Struggling to juggle all your roles in the salon? Here’s some advice…
Maddie Regan of 81 Rose Garden shares advice on how to effectively manage a busy salon… Working in a busy salon can be challenging at times. There are many roles to juggle and many things that need your attention but you must keep on top of customer service. Without clients, there…
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Students shape up 3D nail art skills in college competition
Sarah Brenton-Sara, lecturer in Level 2 & 3 Nail Services, Make-up & Beauty Therapy at Truro & Penwith College, reveals what her students achieved at their annual 3D nail art competition… The level 3 advanced nail art students have excelled once again. It is great that the students are back in the swing…
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How to create an ombré nail style
The ombré look is a popular nail style choice, particularly when created using with pink and white shades to replace a traditional French finish. Perfecting it can be a bit challenging however, especially when you’re under the watchful eyes of your clients and time restraints of the appointment. There are…
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Nailympia London competition postponed for 2021
The annual Nailympia London event for 2021 is postponed for a second year running due to the ongoing global pandemic. The competition invites nail technicians from all over the world to compete across three divisions in categories such as L&P Tip & Overlay, Salon Nails and Stiletto Nails in a…
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French Manicure: How to match the perfect cover shade for your client
Not one shade of nude suits all skin tones, therefore, to achieve a clean and polished French manicure, it is essential to make sure your cover shade matches your client. Here are some tips on how to achieve the perfect match… “Make sure you have at least three pink shades…
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Japanese spring/summer nail trends for 2021
The Japan Nailist Association (JNA) has released its spring/summer 2021 nail design trend. Named COSMOS – the trend’s theme is, Order & Harmony; Planet Earth of the Universe. The colours are blue and green. This latest nail design trend, which incorporates global fashion trends, is announced twice a year by…
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Mumbai nail tech scoops 1st place at OMC Online Championships
Nail technician, Pooja Panvanda from Mumbai, India, has scooped first place in New York’s OMC Hair World Championships 2020. She beat 2000 participants from five continents in the Nail Fantasy category with her dazzling and decadent bird design. Here, Scratch finds out more about the talented tech… What attracted you…
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Candy crush: Japan’s kawaii-styling on nails
A passion for Japanese fashion since childhood led Nana Sharp from Texas, USA, to explore the idea of taking this fashion onto fingertips. When no obvious outlet for obtaining a stylised individual set of gyaru-style nails became apparent, Nana posted a request on Facebook. Unsurprisingly, this led to a flurry…
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#NowTrending: Monochrome diamond nails by Laura Katy Chester
Scratch chats to Laura Katy Chester of LK Beauty about how she created this striking monochrome nail design. She also shares the small moments that make her proud of her career…. I qualified as a nail technician back in 2016 with Young Nails. After a couple of years in a…
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Want to create the perfect smile line?
Tracey Lee of Beauty2trs highlights her own course, which focus’ on the creation of the perfect smileline. If you’re looking to learn more about the tips & tricks to make beautiful sharp smilelines in gel, acrylic, acrygel or all three, check out the lessons ‘Create Your Perfect Smileline’. https://beauty2trs.com/classes/?product_cat=&author_id=&class-category=&lang=English&q=smileline How…
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