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The Scratch Summer Party & Scratch Stars Awards 2017

By Kat Hill | 24 July 2017

Wow… what a night! Here, at HQ we’re still on a high from last night’s Scratch’s Summer Party and Scratch Stars Awards! With 18 categories to award over the evening, London’s Tropicana Beach Club was buzzing with nerves and anticipation as the finalists, sponsors and guests arrived. While eagerly awaiting for the awards to start,…

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NAIL HARMONY UK scoops education award

By Helena Biggs | 12 July 2017

Nail Harmony UK, distributor of Gelish products – including the new PolyGel system – and All That Jazz, has scooped a Safety in Beauty award. The Safety in Beauty campaign was launched in October 2013 by Antonia Mariconda in a response to the growing dissatisfaction and devastation caused by dubious…

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DUNCAN JAMES to host Scratch’s Summer Party on 23 July

By Helena Biggs | 9 July 2017

Actor and singer, Duncan James, is to host Scratch’s Summer Party on 23 July. The event is to be held at Tropicana Beach Club, Covent Garden, and will see dancing, canapes, entertainment from pop starlet Amelia Lily – and the winners of the Scratch Stars Awards 2017 announced. Guaranteed to…

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SALON SERVICES kicks off beauty fundraising events for The Little Princess Trust

By Helena Biggs | 5 July 2017

Today, Salon Services kicks off a month of fundraising efforts for The Little Princess Trust, a charity that provides real hair wigs for boys and girls during courses of chemotherapy. The company, a professional hair and beauty supplier, has been supporting The Little Princess Trust for five years, and has…

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TRACYLEE PERCIVAL nails Rodarte show

By Kat Hill | 3 July 2017

Delicate and detailed floral nail designs walked the Rodarte runway at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week. International nail artist, TracyLee Percival, created the floral nail look with Morgan Taylor lacquers and real flowers. Models walked the runway in whimsical clothing designs, served up by the duo behind the design house, Rodarte,…

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HIGH DEFINITION announces beauty business events

By Kat Hill | 3 July 2017

High Definition has announced the dates of its Build Your Beauty Business With High Definition event. The three events will provide the ideal opportunity for salons that are looking to boost business, enhance their beauty offering, or venture into the world of cosmetic retailing. The regional events promise to be…

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BEAUTY INFLUENCERS & bloggers invited to enter revamped awards

By Helena Biggs | 28 June 2017

Olympia Beauty, autumn’s leading trade beauty exhibition, will be hosting the New Generation Beauty Influencer Awards 1-2 October – and entry is now open. Formerly the Beauty Blogger Awards, the awards features 12 categories, covering women’s beauty, nutrition & wellbeing, treatment reviews and beauty Instagramming. Entry closes 2 July 2017, with…

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2017 BABTAC Awards

BABTAC & CIBTAC awards celebrate nail industry

By Helena Biggs | 24 June 2017

A nail salon owned by Erin Adeyemo, co-founder of Nail Gaga, and a nail technician were both recognised at the recent BABTAC & CIBTAC annual awards, held at Banking Hall in London. Denise Louisa Quinn received the nail technician accolade, while Tweezers Beauty in Bedworth, Warwickshire, picked up the award…

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NAF! SALON scoops music make-over from PRS for Music

By Kat Hill | 23 June 2017

Glasgow salon and Scratch Stars 2017 finalist, NAF! has been named winner of PRS for Music’s national Music Makeover Salons competition, taking home a £5,000 prize to revamp the beauty haven’s soundsystem. As part of the celebrations, which coincided with NAF!’s second birthday, PRS for Music held a special launch…

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BRILLBIRD TO hold open day for nail products in Doncaster

By Helena Biggs | 19 June 2017

The award-winning Beauty Lounge in Doncaster is hosting an open day on Sunday 25 June for any nail professionals interested in products by, or training with Brillbird. Salon owner and Brillbird educator, Michelle Brookes, will be on hand to demonstrate, alongside UK director, Liliya Moss. There will be exclusive special…

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HIGH DEFINITION launch new business building event

By Helena Biggs | 19 June 2017

High Definition has announced the dates of its hotly anticipated Build Your Beauty Business with High Definition event. Attendees can experience a live brow and make-up demonstration, speak with industry professionals about their experience with the brand or learn how High Definition can bring extra profit to their business. “We…

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BENEFIT COSMETICS unveils brow and beauty drive-thru for Glastonbury festival-goers

By Helena Biggs | 17 June 2017

Visitors to Glastonbury festival next week can have their brows kept in check via GlastonBrow, a brows and beauty drive-thru by Benefit Cosmetics. The brand gave away free Benefit goodies, brow waxes and festival essentials to those on the road to to Glastonbury. DJ sets featured at the drive-in, and passers-by…

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BIO SCULPTURE teams amass in Cyprus for bi annual event

By Helena Biggs | 16 June 2017

Bio Sculpture representatives from all over the world jetted to Cyprus for the brand’s bi annual conference. The event allows attendees to see first hand the product launches for the next six months and GB director, Richard Lipsitz, was accompanied by UK head of education, Stella Cox, as well as…

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GELISH POLYGEL try-outs for techs this Sunday in London

By Helena Biggs | 15 June 2017

Be among the first UK techs to be try out PolyGel, as Nail Harmony UK is offering certificated trials with the system on Sunday 18 June. From 10-4pm at The Tower Hotel, London, a team of special guest educators – including dean of education and UK distributor, Georgie Smedley, will be…

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CND™ stun at Vivienne Westwood SS18 show

By Kat Hill | 13 June 2017

Team CND™ were on hand to style the models of Vivienne Westwood’s SS18 showcase at Men’s Fashion Week in London. Lead by Marian Newman, the team of nail stylists helped create the range of seven looks with CND VINYLUX™ shades. Political as ever, Vivienne Westwood themed the collection around a reinterpretation…

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