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Salon in the Spotlight: Eden Nails & Beauty, Derby

By Callie Iley | 28 July 2022

Beginning her nail journey in 2013, Laura Lima has a variety of experience in the beauty industry. “I have always dreamed of having my own salon one day, and in 2020, I decided to experience the self-employed side of things and was never happier!”   “I started to slowly climb…

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Nail Tech Talk: Sophie Day of Glam Nails 

By Callie Iley | 23 July 2022

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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Salon in the Spotlight: Annissas Beauty, Blackpool

By Callie Iley | 21 July 2022

After leaving college early due to her mental health, Annissa Colton enrolled onto a nail and beauty course, qualifying by January 2019. “I absolutely loved doing nails from the very start, I feel like it is such a therapeutic and creative industry to work in. Following my struggles with mental…

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Nail Tech Talk: Tasmin Russell of Nails By Tazzy

By Callie Iley | 16 July 2022

Tasmin Russell of Nails By Tazzy chats to Scratch about her next career steps and keeping up with nail trends… “I did my training with the company I work for now, Lux Beauty Training Academy,” Tasmin reveals. “My training was what set me off on the right track. Charlotte and…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Wow Nails, Isle of Man

By Callie Iley | 14 July 2022

Previously working in other salons since 2015, Wendy Jayne Buttery took the plunge to open her own home salon in July 2021. “I always wanted my own little space to do up, matching it to my nail art style. “My home salon is perfect for me and my clients. I…

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Check out the monthly subscription box packed with on-trend nail art goodies

By Callie Iley | 12 July 2022

Offering ‘high quality gel polishes at a low price point’, The Gel Box monthly subscription box has launched. Founded by mobile tech turned salon owner, Virginie Nnomo, each monthly box contains different goodies to suit current nail trends, handpicked by a tech at Virginie’s salon, Brit’pop Academy. Every month features the…

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Nail Tech Talk: Maja Bakic of Rose Nail Art

By Callie Iley | 9 July 2022

Scratch chats to Maja Bakic of Rose Nail Art about the creative process behind her nail designs and the importance of advancing skills as a tech… “I studied sociology and have been working in fields of art and culture, but over time, my interest faded,” Maja recalls. “I felt the…

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Salon in the Spotlight: The Beauty Spot, Alverstoke, Hampshire

By Callie Iley | 7 July 2022

While pregnant with her third son and living abroad with her military husband, Kayliegh Winspear sought independence in her life. In summer 2019, she began doing nails professionally. “My parents didn’t approve of me doing beauty at college, but it had always been a dream of mine.” “We moved back…

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NAIL TECH TALK: Nailympia Orlando winner, Kierra White

By Guest Writer | 6 July 2022

By Rose Moggridge A licenced cosmetologist since January 2019, Kierra White of Jacksonville, USA, slipped sideways into nail art and grooming after her passion for this beauty genre was ignited. Captivated by the fact that a nail artist can express their own vision of art on a nail, Kierra chose…

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Nail Tech Talk: Grace Evans of Nail Huns

By Callie Iley | 2 July 2022

Grace Evans of Nail Huns chats with Scratch about seasonal nail art trends and her goals to grow her salon space… “I decided that I wanted to do nails and nail art after seeing so many funky sets online,” Grace recalls. “I decided to do a gel nail course where…

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