My Other Life: Rebecca Evans of Gel Nails By Becca
Scratch chats to Rebecca Evans, a nail pro who’s busy juggling her nail career alongside a very different role… Gel artist and nail tech, Rebecca Evans, works part-time as a qualified dental nurse alongside running her nail business, Gel Nails By Becca. She began an apprenticeship in dental nursing in…
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Nail Tech Talk: Jennie Padbury of Jennie Padbury Nails, Beauty & Training
Scratch chats to Jennie Padbury of Jennie Padbury Nails, Beauty & Training about reaching her latest career milestone and her goals for her future in the nail industry… “My signature nail style is definitely salon style acrylic design – acrylic marbling and 3d flowers will always have my heart! “I’m…
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Salon in the Spotlight: Twinoaks Beauty, Ashford
Rosanna Sulovari’s nail and beauty journey began in 1999, when she enrolled onto a full time, two year course at Canterbury college. Upon completing her NVQ in beauty therapy, she began working at a salon in 2001, before going in maternity leave in 2006. Following the birth of her first…
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Salon in the Spotlight: Maisie Leah Nails, Birmingham
Starting out doing nails in her parents’ living room before moving into her dads summer house, Maisie Leah Poultney expanded for a third time to achieve the salon set-up of her dreams. “My boyfriend and I brought a house with a separate garage, so my dad and boyfriend teamed up…
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Tech Talk: Invite the Wolf right up to your salon door
The first Nailympia global champion back in 2017, Sweden’s Madelene Wolf, has jumped into the slipstream of her success and launched a new nail system with education, known as Wolf. “For a long time, I dreamt of having all the best materials gathered in one place instead of having to…
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Nail Tech Talk: Alyssa Fronce of Alyssa Nail Tech
Alyssa Fronce chats to Scratch about how she keeps up with industry trends and her favourite personal bespoke nailcare regime, principles & styling… “I love doing nails because I’m super artistic and it’s a great outlet for me,” Alyssa beams. “I also love that I get the opportunity to make…
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Nail Tech Talk: Olga Armengol Palomino of Holy Nails
Olga Armengol Palomino of Holy Nails chats with Scratch about her introduction to the nail industry and pushing out of your comfort zone as a tech… “Marble nails are on the top of my list when it comes to nail art,” Olga shares. “I find it super fun to mix…
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Salon in the Spotlight: Chantelle Louise Nails-Beauty-Holistics-Training, Blackburn
Chantelle Baldwin decided to take the leap and set up her own salon space, affectionately named The Beauty Room, in an established beauty salon. “The Beauty Room is located in a salon in Blackburn called Libra. It was one of the first salons in Blackburn and is still open and…
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Nail enhancements: How, why & when to maintain them
There are so many terms in the industry surrounding nail enhancement maintenance, such as back-fills, fill, fill-in, touch-up and maintenance, which can be confusing to nail techs and clients. Most clients seem to be familiar with the term ‘infill’s’ but this isn’t always the enhancement maintenance service that is best…
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Nail Tech Talk: Sophie Day of Glam Nails
Scratch chats to Sophie Day of Glam Nails about changing trends and pushing outside of your comfort zone… “I began training as a nail tech August 2019,” Sophie shares. “I am trained to work with natural nails, of which I find seems to be popular at the moment. “I was…
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