MOVERS & SHAKERS
Nailympia Orlando 2025: THE RESULTS
The fifth Nailympia Orlando welcomed the most competitors to date, with 99 nail techs from eight countries choosing to compete in turn-in and arena categories. The event was hosted at Premiere Orlando 1 & 2 June 2025, and featured an esteemed international judging panel – with Alisha Rimando as head…
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Beauty industry expert makes best-sellers list with Shine book launch
Joan Scott, CEO of Habia, skills consultant & beauty and spa expert, has made the best-sellers list with the launch of book, Shine. Joan Scott has edited Shine: a ‘must-read guide to achieving success through a growth mindset.’ Twenty-four successful business leaders share their stories within the book, to help cultivate…
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Techs paint fairytale nail art for Scratch Snap comp: winner announced
The winner of Scratch’s monthly salon-style nail art contest for May has been announced as Brigitta Fajt. In a showcase of talent, techs created nail designs inspired by theme, Fairytale Figures, in the bid to win a prize from MSK Nails. Entries were judged by Megan Heppinstall, owner of MSK Nails & Scratch Stars Social…
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Joanna Bandurska has donated essential personal care products to local hospital workers in Szpital Specjalistyczny w Chorzowie. The Polish-based 2019 Nailympia Global Cup champion & educator for Indigo Nails Lab collected much needed supplies with huband, Michal Bandurski. Items donated include disinfectants, gloves, caps, antiperspirants, body lotions and hand creams…
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The Lord Mayor’s Appeal Charity, which aims to find solutions London’s most pressing societal issues, has introduced an initiative to help change attitudes towards mental health in the workplace and improve employee wellbeing. This Is Me was launched on World Mental Health Day 2016 and aims to reduce the stigma…
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Staffordshire Nail Academy has announced that it will be moving its training courses to a bigger premises in Cannock, and expanding its training offerings for new and existing techs. Run by husband and wife team, Andy and Hannah Garbett, the duo has a vision to be a leading provider in…
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Canadian nail artist, Valerie Ducharme, and Flux Nails CEO, Nancy Craveiro have launched #WorldNailsLive, a series of free, live social media streams that take place across Facebook and Instagram until 23 April 2020. Each stream aims to entertain, inform and teach nail professionals from all over the world. “Nancy and…
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The NPD Group has reported that online sales of prestige nail products increased 12% in the week beginning 16 March 2020, when the general public were instructed to implement social distancing due to coronavirus. With salons and beauty businesses later instructed to close, the week beginning 23 March saw online…
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In this time of uncertainty and crisis, a number of HD Brows stylists and beauty therapists across the country are focusing on giving back to those who are working tirelessly to battle Covid-19 on the frontline. A number of salons are offering free treatments to NHS workers, once it is…
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