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Nail & beauty salons can re-open from 13 July in England

By Sophie Nutt | 9 July 2020

Nail & beauty salons can re-open in England from this Monday 13 July. This announcement was delivered by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport this afternoon, alongside…

Perfect pink nail looks with Magpie Beauty Gel Colour collection

By Sophie Nutt | 9 July 2020

Magpie Beauty has launched its latest Gel Colour collection, Pretty In Pink. Comprising a stunning selection of five cover pinks, shimmer pinks and full coverage pinks, the classic collection features…

Nail & beauty salons in Scotland can reopen from 22 July

By Sophie Nutt | 9 July 2020

Nail and beauty salons in Scotland have been given the green light to re-open from 22 July. Speaking in the Scottish parliament this afternoon, Nicola Sturgeon gave major updates to…

How to ensure clients are prepared for your return to work

By Sophie Nutt | 9 July 2020

Julie-Anne Larivière, Salon System nail expert and owner of Sketched by J-A Nails, explains how you can make sure that your clients are prepared for your return to work… It’s…

Mintel releases report on how the beauty industry survives a recession

By Sophie Nutt | 9 July 2020

Global market research provider, Mintel, has revealed the ‘How the beauty industry survives a recession’ report following the effect that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on the economy. In May…

Promote calm in your salon or spa with soundtrack from Stuart Jones

By Alex Fox | 8 July 2020

Stuart Jones has released his latest salon and spa wellbeing album, Serene Dreams. The album offers nearly 60 minutes of calming, beautiful melodies, affording lush orchestral arrangements topped with a…

Lauren McBride hailed Nail Tech of the Year 2020 at the British Hair & Beauty Awards

By Alex Fox | 8 July 2020

Bournemouth-based nail tech, Lauren McBride, has been crowned Nail Tech of the Year 2020 at the British Hair & Beauty Awards. Having trained 17 years ago under CND educator, Jacqui…

Industry professionals join forces to launch Black Aesthetic Advisory Board

By Sophie Nutt | 8 July 2020

Four award-winning aesthetic professionals have joined forces to establish the Black Aesthetic Advisory Board (BAAB) with an aim to investigate the experiences of black practitioners within aesthetics, as well as…

#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: FESTIVAL FUN

By Callie Iley | 8 July 2020

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

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