#TRENDINGTUESDAY Suzanne Edge, Sparkle Beauty
We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Suzanne Edge, of Sparkle Beauty, reveals colour blocking and marbling with an assortment of glitters and hues have been popular with her clients. “Colour blocking, marbling and glitter have all been super popular this year. My clients especially love…
WHAT I’M WEARING: Emma Atkinson
We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Talented tech, Emma Atkinson, makes us fall in love with navy all over again with this midnight blue set. “I sculpted this set of nails using NSI Crystal Clear with Perfect Nails Size 12 Acrylic Brush. I filed the shape,…
Help clients prep for wax appointments with Waxperts tips
Does your client know how to prep for their wax appointment? With ten years’ experience in waxing, the team at Waxperts highlight some top tips… Research: Choose a salon that you have read great reviews on or have been recommended by a friend. You can find a Waxperts Salon on their Salon Map…
Learn how to craft acrylic nails with Cuccio
Cuccio’s 4-day Acrylic Beginner course offers an insight into the world of acrylic nail technology, enabling you to understand how the nails and the products work. About: The course covers tip application; product application; how to maintain the nails and safe removal. Your educator will also spend the course helping…
Salon in the Spotlight: Scratch Nail and Beauty Studio, Oldswinford
After taking over the business five years ago, Scratch Nail and Beauty Studio has gone from strength to strength thanks to Chantal Welvaert “Scratch Nail and Beauty Studio opened 14 years ago,” reveals Chantal. “I started working at the salon 11 years ago before taking over the business over. “I…
#TRENDINGTUESDAY Laura Peat, Simply Koko
We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Laura Peat, of Simply Koko, reveals that warmer autumnal shades are making a comeback. “As we are coming more in to the autumn and winter months I have found that my clients are ditching the once sought after neons…
WHAT I’M WEARING: Lauren Holmes, Nailed It Beauty
We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Lauren Holmes, of Nailed It Beauty, painted poppies on her nails in honour of Remembrance Day. “These nails were created using Gelish colours Sheek White for my middle and ring finger and Angling For A Kiss on my other fingers,…
Agnes Dullo on her career in nails, being an educator and scooping prizes at Nailympia London
Why nails? I loved my role as a biology teacher, but in the end nails won. I find it more rewarding, less stressful and very therapeutic. My nail career offers more freedom and less paperwork, but I do miss the school’s teacher community and all of the fun activities we…
How to add hair removal services to your treatment menu
With winter weather comes tights, knee-high boots and fluffy socks. But with Christmas comes festive manicures and pedicures ready for the party season – and what good is a fresh pedi when legs riddled with stubble accompany them? Not only that, but clients seek armpit and facial hair removal all…
National Stress Awareness Day: A Tech’s Perspective
November 7 sees National Stress Awareness Day. “We all know what it’s like to feel stressed – being under pressure is a normal part of life. But becoming overwhelmed by stress can lead to mental health problems or make existing problems worse,” states Mind, the registered mental health charity. “National Stress Awareness…
How to perfect nail product application by the cuticle
Mastering cuticle application can be a tech’s nemesis, but it needn’t be. Of course, it takes practice but follow my top tips for perfecting your cuticle application with L&P and gel polish. Perfecting L&P cuticle application When working with L&P, ensuring the mix ratio is correct – especially around the…
#TRENDINGTUESDAY Jemma Ball, Jemma Bailey Beauty
We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Jemma Ball, of Jemma Bailey Beauty, reveals iridescent and glittery nails are popular with her clients at the moment. “I bought some new Lecenté chubby glitters and advertised on my social media for a model to use them on.…
WHAT I’M WEARING: Kayley Cairns
We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Talented tech, Kayley Cairns, wears a muted grey and black nail design featuring ombre and marbling techniques for a cosy winter mani. “The nails were Russian almond shaped created with liquid and powder on long length HD Professional sculpting forms.…
Scratch Stars winner launches own product range
Globally renowned vlogger and winner of the Scratch Stars Best UK Nail Blogger title 2018, Natasha Lee, has launched her own range of nail products. Named ‘Divine by Natasha Lee‘, products include a ‘capsule’ brush set, which features five brushes that allows the user to create every art look that…
Marie-Louise Coster on Japanese nail art, exciting opportunities and Nails Next Top Nail Artist
Tell us about your training… I originally had a Saturday job in a beauty salon from the age of 16. I did a bit of ‘in-house’ training there but my proper training was at Brunel Technical College in Bristol in the late 90s. This provided me with my NVQ 2 and…
