Try dip powder nails with LART Nails UK’s starter kit

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LART Nails UK has unveiled its Supreme Mini Starter Kits, for nail professionals wanting to try out its Mineral Dipping System. The starter kits were created by LART Nails UK as investing in a new range of nail products can be both daunting and expensive, however, you can now try LART Mineral Dipping System with…

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Behind The Brand: Meet the founder of Sash Pro Tools

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Scratch chats to Founder of Sash Pro Tools, Sashanie Gray who shared why she started the brand and the plans for the future. Founded in 2017, Sashanie Gray created her own product range after being a self-employed manicurist and having delved into many channels in the beauty industry such as education, consulting, beauty events for…

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Brighten nails with Light Elegance’s 12 spring shades

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Light Elegance has revealed its spring 2021 nail colour collection, ‘Afternoon Picnic.’ The range features six colour and six glitter gels; bright and bold hues are softened with warm tones while shimmers and glitters illuminate this radiant palette. Available in Colour and Glitter Gel, this collection is also available in the P+ Gel Polish so…

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Add length with Magpie Beauty’s Xtra Length nail tips

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Magpie Beauty has launched “Xtra Length” stiletto and tapered square tips after a successful launch of “Full On Tips” express extensions and workshops. Magpie’s “Full On Tips” boast a wear-time of up to four weeks and can be applied using both acrylic, acrygel and gel systems. The tips are made from premium ABS plastic and…

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Coronavirus: Wales to extend lockdown for another 3 weeks

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The lockdown restrictions in Wales will remain in force for another three weeks, meaning non-essential businesses such as hair and beauty salons will remain closed. First Minister Mark Drakeford is expected to extend the lockdown today to ‘allow the NHS to recover’. The Welsh Government said that while the Covid-19 situation is “improving”, another three…

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Online Education: Jacqui O’Sullivan on the pros and cons

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Award-winning nail specialist and educator, Jacqui O’Sullivan shares her thoughts on online education in the nail industry and where the future is taking us in terms of learning. What are the pros and cons of online education vs face to face? To both the educator and the learner?  At the moment everyone from primary school…

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Behind The Brand: Meet the duo behind My Papillon Beauty

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Scratch chats to Founders of My Papillon Beauty, Kelly Mcguinness and Claire Whittle who share how they came to start the brand and what goes on behind the scenes. After working together in a salon in 2019, Kelly Mcguinness and Claire Whittle had the idea of creating a range of cuticle oil pens due to…

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How to reassure clients about salon safety post-Covid-19

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When salons in the UK re-open, many clients may be quick to book nail and beauty appointments. However, there will be some that are still cautious about returning to the salon for their regular services. Sam Marshall, of The Beauty Guru in Media City, Salford, has shared her thoughts on getting your salon safe and…

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Pure Nails unveils 6 piece Halo Elite tool range

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Pure Nails has unveiled its Halo Elite tool range, consisting of 6 different nail tools. The range includes: Cuticle Nippers Gel Scraper Cuticle Eradicator Stork Scissors Cuticle Pusher Tweezers The Halo Elite Tools have been carefully designed in partnership with UK Nail Technicians and German Engineers. Utilising precision German manufacturing to create an unrivalled collection…

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Susan Routledge features 22 beauty leaders in inspiring book

Beauty and the best

Beauty business expert, Susan Routledge has worked with 21 beauty industry salon owners and leaders to produce an inspiring book entitled ‘Beauty & the Best.’ The book showcases how many exciting opportunities there are in the industry with each of the 22 inspiring women demonstrating what can be achieved based on their own experiences. Featuring…

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Session stylist unveils 7 PersoNAILity tools for nailcare

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London-based celebrity beauty therapist & nailist, Jenni Draper, has launched PersoNAILity; a range of stainless steel nailcare tools.   This manicure range includes three cuticle tools, two nippers, clippers and scissors available in silver and gold. It follows the launch of five tools in the brow range, PersonEYElity, which includes three tweezers, brow scissors and…

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Revealed: Beauty trends with the highest engagement on TikTok

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Research conducted by Tanologist has revealed TikTok’s most searched for beauty treatments. The data shows ‘laminated eyebrows’, ‘fox eye makeup’ and ‘fake freckles’ to be some of the top most searched beauty treatments, to name just a few. As well as this, the number of average engagements per post on TikTok associated with the trend…

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Glitterama Nails launches gel polish range

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Glitterama Nails has launched its gel polish range. The range currently consists of 15 stunning colours, including tones of red, nudes, blues, purples and glitter gels and the collection is expected to be constantly growing. The shades available are: Lavish- Rose Gold Glitter Pure White Break my heart- deep navy/black Insomnia- metallic blue Beautiful Buff-…

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Prep for arty appointments with Emoki Nails planner

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Emoki Nails has revealed its nail art planner, designed to help put those doodles in an organised space. Including 182 double hand templates to design on, this A5 planner features hard covers and coil binding to allow for completely flat opening. The sidewalls and free edge are blank so you can create your own length…

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