MOVERS & SHAKERS

Scratch snap contest aug 2025 fruity nails

99 fruit nail designs: nail art contest entries & winner reveal

By Rebecca Hitchon | 18 August 2025

The winner of Scratch’s monthly salon-style nail art contest for August has been announced as Emma Laverton of @failtefae. In a showcase of talent, UK&I techs created nail designs inspired by theme, Fruit Fingertips, in the bid to win a HD Professional Nail Systems prize. Entries were judged by Hazel Dixon, award-winning…

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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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Shear Haven launches anti-domestic violence training for nail & beauty salons

By Chloe Randall | 14 July 2021

New training is launching in the UK and Ireland to help beauty professionals and hairdressers identify the signs of domestic violence with their clients and how to respond appropriately. The training, which has been created by Shear Haven, comes after it was revealed that police in the UK recorded 259,324…

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British Beauty Council launches 6 short films to demonstrate benefits of salons

By Chloe Randall | 9 July 2021

The British Beauty Council has launched six inspirational short biographical films to highlight how hair dressing and beauty salons are essential to people’s health and wellbeing within communities across the UK. The series, called Bring Back Beauty, form part of the British Beauty Council’s Oh Hello Beauty Campaign encouraging people to return to hair…

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Sustainable Beauty Coalition launches to help industry clean up its act

By Emma Hobday | 5 July 2021

The Sustainable Beauty Coalition (SBC) has launched in response to an independent sustainability report commissioned by the British Beauty Council, which analysed the beauty sector and the consumers it serves. Published in November 2020, the report included a survey of 3,000 UK consumers that found that 1 in 7 wanted…

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WINNER ANNOUNCED: Scratch Snap June

By Chloe Randall | 28 June 2021

The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge has been announced as Jodie Evans.  In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for June & created nail designs inspired by ‘Marvellous Monochrome’ in the bid to win a prize from Nailchemy.  Judged by Scratch‘s news & features writer,…

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Get to know UK top nail artist & judge Kirsty Meakin in a quick Q&A for Nailympia

By Alex Fox | 27 June 2021

Get to know a Nailympia judge…  NAME: Kirsty Meakin Business name: Kirsty Meakin Location: Stoke on Trent, UK Nationality: British   Who Trained You: Youth Training Scheme, Trang Nguyen & I’ve learnt a lot through my own mistakes. Years in Nails: 20+ years; I’ve stopped counting, as it can make me feel…

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Light elegance zippy efile

Sweet Squared kicks off e-file education with exciting product launch

By Helena Biggs | 22 June 2021

To coincide with the launch of the Light Elegance Zippy Gen2 e-file, Sweet Squared has launched online e-file education and will be hosting e-file education at its multiple training centres later this year. “E-filing is an amazing skill to speed up your services and enhance your business,” says Sweet Squared…

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