MOVERS & SHAKERS
From polish to pitch: The GelBottle Inc partners with Bristol Bears Women rugby team
The GelBottle Inc (TGB) has teamed up with Bristol Bears Women as its Official Nail Provider for the 2025/26 season. TGB is no stranger to sporting collaborations, with previous partnerships including Wimbledon stars, McLaren F1 Racing and the Lionesses. The latest collaboration – between the female-owned nail brand and women’s…
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Beauty Trends & Innovations Conference to offer insight & inspo to pros & brands
Are you free on 24 September and want to level up your trends knowledge and accelerate the growth of your brand? The Beauty Trends & Innovations Conference is returning to London for its 13th year, welcoming over 40 beauty brands and retailers. These include L’Oréal, Unilever, Marks & Spencer, Amazon,…
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UCA graduate adds 5,000 false nails to fashion project
Demitris Zacharia recently graduated from UCA with a BA (Hons) in Fashion Design. His final major project, titled ‘The Good, The Bad and The Glamorous’, caught the eye of Scratch due to its unusual and innovative use of false nails. Demistris shares his inspiration and ideation, and why false nails…
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Peacći has extended its brand partner initiative for nail techs to help make commission on product referrals during lockdown 3.0. Qualified nail technicians – regardless of brand affiliation – can gain 20% on all Peacći referrals. From 27 January, consumers can get 3 for 2 on all Peacći nail lacquer…
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The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge has been announced as Julia Armstrong. In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for January & created nail designs inspired by ‘Purple Positivity’ in the bid to win a prize from Purple Professional. Judged by Scratch‘s…
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Beauty industry extraction specialist, Vodex, donated a SalonAIR unit to Tracey Unwin following a heartwarming email from the tech. Tracey explained that she was starting a new chapter in her life and needed some help. She wanted to offer free pamper sessions to women who were fighting cancer or had…
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Cancer support charity, Look Good Feel Better, has launched virtual make-up, skincare, hair and nailcare workshops for those affected by the disease. The charity, which has been offering free confidence-boosting workshops across the UK for over 20 years, adapted its services in March 2020 owing to the pandemic, switching to…
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Research conducted by Tanologist has revealed TikTok’s most searched for beauty treatments. The data shows ‘laminated eyebrows’, ‘fox eye makeup’ and ‘fake freckles’ to be some of the top most searched beauty treatments, to name just a few. As well as this, the number of average engagements per post on…
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Introducing Nail Knowledge… After nearly two years in the planning, an idea voiced by Kevin Nicholls from Roo Beauty to Marian Newman has resulted in Nail Knowledge; fact-based online learning with a difference. Nail Knowledge provides the information and understanding essential for the nail professional. It’s presented via three masterclasses;…
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