MOVERS & SHAKERS
Submit your fruit nail art for the chance to WIN a £200 HD Pro Nails prize
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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Government announces plan for small businesses: here’s what it means for nail & beauty pros
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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HONA nail brand attends small business celebration at Downing Street
Wales-based professional nail brand, Home Of Nail Art (HONA), was invited to a small business celebration hosted by the UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, this month. Held at 11 Downing Street, the event brought together over 40 winners and finalists of The Small Awards 2025 by Small Business Britain, where HONA…
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Lecenté has welcomed three new talented nail artists to is roster of partners – Bethel Coleman, Emily Geer and Debbie Mccracken at DMC Nail Studio. Joining Amanda Trivett and Jenny Nagorski, the trio will support and represent the Lecenté brand online, at events and in some product development. “We are…
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From 19 June, retailers in England and Scotland will no longer be able to sell rinse-off cosmetic and personal care products, such as face scrubs, toothpaste, soaps and shower gels, which contain solid plastic microbeads. The announcement from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs follows a ban from…
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The hair and beauty bookings website, Treatwell, has embarked on its biggest TV campaign yet, advertising the effortless service to nail technicians and clients alike. The seven figure investment sees Treatwell develop a media and creative campaign that aims to consolidate the brand as the ‘go-to’ booking platform for hair…
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CND™ and Sweet Squared are to host Xperience Days in the UK and Ireland to reveal the brand’s latest innovation, SHELLAC LUXE, to professionals. The Xperience Days will take place 1 and 2 July across nine locations including Birmingham, Bristol and Cambridge, as well as at Sweet Squared head office and partner…
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CND™ UK and Sweet Squared education ambassador, Samantha Birkett-Leigh, has been selected as the newest member of Global Team CND™. Representing the brand at the highest level, the team comprises an esteemed group of education ambassadors (EAs) curated from the brand’s talented pool of techs across the globe. After submitting bids…
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St. Tropez founder and expert beauty business woman, Judy Naaké, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours listings. Currently a fellow and patron of hair and beauty at Burton & South Derbyshire College (BSDC), Judy is has been pioneering in the development of entrepreneurs through E2E (Entrepreneurial…
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