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Important May dates for your nail & beauty business marketing
Get your business’ marketing content prepared for the month of May, with our roundup of dates to note… Skin Cancer Awareness Month Educate clients on the importance of protecting their skin by sharing the Protect and Check campaign from UK skin cancer charity, Skcin, and the Sun Protection Campaign from…
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Nails inspired by spring trends: see 94 entries & winner of nail art comp
The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art contest for April is Katarzyna Korzeniak of @katessimplynails. In a showcase of talent, techs created nail designs inspired by theme, Your Favourite Spring Trends, in the bid to win a prize from Andreia Professional. Entries were judged by Sara Pinto, Andreia Professional product director, and Scratch deputy editor,…
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Inside look: Nail Beauty Congress & Championship 2025, Belgrade, Serbia
The landmark event highlighted industry advancements, expertise and hosted the first Serbian nail competition in nine years, while raising the region’s industry profile and standards, writes Alex Fox… The Nail Beauty Congress & Championship, held in Belgrade, Serbia, in April, was a historic event that brought together nail professionals and…
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Angel Crystals, a UK distributor of Swarovski nail crystals, invited a select group of techs to a fun-filled workshop at which they jazzed up their nails with Swarovski embellishments. Scratch‘s editor-in-chief, Alex, joined me for the trip to Swarovski’s London HQ, at which we were met by Antony Arnold of…
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Maddy Rooke, celebrity nail technician, reveals the backstage antics and nail looks from ITV’s Dancing On Ice… Hello Scratch readers! This year I’m back to share all the glitz and glam that’s created behind the scenes at Dancing On Ice. From full glitter manis to intricate nail art the celebrities…
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I was invited to join a photographic workshop at the Herts Academy of Beauty in Ware, Hertfordshire, hosted by educator & session stylist Jennie Nippard. The workshop was presented by Marian Newman, well known for her fashion nails & photographic work, and the event offered eight places for nail professionals who…
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Fighting the January blues as well as fundraising for the charity, the HD Brows and K.B. Pro teams are taking part in Mind’s RED (Run Every Day) January. The initiative set up by mental health charity, Mind, encourages everyone to to exercise every day of the month to fight off any…
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International nail competition, Nailympia, has opened registration for three locations for 2019: Nailympia USA in Houston, Texas (5-7 April 2019) Nailympia Estonia in Tallinn, Estonia (10-12 May 2019) Nailympia London at Olympia Beauty, London (28-30 September 2019) With a plethora of categories available across multiple divisions, Nailympia offers the opportunity…
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NSI‘s global education team will be heading to Manchester in June to host NSI UK‘s University. The intense three-day training event will hone and enhance the skills of qualified nail techs with a minimum of six months experience in acrylic or gel. A spokesperson for the brand comments: “Learn the…
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