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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Kate Moss, supermodel & founder of beauty and wellness brand, Cosmoss, has been appointed by the British Beauty Council as its global ambassador. Her role, announced at British Beauty Week on 26 October 2023, will see the entrepreneur champion the British beauty sector, to support its reputation on a global…
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Vocational and technical awarding organisation, VTCT, is inviting training establishments to nominate deserving students, colleagues and apprentices in its annual VTCT Excellence Awards. In addition, colleges and training providers can also submit an awards application detailing the work they do to support and nurture talent. Now in its second year,…
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A study by Yell has revealed that 87% of beauty businesses could be losing out on almost £80 per appointment, as a result of not charging for additional time spent with ‘friendly’ clients. The research, which surveyed just over 250 owners of small businesses in the UK, showed that 75%…
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BABTAC (British Association of Beauty Therapy & Costmetology) has launched a new Best Practice Guide to support beauty therapists treating clients with or recovering from cancer. Along with the wellbeing benefits that salon treatments can bring to clients with or recovering from cancer, the disease can present certain contraindications, whether…
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As part of the British Beauty Council’s British Beauty Week 2023, which highlights Britain’s thriving and influential beauty brands, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is encouraging jobseekers to consider one of the range of roles the beauty industry offers. There are over 4,000 industry vacancies on the government’s…
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The final Nailympia of 2023 in association with Scratch attracted competitors from 34 countries to London, welcoming nailists from the Philippines, Israel and India for the first time. A whopping 320 arena seats and 363 online seats were taken by 212 competitors, and 50 judges from all over the globe…
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