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6 hand poses for picture-perfect nail photos
Scratch Stars Gel Polish Stylist of the Year 2022, 2023 & 2024, Jiak Hing, explains how to master her six go-to hand poses for nail photos… 1. Relaxed claw Place…
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Revealed: 76% of small beauty businesses report feeling optimistic about future growth
Research by SumUp has found that almost 80% of small beauty businesses feel confident about their future performance, with 48% expecting to perform well, and an additional 28% expecting significant…
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Crazy for cocktails? Get nails summer holiday ready with these sweet beverage-inspired manicures
Piña Coladas, Mojitos, Spicy Margaritas… must we go on? Summer holidays bode the perfect opportunity to relax on the beach with a sweet beverage in hand, but why stop there?…
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Revealed: hair & beauty pros’ average income isn’t enough to cover cost of living
Many UK hair and beauty pros are not earning enough to cover personal and business costs. These are the results of the first annual pricing survey by Boss Your Salon,…
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Embrace emotions through nail colour with 12 gel-based options from Light Elegance
Nail brand, Light Elegance, has unveiled its autumn/winter 2024 Moody nail colour collection, inspired by seasonal colours that evoke feelings of ‘anger, sadness, attitude, love and deep passion’. The collection…
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5 time management tips for beauty pros
Session nail stylist, salon owner & educator, Marie-Louise Coster, reveals her advice to healthily manage your time and achieve all your tasks… How good are you at managing your time? If…
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A guide to taking care of your nail tools & brushes
They’re the most essential items in your kit bag, so refresh your knowledge on storing, cleaning and maintaining nail tools and brushes… “With all tools, the general rule should be…
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Fancy a trip to the beach? Nail techs create 138 seaside-inspired manicures: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge
Check out entries to the 14 July 2024 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: A day at the…
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Salon in the Spotlight: Beauty Room @51, Crieff, Perthshire
Kelly Sweeney, behind Beauty Room @51, shares a behind-the-scenes look at her Glitterbels-inspired salon… The tech trained and qualified in 2022 in builder gel and L&P acrylic with Glitterbels, and…
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