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Community chat: 3 networking groups for nail pros

By Lilly Delmage | 10 June 2025

Are you seeking support from fellow nail techs? Do you want access to hundreds of tutorials to inspire your creativity? Do you have questions but don’t know who to ask? The answer might lie in joining a nail networking group. Here’s three to have a look at… The Nail Tech…

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OPI announces updates to its UK brand team

By Rebecca Hitchon | 29 May 2025

Global nail brand, OPI, has unveiled the three members of its restructured UK brand team. Jess Gregory has been appointed OPI’s associate brand director. In this role, she oversees and leads OPI’s brand strategy, and ensures an exciting product innovation roadmap for UK customers and businesses. She is also responsible…

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Family affair: Meet 3 sets of siblings finding success in the nail industry

By Rebecca Hitchon | 10 April 2025

Scratch puts the spotlight on brothers and sisters working together in the nail industry… Glitterbels While Annabel Maginnis will likely come to mind when you hear the word ‘Glitterbels’, there is a trio of siblings involved in the brand: Annabel’s husband, Elliott, and his brothers, Mac and Alex. It was…

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Breakfast with Grow by Hair Gain

By Sophie Nutt | 16 May 2019

Yesterday I was invited to attend an exciting launch event for a new hair supplement called Grow by Hair Gain, harnessing the power of the pea shoot to give dramatic hair growth results. Boasting a rate of 78% hair growth in just one month of use, the supplement was designed…

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Become a Browista with RefectoCil & Salon System

By Sophie Nutt | 3 May 2019

Last night I was invited to an exciting RefectoCil launch event with Salon System at the Soho Residence in London. The glam event was in celebration of a new RefectoCil Browista Custom Colour workshop, encouraging therapists to release their colour creativity by mixing tints to create bespoke brow shades for…

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What happened when I trained in gel polish with The GelBottle Inc

By Sophie Nutt | 2 April 2019

As a nail enthusiast, heading to The Gel Bottle Inc Training Academy in Brighton to take the Gel Polish Beginners course filled me with nerves and a whole lot of excitement – and that’s exactly what I was fortunate enough to experience yesterday. Embarking on the one-day course, I headed…

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Inspiring confidence at Young LDN

By Sophie Nutt | 22 March 2019

Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting the new beauty hotspot, Young LDN, located in the idyllic Notting Hill area of London. Describing itself as a ‘luxury skincare and beauty destination that champions youth’ and ‘inspiring the confidence to disrupt the world’, the space did not disappoint. The unique studio…

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Lash-filled fun with Michelle Keegan

By Sophie Nutt | 13 February 2019

Last night I was invited to the Shangri-La Hotel At The Shard, London, to enjoy an evening of celebration with the Nouveau Lashes UK team. Trade and consumer press, as well as a handful of influencers, were invited to the Penthouse Suite at the hotel where the brand made the…

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Helena tests out Superfood products at an Elemis event

By Helena Biggs | 8 February 2019

Elemis invited press, bloggers and influencers to a fun-filled drop-in event to commemorate the addition of four new products to its Superfood range. The skincare range ‘combines the pure power of concentrated Superfoods with the science and expertise behind every Elemis formula’ and original lineup features Facial wash, Facial Oil,…

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