Leeds nail tech scoops CND™ EMEA Education Star Award
Victoria Trafford, a nail and beauty educator from Leeds, has been awarded the CND™ EMEA Education Star accolade 2021. An education ambassador since 2017 for Sweet Squared (distributor of CND UK&I), Victoria teaches CND™, LASHUS, Light Elegance, Wax:one & MoroccanTan courses. She has been instrumental in the development of Sweet…
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NAIL TECH TALK: Natalie Kirk of Nail Perfection by Natalie
Scratch chats to Natalie Kirk of Nail Perfection by Natalie about her nail journey and what she would like the industry to achieve in the future… I first started out in the nail industry in 2004 after my mum, who was working as a spa manager at the time, suggested…
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Accident prone? OPI introduces sturdy Star Light lamp for nail techs
Are you a little heavy handed with a tendency to drop your kit? OPI has designed an LED curing light with you in mind – featuring a two-year limited warranty. The Star Light is ergonomically tested in collaboration with nail pros across the globe. A spokesperson comments: “Star Light’s sturdy…
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Salon in the Spotlight: Beautify Salon and Training Academy, Broadstairs, Kent
Dionne Lock’s journey began in March 2017, when she started her beauty training. “When I qualified, I was mobile to start with, then in September 2017, I opened my first beauty salon in the village that I live in. In 2019, I moved my salon to my home because the…
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Pro10 Beauty takes over LCN nail & beauty brand distribution in the UK
Pro10 Beauty has taken over distribution of the LCN brand in the UK from The Edge Nails & Beauty, as of 17 November 2021. Spearheaded by Iain Wood, formerly of The Edge Nails, as commercial director, and Annika Meek as client relationship director, Pro10 Beauty aims to provide beauty professionals…
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NAIL TECH TALK: Natalia Hudson of The Secret Garden Quorn
Scratch chats to Natalia Hudson of The Secret Garden Quorn about how nails has helped her mental health and her daughter’s impact on her career… There is so much that I absolutely adore about nails. When you take a clients hand, the magic begins – not only to give them…
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Pantone unveils ‘Very Peri’ as Color of the Year 2022
‘Very Peri’, a periwinkle blue hue with a violet red undertone, has been unveiled as the Pantone Color of the Year for 2022. The global colour authority has picked the shade (PANTONE 17-3938) as ‘ symbol of the global zeitgeist of the moment and the transition we are going through’. …
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Salon in the Spotlight: Lauren’s Nail Co., Broughton, Northamptonshire
Lauren Jackson took evening courses for a year at college, qualifying as a nail technician in 2012. “I began my career on a mobile basis, at first offering spray tans and nail appointments, before renting a room above a hairdressers in my village,” she recalls. “I finally decided to go…
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Glitterbels launches hema-free gel polish range for nail pros
Staffordshire based nail brand, Glitterbels, has unveiled a hema-free gel polish range, launching with 80 stunning shades. Founded by Annabel and Elliott Maginnis in 2018, the Glitterbels range features colour and glitter acrylic powders, gel polish, monomers, essentials, prep products and more. The hema-free gel polish range was introduced at…
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Salon in the Spotlight: GLOSS, Isle of Man
Jemma King and Rebekah Lockett are two sisters who decided to open up their own nail salon. “We opened our salon in our town centre of Douglas. We both nail technicians who have always dreamed of one day having our very own salon and finally, our dreams have come true,…
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