MOVERS & SHAKERS

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Aquarius Full Moon is here: here’s the perfect nail look based on your star sign

By Jess Watts | 9 August 2025

It’s time to figure out how the Full Sturgeon Moon will impact you, and what nail style works best for your zodiac sign. 9 August marks the Aquarius Full Moon, and this one is set to be incredibly powerful. Each star sign is impacted by the full moon in different…

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UK Government announces plans to crack down on unsafe aesthetic procedures

By Rebecca Hitchon | 7 August 2025

The UK Government’s Department for Health and Social Care has revealed plans to regulate the aesthetic and non-invasive procedures sector. It follows a consultation, which industry bodies including the British Beauty Council, NHBF and BABTAC contributed to, and its findings have helped shape the approach to addressing safety concerns in…

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Government announces plan for small businesses: here’s what it means for nail & beauty pros

By Helena Biggs | 1 August 2025

The UK government has unveiled a Small Business Plan, which hopes to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by giving them ‘the most comprehensive support package in a generation’. Many measures within the plan will directly affect the nail, hair and beauty sectors, which comprise thousands of salons and self-employed…

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Beauty entrepreneur wins Scottish Business Woman of the Year

By Sophie Nutt | 18 December 2019

Beauty entrepreneur, Kate Scott, has been awarded Scottish Business Woman of the Year at the National Business Women Awards. Kate was recognised for her business acumen in launching the BeautyBooker app, which allows customers to book appointments in hair, beauty and nail salon and spas within the North East area of Scotland via…

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Salon System presents at Sally Showcase Event

By Sophie Nutt | 17 December 2019

The Salon System team presented the annual Sally Showcase Event held in Coventry, designed to educate and inform store managers from the 265 Sally stores about the Salon System brand portfolio. The managers were split into groups of eight and Salon System had 25 minutes with each group. The event…

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Furious Filer scoops top spot in OPI nail art competition

By Scratch Staff | 16 December 2019

Marta Nagorska of Furious Filer has been awarded the top spot in an OPI nail art competition. The competition, which was run in conjunction with the Wella Trend Vision Awards, invited nail artists to create a design that represented OPI’s 2019 colour palette and current trends. Designs were to be…

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Cuccio to hold Naturalé product workshop

By Helena Biggs | 15 December 2019

The Cuccio team is hosting a workshop in Nottingham on 16 March for its luxurious hand, foot and body care range, Cuccio Naturalé. “The event has been put together to showcase this range of products and services, and how they can build client loyalty and increase business revenue,” comments Liz…

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UK distributor announced for Astonishing Nails

By Helena Biggs | 15 December 2019

Staffordshire Nail Academy Ltd has been unveiled as distributor of the Astonishing Nails brand in the UK. Run by husband and wife team, Andrew and Hannah Garbett, the duo shares the goal of providing exceptional training opportunities and professional products in their local area. Hannah has been working in the…

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VTCT launches Grants & Bursaries Programme

By Sophie Nutt | 14 December 2019

The Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT) has launched the Grants and Bursaries Programme to support disadvantaged learners through their studies. The focus is to assist and support learners aged 16-25 years taking an iTEC or VTCT qualification, with particular emphasis given to help those that may be disadvantaged and would not otherwise…

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