MOVERS & SHAKERS
Hara Professional unveils Gel Polish Artist of the Year 2025
Nail brand, Hara Professional, has unveiled Wigan nail pro, Alyx Olivia Mills, as winner of its 2025 gel polish contest – and a prize worth £2,500. The search for Hara Professional’s Gel Polish Artist of the Year 2025 began on 1 September 2025. Techs from the UK and Ireland were…
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Great British Beauty Clean Up 2026 drives shift towards reusable product packaging
March will see the return of The Great British Beauty Clean Up (GBBCU): a nationwide collaboration between retailers, brands and professionals created by the British Beauty Council’s Sustainable Beauty Coalition, with the aim of reducing waste. Around 120 billion units of packaging are produced each year, and The GBBU is…
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Gerrard International acquires Jessica Cosmetics nail brand
Nail and beauty distributor & training provider, Gerrard International, has announced its acquisition of Jessica Cosmetics. The Hertfordshire-based company, founded by manicurist, Susan Gerrard, and her late husband, Ian, has been leading Jessica Cosmetics’ UK arm for the past 35 years, helping to make it the nailcare brand’s most successful…
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The winner of the Scratch Snap nail art contest for November is Casey Hayzelden of @luxebeautyy_x. In a showcase of talent, UK&I techs created salon-style nail designs inspired by theme, Salon Essentials, in the bid to win a VODEX prize. Entries were judged by Natasia-Louise James, marketing manager at VODEX, and Scratch editor, Rebecca Hitchon. The winner, Casey Hayzelden, has…
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The London College of Beauty Therapy (LCBT), one of the UK’s ‘largest specialist, further education funded training colleges’, has announced the appointment of Caroline Neville MBE as its first patron. Caroline is a founding member of Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW), which has been promoting the beauty industry since 1992 and…
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A report co-released by booking and payments platform, Timely, and The Curve – a specialist financial education provider, has uncovered the fragility of Britain’s hair and beauty industry. The research paper calls for increased assistance for entrepreneurs and the 95% of beauty businesses classed as ‘microbusinesses’ in the industry. Titled,…
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Over the four years since becoming a nail tech, Lucy Walton (@skullenluce) has achieved a lot: from working at London Fashion Week to national campaigns with Dr Martens and celebrity BAFTA nail looks. Now, she is adding one more milestone to that list: a 24-hour ‘nail-a-thon’ for charity. From 28-29…
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To round out British Beauty Week, 11 Downing Street opened its doors to beauty professionals and innovators for a reception celebrating the ‘significant contribution that the beauty industry makes to the UK economy’. Before the event, which was hosted in collaboration with the British Beauty Council, Millie Kendall OBE, CEO…
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More than 60 UK employers are joining forces with the Government to reshape how health issues and disabilities are managed in the workplace. This follows Sir Charlie Mayfield’s Keep Britain Working Review, which revealed that one in five working-age adults are out of the labour force (800,000 more than 2019).…
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