TECHS & SALONS
Norwich nail tech: finding success with a rare neurological condition
I’m Jade Fox and I have Moebius syndrome: a rare neurological condition that is present from birth and affects facial muscles, speech, eye movement and mobility. I face daily challenges that most people never have to consider, and these obstacles have shaped nearly every part of my life. Unexpectedly, they…
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Step inside the nail salon & academy by the sea on the Isle of Wight
The Gel Art Academy is the passion project of Rebecca Evans, a tech with a love for nail art and education. The cosy salon is located in Rebecca’s home on the Isle of Wight and provides the ultimate relaxation spot for clients. “The space used to be the utility room…
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Inside the child-friendly countryside nail salon that caters to comfort
Meet Kay Kirsop, the owner of Kay Cooper Nails, a child-friendly salon that prides itself on comfort and safety. Kay Kirsop has always loved nails. “From Tipp-Exing the tips of my nails in primary school, to being suspended at the age of 14 for refusing to take off acrylic enhancements,…
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In June 2021, Jessica Hales set up her beauty room within a salon in a village in Essex, giving up her full-time job as a beauty therapist to pursue her own business alone. “A lot of people questioned my choice of starting my own business during the pandemic, but for…
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Stacey Bennett has been a nail technician and beauty therapist since 2006, working in several different salons and spas throughout her time in the industry. “I decided to venture out on my own finally after all the years I’ve been doing nails. I’m extremely lucky that I have a loyal…
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Prior to April 2021, Millie Hegarty was doing nails from her home on a part-time. “I decided to begin working full time on a self employed basis. I started renting a room in a salon which was lovely, but I always knew I wanted to have my own premises, I…
Read MoreScratch chats to entrepreneurs Tianna, Taja, Ty, and Toi, the four sisters behind the Florida based nail brand IV KULTURE, about how they are making changes in the Black nail tech community and why they created The 2% Black Nail Tech Initiative… How did your business journey begin? We started…
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Kate Meara quit her full-time job in a call centre in 2016 to take the plunge into the nail industry. “To be self employed with a few friends and family clients was terrifying at first. However, hard work and a love for the industry helped me to find my feet.…
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Scratch chats to Natalie Kirk of Nail Perfection by Natalie about her nail journey and what she would like the industry to achieve in the future… I first started out in the nail industry in 2004 after my mum, who was working as a spa manager at the time, suggested…
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