MOVERS & SHAKERS
Nail industry mourns passing of Jessica Cosmetics founder, Jessica Vartoughian
The nail industry has been deeply saddened by the passing of founder & former president of Jessica Cosmetics, Jessica Vartoughian. Here, Scratch remembers how Jessica inspired and shaped the nail sector. Jessica Cosmetics shared a post to Instagram on 28 April, announcing the passing of its founder. The caption paid…
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Hair & beauty pros, determine employment status for tax with this HMRC guidance
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published guidance to help UK hair and beauty professionals determine their employment status for tax purposes. Designed to particularly support workers renting a chair or space within a salon, the guidance compiles easy-to-follow information about common hair and beauty working practices and how they…
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Nailympia China 2025: THE RESULTS
The first Nailympia China competition was hosted in Shanghai 8-9 May, and welcomed 115 competitors across 15 categories. Hosted by nail brand, Muzer, the arena was a stunning setting for nail styling, with 27 judges lending their expertise to score on technical and artistic areas. Pros from from 15 countries…
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Read the latest issue
Scratch is renowned for its striking, nail-focused front covers that have grabbed attention since the magazine’s launch in May 2003. But which was the most-loved cover of 2023? Readers were invited to vote for their favourite image from 1-31 December, and the results showed the varied and eclectic tastes of…
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His Majesty’s New Year Honours List 2024 has been published, marking the achievements and service of extraordinary people from all walks of life across the UK. Two beauty names have been awarded… Jane Boardman Founding chair of the British Beauty Council (BBCo) & CEO of communications agency, M&C Saatchi Talk,…
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The Hair and Beauty Charity has raised almost £11,500 in its annual raffle, in support of beauty industry professionals who have fallen on hard times. With tickets sold throughout the year both online and at industry events, the winners were revealed across the charity’s social media by charity supporter, Errol…
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Peach Fuzz has been announced as the Pantone Color of the Year 2024: a ‘compassionate and nurturing soft peach shade, conveying a heartfelt kindness’. The global colour authority chooses a different shade annually to support colour decisions for brands and manufacturers, and the hue supports trends across fashion, beauty and…
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The Hair and Beauty Charity is hosting its annual Jumpers for Dinners Day on 8 December 2023. The charity are asking hair, beauty and barber professionals to join in by sporting their best festive wear, to raise money to provide Christmas dinners for those that the charity look after. The…
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On average, European consumers use over seven different cosmetics daily, but do you know about their ingredients? European personal care association, Cosmetics Europe, is on a mission to drive transparency and improve cosmetics ingredients knowledge, with the launch of the COSMILE Europe app. Allowing users to scan an ingredients list…
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