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Revealed: the 10 UK hotspots where hair & beauty businesses are growing fastest

By Lilly Delmage | 6 December 2024

Research by financial technology company, SumUp, identifies the top towns and cities in the UK with the biggest growth in hairdressing and beauty businesses. By analysing ONS data over the…

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The GelBottle Inc expands nail market reach via Aston & Fincher UK

By Rebecca Hitchon | 5 December 2024

Nail brand, The GelBottle Inc (known as TGB), has launched in Aston & Fincher stores. The partnership between Brighton-based nail colour and care brand, The GelBottle Inc, and family-owned professional…

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16 nail shades in Mocha Mousse: PANTONE’s Colour of the Year 2025

By Helena Biggs | 5 December 2024

Mocha Mousse, a ‘mellow brown infused with a sensorial and comforting warmth’, is PANTONE’s Colour of the Year 2025. The global colour authority selects a shade each year to aid colour…

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The Wicked-inspired nail looks being worn by the film’s stars

By Lilly Delmage | 5 December 2024

Wicked content has been circulating social media and, with premieres and press tours well underway, the film’s stars have been sporting their best Oz-themed nail looks. Here’s our roundup… Hitting…

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Award-winning home salon owner: the 5 essential tips for success

By Lilly Delmage | 2 December 2024

Scratch Stars Home Nail Salon of the Year 2024 winner, Kirsty Brown of @paintbrushnails, shares her top tips for building a successful home salon… Having won the prestigious Scratch Stars…

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Revealed: the social media nail stars in NHBF’s Top 100 Influencers Index 2024

By Rebecca Hitchon | 1 December 2024

The National Hair & Beauty Federation’s (NHBF’s) Top 100 Influencer Index has been revealed for 2024. The Index – now in its fourth year – ‘offers an opportunity to recognise…

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The Great Form Escape: North America’s Star Nail Artist – Challenge 2 Entries

By Helena Biggs | 30 November 2024

North America’s Star Nail Artist sponsor, Light Elegance, set the brief for the second challenge in the contest: Deep within the hallowed halls of Light Elegance‘s Redmond, Oregon, innovation lab,…

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South Devon tech: At 30 I decided to train as a nail technician – and I’ve never looked back

By Lilly Delmage | 29 November 2024

Having undergone a career swap at the age of 30, Devon-based nail tech Bonni Higson, the owner of Bonni File’n’Style in Dawlish, shares her story… After having children, Bonni decided…

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65 winter nail art designs inspired by snow day activities: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge

By Lilly Delmage | 28 November 2024

Check out entries to the 27 November 2024 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: Snow day activities. Each nail…

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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…

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International Day of Education

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

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