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How to elevate & promote pedicure services
Enhance your pedicure confidence and elevate your promotion of the service with top tips from footcare specialist, Denise Spragg, owner of The Sangha House. Feet, right? ‘Ugh, I hate my feet, and I couldn’t bear anyone touching them’ is something I hear so often as a pedicurist. In this article, I…
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Pedicure tips: how nail techs can safely support clients with diabetes
According to charity, Diabetes UK, approximately 6% of the UK population suffers from diabetes. Learning about the condition and how to accommodate it is key to making diabetic clients feel safe and able to enjoy their nail experiences. Here, we explore how the condition can affect clients and what you…
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Doncaster nail & beauty salon owner: Offering waxing has elevated my business & filled my diary
Scratch Stars Educator of the Year 2022 & 2025 finalist, Michelle Brookes, shares how introducing waxing services has benefitted her salon… What do waxing treatments bring to a beauty business, and how do they complement nail offerings? Adding waxing treatments to a beauty business helps fill diary gaps. Most waxing…
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New year, new skill! Are you thinking of adding to your salon menu to meet client nail needs? Liz Richards, national sales and education manager for Cuccio Europe, shares some thing to consider… “It’s important when adding a new system that you choose based on what would be right for your…
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March 8 marks International Women’s Day; a day to recognise and celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. A day to set both personal and professional goals and look back at your achievement, what are you celebrating today? In the spirit, we’ve rounded up a few inspirational quotes…
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Educator and award-winning nail technician, Katie Barnes, reveals why it’s important to hold your nail brush correctly – and offers up some handy tips… Your nail brush is one of your primary tools. No matter what brush you are using, if you are not holding it right, you won’t achieve…
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Sharon Sandhu, category manager for nails at Salon Services UK & Ireland, reveals her top tips for showing clients you care and enhancing their treatment experience… With competition in the nail industry so fierce, going the extra mile to care for your customers during their appointment can make a dramatic…
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Go behind the scenes for The Gel Bottle Inc’s spring collection advert photoshoot with the TGB team… The GelBottle Inc Spring collection 2019 is a celebration of iconic women and female empowerment! Each polish is named after an inspirational woman, all iconic in their own way, from Twiggy – known for…
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Salon System educator & wax specialist, Lisa Stone, answers the waxing questions you may have felt too awkward to ask… Q: What are the waxing rules for clients with skin tags or moles? Some therapists may choose to put Vaseline on the mole or skin tag and continue the wax…
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