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Glitterbels Gel Polish course: My experience with the Scratch Stars Ultimate Nail Team
Join me as I relay my visit to Stoke-on-Trent and Glitterbels’ stunning HQ, where I took my first official steps into professional nail styling… My first encounter with the Glitterbels team was at The Scratch Stars Party 2025, at which the brand’s education team was recognised with a third win…
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The Nail Lab expands education offering with The Nail Hub
Professional nail brand, The Nail Lab (TNL), has expanded its education offering with the launch of The Nail Hub – a dedicated arm of the business designed to ‘raise education standards throughout the UK and beyond’. The Nail Hub serves to empower nail professionals through structured, high-quality training. With a…
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Nail tech communities: 4 online groups for networking & growth
Are you seeking support from fellow nail techs? Do you want easy access to creative and business inspiration? Do you have questions but don’t know who to ask? The answer might lie in joining a nail networking group. Here’s four to explore… The Nail Tech Org The Nail Tech Org…
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Session nail stylist, salon owner & educator, Marie-Louise Coster, reveals how undertaking skin cancer awareness training benefitted a client… As nail techs, we provide a very personal service. The level of touch brings responsibility, because clients often share deeply personal things. We need to listen, and if asked, support clients…
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A client consultation should be completed by every client before they receive a nail or beauty treatment. This consultation should be regularly reviewed to ensure that nothing has changed medically or personally. Often, I hear nail techs saying that they don’t do consultations, and this isn’t always because they are…
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Global business & beauty expert, Kim Ford, shares points to consider when choosing a nail or beauty training provider… When searching for a reputable educator, consider their qualifications and experience in the field. They should possess qualifications that demonstrate their expertise in the subject matter they teach, and you should…
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Zsuzsanna ‘Susan’ Varga, a nail technician with over 15 years’ experience, has launched a photography course to support the posts of fellow pros. The four-hour masterclass, held at Susan’s Peterborough base, is designed to help techs take attention-grabbing photos of their salon nail work using their phones. It covers: Skin…
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Rebecca Atkin, a beauty business owner with over 8 years’ experience, has established a coaching programme to support self-employed beauty business owners. Helping others to reach their goals by drawing on her industry knowledge and experiences, Rebecca Atkin’s courses via The Positive Beauty Business Coach cover a range of topics,…
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From 1 April 2024, the UK government will fully fund the cost of apprenticeship training for 16 to 21 year-olds in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Financed by a £60 million investment to enable up to 20,000 more apprenticeships, the decision follows calls by beauty industry bodies to introduce greater…
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