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8 reasons why you get dry skin on your feet

By Guest Writer | 10 March 2022

To best avoid rough, dry, tight or cracked heels, Bryony Cocksedge, head of education at Louella Belle, explains the major causes and solutions… Lifestyle and genetics Lifestyle and genetics are…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: Tarot Cards

By Callie Iley | 10 March 2022

Check out the entries to the 9 March nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs inspired by tarot cards! Each design was submitted…

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Check out the wearable nail brush designed to prevent repetitive strain injury

By Lilly Delmage | 10 March 2022

Natalie Havariyoun, a former NHS worker knowledgeable in repetitive strain injury in the hand, wrist and elbow, has put her expertise to practice by La Brush, a handy nail brush…

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Bio Sculpture collaborates with Anya Hindmarch for London nail bar launch

By Helena Biggs | 9 March 2022

Bio Sculpture has teamed up with British fashion designer, Anya Hindmarch, to provide fashion-forward nail looks for trend-conscious Londoners. Anya’s Colour Therapy Nails Bar is a pop-up nail bar at…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Roses Nails, Newtown, Mid Wales

By Callie Iley | 9 March 2022

Katy Rose worked in the construction industry for six years, however when lockdown began, she took time to reconsider her career. “I have always been creative and never had a…

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Revealed: 5 steps to make your pedicure go the distance

By Guest Writer | 9 March 2022

Keep dry, hard skin on feet at bay post-pedicure with a helping hand from Bryony Cocksedge, head of education at Louella Belle… 1. Start with a bowl of warm water…

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Here’s how the beauty sector is taking steps to become more sustainable

By Guest Writer | 8 March 2022

Jayn Sterland, chair of the Sustainable Beauty Coalition & MD of Weleda, shares what the SBC has been doing to support the industry’s eco-efforts… Last year, it seemed that ‘sustainability’…

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NAIL TECH TALK: Paris Evans of Belle Voir

By Callie Iley | 8 March 2022

Scratch chats to Paris Evans of Belle Voir about what International Women’s Day means to her… Being in the nail industry is great, it’s like having your very own cheerleaders!…

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Meet the designer empowering women in tech through nail art

By Rebecca Hitchon | 8 March 2022

Stemming from a long-standing interest in how female-oriented technical fields are not respected in the same way as their male counterparts, US technology designer, Joselyn McDonald, started using nail art…

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Scratch Snap nail art competition

Scratch Snap is a monthly, online nail art challenge to create a salon-style design in line with a theme. Simply snap…

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Nail Order Sunday Service Event

28th September 2025, 10.30am to late, Birmingham You do not want to miss this event! This event has it all:…

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