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How to prepare for an influx of clients post-lockdown

By Scratch Staff | 28 May 2020

Beauty brand consultants and founders of Buzz Beauté, Denise Dente & Jessica Quick, reveal how to prepare for reopening your business after lockdown… Grey hair, uni-brows, broken nails – the…

Are you struggling with lockdown? Here’s some self-care tips

By Scratch Staff | 28 May 2020

Janan Saher, director of Aviva Day Spa in Luton, reveals why it’s important to focus self-care at home during lockdown and serves up suggestions to promote such care… The world is a…

Prepare to reopen with free Barbicide® Covid-19 Certification Course

By Helena Biggs | 27 May 2020

Leading beauty disinfection provider, Barbicide, has launched a free online Covid-19 certification course, designed to equip beauty professionals with the knowledge to perform even safer services when returning to work.…

HD Brows supports stylists with virtual money-making initiative

By Helena Biggs | 27 May 2020

HD Brows is calling on brow clients to help support their brow stylist as part of the #BackYourBrowBoss initiative. While beauty therapists and brow stylists are not able to generate…

#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: UNDER THE SEA

By Callie Iley | 27 May 2020

Check out all of the entries to the weekly nail art challenge from Scratch, where techs were tasked with creating nail art inspired by the theme, Under the Sea! The next…

How nail students have been keeping busy during lockdown

By Guest Writer | 27 May 2020

Sarah Brenton-Sara, lecturer in Level 2 & 3 Nail Services & Beauty Therapy at Truro & Penwith College, reveals how her students have been learning & developing their skills during lockdown… Remote teaching…

How to work out what you need to charge for nail services in 10 steps

By Katie Barnes | 26 May 2020

Upon the return to work for nail techs, one of the most important considerations along with health & safety is likely to be a pricing for your services. Many technicians…

#TRENDINGTUESDAY Chelsea Tipper, Beauty by Chelsea

By Sophie Nutt | 26 May 2020

We want to see the designs trending on your social media pages! Chelsea Tipper, of Beauty by Chelsea, says that this white botanical design has been popular with clients across…

Beauty businesses NOT included in 15 June govt reopening plan

By Helena Biggs | 26 May 2020

In an address to the nation on Monday 25 May, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that non-essential retail shops ‘will be expected to be able to reopen from 15 June’…

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