tutorials: short ‘how to at home’ demonstrations for consumers and more in depth, factual lessons for professionally trained techs, taught by qualified teachers. They serve different purposes and offer different results. Owing…
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CND™ crowns Liza Smith as EMEA Education Ambassador of the Year 2020
Sittingbourne based salon owner, beauty business consultant and nail stylist, Liza Smith, has been awarded as CND™’s Education Ambassador of the Year in the EMEA region. CND™ distributors across Europe, the Middle East and Africa all submitted their nominations of the EAs they thought deserved to win. A spokesperson for…
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VTCT appoints new chair & vice-chair for board of trustees
VTCT (Vocational Training Charitable Trust), which offers vocational and technical qualifications across sectors including beauty therapy, has appointed Jenny Sworder as chair and Isabel Sutcliffe as vice-chair of its board of trustees. VTCT has over 1,600 approved centres globally, with a market share of 54% within the UK hair, beauty…
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Nail & beauty pros wanted to help shape National Occupational Standards
The Hair & Beauty Industry Authority (Habia) and Skills Active UK are inviting professionals in the hair, beauty, spa, aesthetics and nail sectors to support the review of the National Occupational Standards (NOS). These standards are ‘statements of the standards of performance individuals must achieve when carrying out functions in…
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Rachel Lunn on… launching a nail academy during lockdown
Scratch Stars Educator of the Year 2019, Rachel Lunn launched training centre during lockdown called The Nailroom- Rachel Lunn Nails and Training. Here, she shares her experience of launching during a difficult time and the inspiration behind going independently… I think like many nail technicians and salon owners, lockdown gave…
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Katie Barnes explores the value of online learning for nails
Use your time wisely between appointments and during any ‘down time’ by broadening your knowledge and skillset through online classes. During times such as lockdown, online learning has proven really beneficial. There are many online classes available – from paid and free business mentoring and webinars to technical skill building…
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5 ways to boost your nail business during lockdown 2.0
As business owners and busy professionals, time is something we often have very little of and many tasks get put on the back burner. It can be hard to be motivated in times like this but it is important to remember that just as there are real challenges, there are…
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Struggling to master a nail design? Here’s some advice…
Unfortunately we are in an age where we want to master something the instant we try it and tend to blame the education or object for not instantly picking it up. This doesn’t just apply to learning a new skill. It is also applicable to a new product, brand technique…
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