MOVERS & SHAKERS

Full moon lead

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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Aesthetics regulation

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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Submit your fruit nail art for the chance to WIN a £200 HD Pro Nails prize

By Rebecca Hitchon | 4 August 2025

The August Scratch Snap competition is open! Scratch Snap is a monthly, online nail art challenge that invites nail pros to create a salon-style nail design in line with a theme. Simply snap a pic of the design on yourself, nail tips or a client – and you could be…

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Combining fashion nails & photography at a workshop in Herts

By Alex Fox | 17 January 2019

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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Love Island’s Kaz Crossley announced as Kiss Products ambassador

By Helena Biggs | 16 January 2019

ITV Love Island star, Kaz Crossley, has been named as the latest brand ambassador for Kiss Products. Kiss Products offers a vast range of strip lashes and press-on nails in a variety of styles to achieve a number of looks, and the reality star and make-up artist will be showcasing the…

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Raison d’Etre celebrates its 20th birthday

By Sophie Nutt | 15 January 2019

Global spa consultancy, Raison d’Etre, is celebrating its 20th birthday since opening its first spa in 1999. Raison d’Etre has spent the last 20 years becoming a global leader in spa design, wellness business and spa education, which includes creating some of the most iconic spa brands including Aman Spas,…

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Beauty brands & businesses to be affected by government recycling plans

By Helena Biggs | 15 January 2019

The NHF/NBF has warned that hair and beauty product manufacturers will be largely affected by the ‘Extender Producer Responsibility’ to be introduced by the government – which could then have an impact on buyers. Following the government’s launch of its Resources and Waste Strategy for England in December (which aims for…

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Nouveau Lashes survey reveals client lash habits

By Kat Hill | 15 January 2019

A recent survey conducted by Nouveau Lashes revealed that price was reported as more important to women in the UK than their eye health when it comes to considering a lash treatment. The survey of a of 1,000 UK females, between the ages of 18-55, also saw that within the…

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HD Brows and K.B. Pro support Mind’s RED January

By Sophie Nutt | 14 January 2019

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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