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Overspending? Here’s how to budget for success

By Guest Writer | 30 October 2020

Beauty industry accounts expert & qualified nail tech, Ria-Jaine Lincoln, shares a lesson on budgeting and control to ensure you don’t overspend… The key to budgeting and control is good cash…

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Free Animal Design Course for Notts Nail Techs

By Alex Fox | 30 October 2020

With mental health issues and the wellbeing of all, especially nail techs, on her mind, award-winning nail artist and influencer, Kirsty Meakin is offering a live course for free for…

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Try Light Elegance gel polish with trial kit

By Kat Hill | 29 October 2020

Say hello to Light Elegance’s P+ gel polish system with a new trial kit. Available via Sweet Squared, the P+ Hello Kit sees all the products needed to experience the…

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Add sparkle to autumnal nail designs with Lecenté

By Kat Hill | 29 October 2020

Stun clients with sparkling nail designs thanks to the seven new nail art glitters in Lecenté’s Autumn Collection. Created to add seasonal shimmer to nails, the glitters are available in…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: WITCHES

By Callie Iley | 29 October 2020

Check out all the entries to the latest challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating designs inspired by witches! The next task will be posted across our social media…

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Unleash your inner artist with handy Indigo Nails Box Set

By Helena Biggs | 29 October 2020

Fulfil all sorts nail design requests with the oh-so handy Nail Art Box from Indigo Nails. Featuring various products in one elegant box, your creativity is only limited to your…

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Sustainable Packaging Solution for Cosmetics

By Alex Fox | 29 October 2020

An exciting breakthrough in the fight to become more sustainable in order to heal and protect the planet, Arjowiggins, paper manufacturer, has launched Sylvicta – a ground-breaking new sustainable alternative…

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Re:New Beauty’s director on why the brand supports Nail Breast Cancer so strongly

By Helena Biggs | 29 October 2020

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and for the past few years, Scratch has been supporting the Let’s Nail Breast Cancer campaign to help raise funds for the Future Dreams…

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Nottinghamshire salons must close from 30 October

By Kat Hill | 29 October 2020

The local Covid alert level in Nottinghamshire will be raised to ‘very high’, signalling the closure of ‘personal care settings’ including nail and beauty businesses. The new alert level will…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge

Today’s #ShowScratch Creative Challenge asks nail artists to create a design to fit the theme: Chocolate. To enter, submit your…

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iconic.25 by Vagaro

Vagaro, the business software for the salon, spa and wellness industries, is excited to announce the return of iconic.25. The…

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