ARClight initiative launches to support black-owned skincare brands
Ultrasun and Skinsense have joined forces to launch ARClight; an initiative designed to champion and support black-owned skincare brands to achieve the mainstream platform they deserve. ARClight will launch this year and run annually. Each year the initiative will offer an independent black-owned skincare brand access to a suite of…
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CACI International re-opens its doors to training post Covid-19
CACI International has re-opened it’s doors to the head office to commence training once again after it was closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. CACI boasts the position of the UK’s number one equipment manufacturer and supplier of noninvasive aesthetic treatment systems, and supplied to over 10,000 of the world’s…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Nail Art Comp Now Open
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness month for October 2020, Sam Biddle has launched a month-long nail art competition for the whole of September. It’s free to enter, although a donation to Breast Cancer Research by entrants via the link on Sam’s website is welcome! With prizes to the value…
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Sweet Squared launches free online SWITCH.2 classes for LashUs & wax:one
Sweet Squared has launched SWITCH.2; a series of free one-hour online classes for qualified lash and waxing professionals looking to refresh their skills and knowledge. The classes will take place this September and will provide an exclusive insight into the secrets behind the LashUs and wax:one brands. The SWITCH.2 series…
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Social media strategies to evolve to keep Middle East beauty industry relevant in ‘new normal’
The Middle East beauty industry is facing up to an online ‘reality check’ as it moves to remain relevant in the post-Covid-19 ‘new normal’. According to experts in a webinar staged by Beautyworld Middle East, the region’s largest international trade fair for the sector, trust, authenticity and transparency are now…
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Covid-Safe USA Nail Event Proves Huge Success
Running successfully for 10 years now, the Nail Camp events, organised in the USA by Jessica Briarmoon, have been a mecca for techs that desire a four-day break that’s all about – nails. For 2020, the April-scheduled event was moved just two weeks before being held when Maryland was…
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Open for entries – Oceania Nail Photo Comp
There is still time to enter the photographic categories of the Oceania Nail Championships, to be held at the Perth Hair & Beauty Expo hosted by Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Australia. The championships, organised by Teresa Warman, are due to be held on 20 September and the theme for the…
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Nail Tech & Wellness Coach Creates Fabulosity Group for Women 40+
Nailympia judge and well-known industry figure from Australia, Jai Harvey-Yin has successfully moved sideways into the arena of empowerment and wellness. Following her new purpose, this move has added Reiki, alongside a string of new skills, to her already wide repertoire and Jai is now a loud and proud advocate…
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Online crystal nail art content launches
Award-winning UK tech, Scarlett Senter has teamed up with Charlotte Pennington (AKA Poppy), owner of Crystal Parade, to present an exciting new nail contest – The Creative Mixed Media Competition. Offering prizes for first, second and third places as well as a first-place trophy, the competition will also award a…
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Govt postpones delivery of ‘close contact’ beauty treatments in England from 1 to 15 August
Boris Johnson has announced today (31 July) that close contact beauty services – such as treatments on the face – will now not be able to resume on 1 August in England, as was previously announced. Following concerns surrounding increasing numbers of coronavirus outbreaks in the UK since lockdown measures…
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Olympia Beauty & Nailympia London postponed to 2021
Beauty trade event, Olympia Beauty, and its associated competitions, have been postponed to 3 & 4 October 2021. Challenges and restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have led the organisers to make this decision, which was due to take place at Olympia exhibition centre, 4-5 October 2020. Olympia Beauty…
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BeautyStack to host march in London to ‘Bring Beauty Back’
BeautyStack, supported by bodies including the British Beauty Council & Telegraph Beauty, is hosting a march in London to ‘bring beauty back’. The march, on 19 July 12-1.30pm, hopes to highlight the need and desire for beauty professionals to return to work and continue all services post-lockdown. “Financially, beauty has…
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Scratch Stars 2020: Judging days & party postponed until spring/summer 2021
After much consideration and assessment, Scratch magazine has decided to postpone the Scratch Stars Awards judging days and Scratch Stars Party until spring/summer 2021. The format and all finalists, sponsors and judges remain the same; it is just the dates that are being postponed. The coronavirus pandemic and later-than-anticipated reopening…
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Polish nails skills at Disneyland Paris education event
A retreat-style seminar weekend for nail technicians is set to take place in Paris next spring. Taking place 25-27 April 2021, Nailed in Paris will see six top class mentors join nail professionals in Disneyland Paris. The retreat sees two nights in Disneyland Paris with access to the theme park,…
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Coronavirus: Nail & beauty businesses NOT to open 4 July
Nail & beauty businesses are to remain closed as a date for reopening has not been confirmed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the easing of Covid-19 lockdown continues. In an announcement today (23 June), the Prime Minister confirmed hairdressers will be allowed to open from 4 July, as long as protective…
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