Posts by Helena Biggs
UK nail techs scoop top Akzentz awards
Multi award-winning nail tech and business owner, Hazel Dixon, has been awarded the ACE Global Educator Award 2019 by Akzentz, with colleague, Kayley Cairns, awarded Top Competitor of the Year, following a hugely successful stint in Nailympia London 2019 and as a Scratch Stars Awards finalist. Hazel’s award recognises her ‘years of outstanding commitment in…
Read MoreCreate decadent nail looks with new Cuccio Soirée collection
Cuccio welcomes eight new nail shades for winter 2019; each one decadent, shimmering and ideal for chic party season manicures. Available in both Cuccio Colour (lacquer) and Cuccio Veneer (gel polish), the shades include bold red Dance, Dance, Dance, shimmering scarlet 3,2,1 Kiss, and deep purple Cheers To New Years. The range is available as…
Read MoreDipt Nails adds three powder shades to collection for winter
Dipt Nails has added three shades to its dip powder nail range; ideal for wintry manicures. Enabling fast, easy and effective nail colour, Dipt is developed using a medical-grade resin and a finely milled coloured powder. It affords a high shine, durable nail finish in around 30 minutes. The new shades are: Mica, a deep…
Read MoreClaim your goody bag worth £200 when you subscribe to Scratch at Professional Beauty North
Subscribe to Scratch magazine – or renew your existing subscription – at Professional Beauty North 13-14 October and receive a bag of goodies worth over £200! Over 20 gifts are included in a hot pink Scratch tote to those that subscribe at the show on either day. Also included is a copy of October’s issue of…
Read MoreTreatwell collaborates with psychologist to promote ‘mindful manicures’
Beauty booking platform, Treatwell, has collaborated with psychologist, Suzy Reading, to promote self-care and mindfulness in over 100 UK salons via the Mindful Mani campaign. It comes as the company’s research shows that Treatwell customers value their emotional wellbeing as important as their physical health, however they also feel that their lives are too busy.…
Read MoreUnilever pledges to cut plastic use in personal care products
Unilever, producer of beauty and personal care products, food and beverages and cleaning agents, has pledged to reduce the amount of virgin plastic in its packaging by 50% by 2025. Europe’s seventh most valuable company – behind brands including Toni&Guy, Sure, Simple & Tresemmé – sees around 2.5 billion people across over 190 countries use…
Read MoreOPI partners with Hello Kitty for festive nail colour collection
OPI has partnered with pop culture icon, Hello Kitty, for a second time to create the Hello Kitty Collection by OPI for the 2019 festive season. The first Hello Kitty Collection by OPI launched in 2016, and saw one of its shades, Let’s Be Friend’s, become the most searched for OPI shade of all time.…
Read MoreSalon System to host a series of Christmas nail & lash workshops
Get inspired and try out some new products and skills at one of Salon System‘s Christmas Creative Workshops, running October to December. Each four-hour workshop will present attendees with demos and hands-on practice to elevate skills in time for the festive season and help grow turnover. Ideal for for beginners and existing beauty therapists wishing…
Read MoreNailympia crowns Global Champion 2019
Joanna Bandurska from Poland has been crowned Nailympia Global Champion 2019. In a close contest against Germany’s Olena Özman, Joanna amassed the most points in the Stiletto, L&P Acrylic Sculpture and UV Gel Tip & Overlay categories at Nailympia competitions in Estonia, Orlando and London. She was presented with the Global Cup trophy by the…
Read MoreGERmanikure team aids natural nail care for models at NYFW
Within the frenzy of global Fashion Weeks, models often see multiple nail looks across a short space of time; with tips pressed and product removed and re-applied per show. It was important for the GERmanikure team to recognise the need for manicures to ensure that such models maintained good nail conditions for the Fashion Week…
Read MoreMarian Newman & Kure Bazaar collaborate for Roland Mouret at LFW
Session nailist and Fashion Week regular, Marian Newman, lent her design expertise to the Roland Mouret showcase at London Fashion Week. She create three statement nail designs using Kure Bazaar nail lacquers that complemented the jewellery collection by designer, Maria Aaron. The three looks were: A striped multicolour effect inspired by the layers of car…
Read MoreSouz & Co showcase abstract nail looks for Pierre Garroudi at LFW
Milton Keynes based nail tech, Suzanne Clayton, led a team of five to create an assortment of nail looks for the Pierre Garroudi show at London Fashion Week. The salon owner and session nailist was briefed by the designer to create nails in shades of white and pastel with splashes of colour and multiple accessories.…
Read MoreSpongellé adds eight fragranced hand creams to range
Body care brand, Spongellé, has added eight sumptuous hand creams to its range of fragrance-infused products. The brand, renowned for its sponges and pedi buffers, packs its products with ingredients to smooth, soften and indulge the skin, with each product containing a scent crafted by a European fragrance house. Ideal for retailing and handy for…
Read MoreVintage beauty inspires Jessica’s AW19 nail colour collection
Jessica Cosmetics is encouraging nail clients to ‘take a nostalgic road trip down memory lane’ with its autumn/winter nail colour collection; Vintage Beauty. Inspired by the polished paintwork of a classic American car, the six seasonal shades feature affectionately titled names such as Coup De Ville and Thunderbird, and are available in Custom Colour and…
Read MoreHollywood nail stylist jets to UK to host masterclass
Celebrity nail artist, Chaun Legend, jetted over to the UK to hold an L&P acrylic masterclass at the Glitterbels Training Academy in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Chaun, who boasts almost 600,000 Instagram followers, regularly tends to the nails of some of Hollywood’s biggest names, including Kylie Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Hailey Bieber and Cardi B. The talented tech taught…
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