PRODUCTS & TREATMENTS
7 tips for working with nail embellishments
Adorning nails with 3D embellishments adds dimension to designs, allowing you to transform plain styles into striking looks. 7 nail stylists offer adhesion and application advice… Lead nail tips by Scarlett Senter (@scarlett_senternailartist). 1. “Practice wearing embellished designs on your own nails, as this will help you to learn a…
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How to remove L&P acrylic nail enhancements safely
Whilst it is tempting to try remove nail enhancements as quickly as possible, correct removal requires professional attention to prevent damage to the natural nail. Here’s how it should be done… Each type of nail enhancement requires a specific method of removal, and the time this takes varies. While UV…
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Left-handed nail tech? Here’s how to adapt your tool kit
It is assumed that when working left-handed, you just work the opposite way. But if you are leftie, you will know this is a myth. The majority of the population is right-handed, and so the majority of nail products and techniques are tailored to right-handed techs. Having to adapt to…
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Embrace a marketing opportunity for your business with a personalised sanitising unit from Killis. Available in three sizes, the dispensers help keep you and your clients protected from bacteria and viruses such as coronavirus. What’s more, Killis is offering 15% OFF a personalised unit for Scratch readers until 31 March…
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Leading verified salon review site, SalonSpy, have added an additional question to its review form. The question – did our hygiene standards make you feel safe in the current environment? In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, when salons started to open again after the first lockdown, one of the initial…
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A nail salon in Dubai, Lanour Beauty, has unveiled the ‘smart nail.’ The smart nail is a cutting edge contactless microchip, which is applied as part of a manicure that allows you to store a small amount of information at the tip of your fingers. The chip is glued on…
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Beauty tech solutions provider, Perfect Corp, has collaborated with Snap Inc to create augmented reality (AR) beauty try-on experiences for the Snapchat app. This partnership will enable beauty brands to share Snapchat Lenses, created with Perfect Corp, for app users to interact with brands, virtually try-on beauty looks and shop products – anywhere, anytime. With…
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Nail tech, Jade Evangelou, owner of the once, Jade Angel salon in London and Artistic Nail Design educator, has developed a series of aromatherapy crystal-infused mood mists. “We all need a little something to help enhance our moods and aromatherapy has been used for eons for not just physical, but…
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Add length, strength and boost the apex with the six Brush-On, Soak Off Builder Gel shades from Cuccio. The convenient brush-on formula eases the building and shaping process and the natural-looking shades are ideal for camouflaging re-growth. Use to overlay to add strength, to enhance with forms (sculpting) or via…
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