Revealed: How to deal with competition from other beauty businesses
How to deal with competition from other beauty businesses Founder of Beauty Boss HQ, Layla Tourh, shares how to deal with competition from other nail & beauty businesses… Who is your competition? Is it the salon across the road? Is it that new place that opened up next door? Or…
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Nail Tech Talk: Jessica White of Jessica White Nail Artist
Nail Tech Talk: Jessica White of Jessica White Nail Artist Scratch chats to Leeds based tech, Jessica White of Jessica White Nail Artist, about her time studying for a law degree alongside tekking, and why she decided to commit to nails full time when she graduated… “My nail journey began…
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Salon in the Spotlight: SB Nails, Basingstoke
Salon in the Spotlight: SB Nails, Basingstoke After working in education as a learning support assistant and art therapist within a school, Sonia Brown decided it was time for a career change. “I knew that my new career path wasn’t going to be in education, it was going to be…
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Two nail artists make top 10 in the NHBF’s Top 100 Influencer Index
The National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) announced the top 20 hair and beauty influencers in its Top 100 Influencer Index at Electric Space, London on 13 November. The index, sponsored by Pirkx, City & Guilds and the Hair & Beauty Charity, recognises those in the industry that use social…
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Nail Tech Talk: Daisy Tann of Sweet As Hell
Scratch chats to Daisy Tann of Sweet As Hell about her passion for cruelty free nail products and inclusivity in the beauty industry. “I think for me, the thing I love most about being a nail tech is a combination of things,” Daisy smiles. “I love delivering a service that…
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Salon in the Spotlight: Sweetcheeks Salon, Shrewsbury
Salon in the Spotlight: Sweetcheeks Salon, Shrewsbury Sweetcheeks Salon, Telford was first established in 2015 by Sophie Williams, who had previously worked as a mobile tech for 12 years. Sophie branched into education in 2019, starting her own training academy, and the Telford salon began to expand. “I had been…
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Dublin Nail Championships 2022: The results
The Federation of Nail Professionals administered the Dublin Nail Championships at the Professional Beauty & Hair expo in Dublin, 6-7 November. Nail pros battled it out cross categories including UV Gel Polish Professional and Instagram Photographic, with acclaimed judges scoring on a variety of criteria. UV Gel Polish Professional 1st…
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My Other Life: Laura Prigg of Basic Witch Nails
Scratch chats to Laura Prigg, a nail pro who’s busy juggling her nail career alongside a very different role… Laura Prigg has spent her working life in the retail industry, progressing from Christmas temp to store manager at Yankee Candle. She began creating custom press-on nails at the end of…
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18% increase in sales of nail units compared to pre-pandemic, according to NPD group
According to The NPD Group, there has been an 18% increase in sales of nail units compared to pre-pandemic levels. The research also showed that unit sales of prestige make-up products declined 20% from January to the end of August 2022, compared to the same period in 2019. In addition,…
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Revealed: 4 shades added to HD Pro Flex it! Hema free range
HD Pro, the product line innovated and developed by award-winning champion tech, Hazel Dixon, has added four new shades to its builder gels, the Flex it! Hema free range. The latest shades to join the range are cover pearl, cover shimmer, white pearl and white shimmer which are also Hema…
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