BRANDS
Gerrard International acquires Jessica Cosmetics nail brand
Nail and beauty distributor & training provider, Gerrard International, has announced its acquisition of Jessica Cosmetics. The Hertfordshire-based company, founded by manicurist, Susan Gerrard, and her late husband, Ian, has been leading Jessica Cosmetics’ UK arm for the past 35 years, helping to make it the nailcare brand’s most successful…
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The Ukrainian nail brand on a mission to make nail techs’ work safer
Standing tall for 2025, Ukrainian manufacturing brand, ÜLKA, sponsored Nailympia London to demonstrate how it’s serious about redefining what a nail technician’s workspace should be. Since 2017, the brand has championed a simple yet powerful belief: a nail station must feel like a sanctuary, not a place that harms the…
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Top 2025 advent calendars for nail enthusiasts
Add some sparkle to your Christmas countdown with advent calendars designed for nail lovers! It’s that time of year again, and we couldn’t be more excited to see what digit delights can be found behind these advent calendar doors… OPI House of OPI’cing Mini Advent Calendar Candy-inspired colour accumulates to…
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Back in July 2019 Jade Barber, an award-winning nail tech and industry educator, launched her own brand. Known as Nail and Beauty Excellence (NBE), this brand has been extended and adapted and now boasts an impressive catalogue of products, a growing base of nail tech followers and promises more is…
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With CBD oil, also known as cannabidiol, (found in hemp seed oil) being tipped as a top beauty trend for 2021, Scratch has unearthed a wellbeing kit for salons to retail onto clients feeling the need for care products with calming and regenerative properties. The Cuccio Whipped Hemp Calming &…
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CBD oils are the skincare industry’s new preferred and star ingredient used by forward-thinking skincare chemists, and with a growing number of studies supporting their benefits, it’s easy to understand why. Information from several clinical studies analysed by Fraîcheur Paris points out the promising CBD oil benefits for multiple skin conditions.…
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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…
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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…
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Vicky Lucas-Smith launched CutieOils in March 2020 when her salon closed as a result of the pandemic. She decided it was time to focus on a plan and the brand was born. “I’ve always had a passion for business and I love designing and creating. Cuticle Oil is such an…
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