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Protect weak & brittle nails with Magpie Beauty Rubber Up

By Sophie Nutt | 20 August 2020

Magpie Beauty has launched Rubber Up; a clear rubber base layer offering superior adhesion with minimal lifting and chipping. The product is also designed to provide extra protection, due to…

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Mask wearing sees a boost in eye make-up sales

By Kat Hill | 20 August 2020

Sales of mascara and eye shadow have increased eye make-up shares in the prestige make-up market by 3% during and after lockdown – reflecting the advice for the public to now wear…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: FAIRYTALE

By Callie Iley | 20 August 2020

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

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Online crystal nail art content launches

By Alex Fox | 20 August 2020

Award-winning UK tech, Scarlett Senter has teamed up with Charlotte Pennington (AKA Poppy), owner of Crystal Parade, to present an exciting new nail contest – The Creative Mixed Media Competition.…

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How to choose smile lines to suit your client’s nails

By Katie Barnes | 19 August 2020

Different smile lines will suit different shapes and lengths of nails. Smile line execution requires different techniques to create each ‘type’ of smile line; competition, extreme, and salon viable. The…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Dragonfly Nails and Beauty, Blairgowrie

By Kat Hill | 19 August 2020

Found in Blairgowrie, Scotland, Dragonfly Nails and Beauty is owned by Pamela Fraser-Brawn. Having opened the salon five years ago, Pamela has grown the business, and soon hopes to offer training…

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Leicester’s nail & beauty salons can open from 19 August

By Helena Biggs | 18 August 2020

Health secretary, Matt Hancock, has announced that nail and beauty salons in Leicester can reopen from tomorrow (19 August) but coronavirus infections in the area ‘remain too high’ for the…

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#NOWTRENDING Rainbow Opals by Charlotte Wales

By Callie Iley | 18 August 2020

Charlotte Wales of Charlotte’s Salon Ampthill chats to Scratch about her passion for nail art, future goals and how she created this rainbow opal nail design… “I have been in…

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Create dazzling designs with Adora-belle Dusts

By Kat Hill | 18 August 2020

Add a sparkling element to nail designs with Magpie Beauty’s Adora-belle Dust Collection. The line up sees four new and improved iridescent dust flakes ideal for dazzling clients with a…

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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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