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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British born and made, SLIXIR, has been designed by its founder, Helen Gilmore, as a hero hand product – helping to ‘care for and extend the wear of any nail polish or nail coating’ as well as hydrate skin and promote anti-ageing. “I knew from speaking to hundreds of women that…
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Embrace the January blues – when it comes to nails only, as Bio Sculpture has added two shades of blue to its Evo colour repertoire. Welcome Sophia, a dark ocean shade, and Nicola, a bright sky blue. Add to your colour menu and purchase the shades from www.biosculpture.co.uk
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The Eyelash Design Company’s retail lash division, Lash FX, has launched Magnetise Magnetic Eye Lashes for easy application with no mess. The reusable lashes feature a magnet that negates the need for glue, fixing the top and lower lashes to the natural lash for a well blended, enhanced look. The…
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BeautyLab has released a luxury Black Diamond Skincare Discovery Set. Combining rare black diamonds, encapsulated white diamonds and anti-ageing peptides, the set aims to instantly illuminate, plump and reduce fine lines and wrinkles while bringing youthfulness to the skin. The set includes black diamond peptide cleanser, energising serum and moisture complex.…
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Salon owner, educator, former Scratch columnist and award-winning nail stylist, Katie Barnes, reveals how to correctly remove enhancements that have lifted What is lifting? Enhancements that lift away from the natural nail show a sign of service breakdown. This can occur with any nail coating but is often more common with L&P and…
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Protect yourself – and your clients – from the inhalation of filing dust and product vapours with a helping hand from BenchVent. The brand reveals its stylish nail desk with fume extraction and dust filtration, and what’s more its ventilation motor is made by the same company that makes cooling motors…
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