TECHNIQUE
Doncaster nail & beauty salon owner: Offering waxing has elevated my business & filled my diary
Scratch Stars Educator of the Year 2022 & 2025 finalist, Michelle Brookes, shares how introducing waxing services has benefitted her salon… What do waxing treatments bring to a beauty business, and how do they complement nail offerings? Adding waxing treatments to a beauty business helps fill diary gaps. Most waxing…
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The history of nail colour & design: everything you need to know
Nail colour and design have become one of the most popular outlets for creativity and self-expression within the beauty industry. But where did it all begin, and how has it evolved over time? Here’s Scratch‘s deep dive into the history of the industry… 1920s & 1930s According to research revealed…
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Multiple ear piercing: the beauty trend for 2025 & how to offer in the salon
Piercing equipment and training provider, Studex, shares information about three multi piercing techniques… “With multiple ear piercings becoming one of the biggest beauty trends of 2025, Studex is offering guidance on new piercing techniques, exclusive to Studex Piercing Partners,” says a spokesperson for the brand. “Not only are multi piercings…
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As I write this blog for Scratch, I’m in the air somewhere above the Pacific Ocean flying back home to California from South Korea. I’ve just spent over two months in its capital Seoul, working with Andrea Park of Nailholic magazine and Nailpro Competitions ASIA-Korea. There’s about 40 passengers on…
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Creating Realistic Flowers with Anna Sikora Clients can’t seem to get enough of flower designs. So, with this in mind, the latest course to join the Beauty2Trs nail menu is with Anna Sikora. Anna’s course showcases the creation of a bouquet of floristic decorations that are currently proving popular among…
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Scratch puts the spotlight on the esteemed educators at Beauty2trs, the online platform for nail classes… THIS MONTH: Beauty2Trs adds exciting new course to it repertoire with animal portrait painting by Australia’s Viv Clements-Simmonds Viv Clements-Simmonds has taken her passion for animals and depicted into art on the nail. During this class,…
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Anjula Thakar, waxing expert & Salon System educator, shares her advice for a smooth wax service in the summer season… Pre-treatment If your clients would like super smooth hair free skin for up to 14 days ensure that your clients prepare the area of the body to be waxed efficiently…
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Tracey Lee, international nail artist & educator, reveals how Beauty2trs is celebrating it’s first birthday with a ‘birthday bash’ online class… How awesome it was to celebrate the first year of Beauty2trs with a class that epitomises the idea behind the platform – collaboration! When Beauty2trs started, the idea was to…
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Scratch puts the spotlight on the esteemed educators at Beauty2trs, the online platform for nail classes… This month: Awarding winning nail tech, Dorota Palicka About Dorota Dorota moved with her family from Poland to a small village in Scotland in 2006. Due to the language barrier she was not able to work as…
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