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25 out of this world alien nail art ideas

By Callie Iley | 20 March 2023

March 20 is Alien Abduction Day, popularised by a festival in Toronto in 2008. Use this date as an opportunity to create some out of this world nail styles! Check…

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Timely launches mental health training for beauty therapists & hairdressers

By Chloe Randall | 20 March 2023

Timely business management software has partnered with Tom Chapman, founder of wellbeing awareness organisation, Lions Barber Collective, to develop a mental health training masterclass. The two-hour virtual training course will…

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1 in 10 hair & beauty businesses have £1,000 or less in savings

By Chloe Randall | 18 March 2023

According to research by Yell, close to one million small businesses have £1,000 or less in savings, to help them during a downturn in revenue. This equates to 17% of…

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Nail Tech Talk: Jamy Deniran of JamyGelz

By Callie Iley | 18 March 2023

Lover of all things pink & sparkly, Jamiyla Deniran, known as Jamy, shares an insight into her life working from a tattoo studio in Hackney & reveals her plans for her…

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Salon in the Spotlight: The Nail Shed, Bolton

By Callie Iley | 16 March 2023

Long-time nail fanatic, Sarah Rushworth, struggled to find time to translate her passion into a career, in between working two jobs and raising a family. However, in November 2018, she…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: My favourite film

By Rebecca Hitchon | 16 March 2023

Check out entries to the 15 March nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with depicting their favourite film on nails. Each design was submitted via Facebook or Instagram using #showscratch…

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SPRING BUDGET: Beauty industry body, NHBF, reacts to Chancellor’s measures

By Helena Biggs | 15 March 2023

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, today (15 March) presented his Spring Budget 2023 to Parliament. He commented: “In the Autumn Statement 2022, the government took the difficult decisions needed…

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Paris Fashion Week AW23 street style: Best nail art

By Rebecca Hitchon | 14 March 2023

Brussels-based portrait & fashion photographer, Whitley Isa, shares her nail art photos from the streets of Paris Fashion Week autumn/winter 2023. Click here for Whitley’s website and follow her on…

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Beauty Therapy T Levels launch postponed until 2024

By Chloe Randall | 13 March 2023

The Department of Education has announced that the launch of T Levels in Hairdressing, Barbering and Beauty Therapy will be postponed from September 2023 until September 2024, which the National…

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OPI GELevate Launch Event- HULL

Join us for the launch of OPI’s newest innovation, Gelevate which will ‘BUILD’ your nail business and open up a…

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OPI GELevate Launch Event – CANTERBURY, KENT

Join us for the launch of OPI’s newest innovation, Gelevate which will ‘BUILD’ your nail business and open up a…

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