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Sweet Squared launches free online SWITCH.2 classes for LashUs & wax:one

By Sophie Nutt | 2 September 2020

Sweet Squared has launched SWITCH.2; a series of free one-hour online classes for qualified lash and waxing professionals looking to refresh their skills and knowledge. The classes will take place…

How to keep your nail tools in tip-top condition

By Katie Barnes | 1 September 2020

Scissors, nippers, cuticle pushers and other such nail tools will last longer and keep a sharp edge for longer if you take the appropriate level of care. Sharp tools are…

NAILSCOPES: Virgo 23 Aug – 22 Sept

By Callie Iley | 1 September 2020

Celebrate Virgo season with these nail designs best suited to the Earth sign…

Social media strategies to evolve to keep Middle East beauty industry relevant in ‘new normal’

By Sophie Nutt | 1 September 2020

The Middle East beauty industry is facing up to an online ‘reality check’ as it moves to remain relevant in the post-Covid-19 ‘new normal’. According to experts in a webinar…

#NOWTRENDING Starburst Galaxy Nails by Amelia Pullano

By Callie Iley | 1 September 2020

Amelia Pullano of Buffed Nails & Beauty chats to Scratch about creating this stunning starburst galaxy design and her life and career as a nail tech. Please tell us about…

Over 30% of women turn to beauty pros to fix DIY treatments post-lockdown

By Sophie Nutt | 31 August 2020

A recent poll commissioned by UK shopping centre, centre:mk, has revealed that despite almost 50% of women saying they’d tried DIY beauty hacks at home during lockdown, 33% of also…

Covid-Safe USA Nail Event Proves Huge Success

By Alex Fox | 30 August 2020

Running successfully for 10 years now, the Nail Camp events, organised in the USA by Jessica Briarmoon, have been a mecca for techs that desire a four-day break that’s all…

Open for entries – Oceania Nail Photo Comp

By Alex Fox | 29 August 2020

There is still time to enter the photographic categories of the Oceania Nail Championships, to be held at the Perth Hair & Beauty Expo hosted by Ascot Racecourse in Perth,…

Cosmetics industry predicted to move towards up-cycled ingredients

By Sophie Nutt | 29 August 2020

Food byproducts are being increasingly up-cycled as raw materials by the cosmetics industry, according to Ecovia Intelligence. Food byproducts are already established as a source of natural ingredients and some,…

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Burns Night

A celebration in honour of Scottish poet, Robert Burns, Burns Night often features traditional Scottish food, such as Haggis, turnips…

International Day of Education

Proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) as a day to encourage peace and development by way of worldwide education, International…