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Create fancy floral nail designs with 6 Lecenté foils

By Helena Biggs | 21 January 2021

Show off oh-so delicate nail styles with six floral nail foils from Lecenté. Ideal for any occasion – from spring to Valentine’s Day to summer holidays, the striking foils each feature a transparent background to be used alone or over a block colour shade, depending on preference. Consider cutting out…

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Susan Routledge features 22 beauty leaders in inspiring book

By Chloe Randall | 20 January 2021

Beauty business expert, Susan Routledge has worked with 21 beauty industry salon owners and leaders to produce an inspiring book entitled ‘Beauty & the Best.’ The book showcases how many exciting opportunities there are in the industry with each of the 22 inspiring women demonstrating what can be achieved based…

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Session stylist unveils 7 PersoNAILity tools for nailcare

By Chloe Randall | 18 January 2021

London-based celebrity beauty therapist & nailist, Jenni Draper, has launched PersoNAILity; a range of stainless steel nailcare tools.   This manicure range includes three cuticle tools, two nippers, clippers and scissors available in silver and gold. It follows the launch of five tools in the brow range, PersonEYElity, which includes…

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New Romantic Poets releases serene salon vibes

By Alex Fox | 15 January 2021

Gap Music has released Floating on Clouds a first album by The New Romantic Poets. From the delightful opening piano, to the introduction of the magical harp, accompanied along the way by the beautiful clarinet, you really do feel that you are about to hear something very special. The New…

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Glitterama Nails launches gel polish range

By Chloe Randall | 15 January 2021

Glitterama Nails has launched its gel polish range. The range currently consists of 15 stunning colours, including tones of red, nudes, blues, purples and glitter gels and the collection is expected to be constantly growing. The shades available are: Lavish- Rose Gold Glitter Pure White Break my heart- deep navy/black…

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Prep for arty appointments with Emoki Nails planner

By Chloe Randall | 13 January 2021

Emoki Nails has revealed its nail art planner, designed to help put those doodles in an organised space. Including 182 double hand templates to design on, this A5 planner features hard covers and coil binding to allow for completely flat opening. The sidewalls and free edge are blank so you…

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Dazzle clients with INK London’s Spellbound gel polish collection

By Chloe Randall | 11 January 2021

INK London has unveiled its iLac Spellbound collection, comprising eight glittery shades. The colours from the collection include pink, red and gold tones and are best when applied in two coats, some are semi-opaque and some are fully opaque. iLac goes on like a traditional polish and has the same…

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10 year old girl launches own nail polish line

By Chloe Randall | 6 January 2021

Khiley Braxton celebrated her 10th birthday by launching her own nail polish business, Sissy B Nails.  To celebrate the milestone birthday, Khiley and her family had planned to go on holiday, however it was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, Khiley’s mum decided to use the money from the…

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Apply now: Get your skills recognised with a PHAB Service Star

By Helena Biggs | 5 January 2021

Do you offer exemplary treatments & great customer care? See if you could be recognised with a PHAB Service Star, an accolade launched by Nergish Wadia-Austin, esteemed international business management training & beauty industry consultant. “The PHAB Service Stars initiative gives salon, spa and barbering professionals elevated status and a…

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Build your client’s nails with The Edge Nails’ Brush and Build Gels

By Chloe Randall | 4 January 2021

The Edge Nails has launched Brush & Build Gels which have the strength of a builder gel with the ease of use of a paint on product. They are ideal for clients wanting a smaller, more natural looking nail.  They can be used with nail forms to extend the nail…

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Stay safe & on brand with personalised salon sanitiser machines

By Helena Biggs | 24 December 2020

Embrace a marketing opportunity for your business with a personalised sanitising unit from Killis. Available in three sizes, the dispensers help keep you and your clients protected from bacteria and viruses such as coronavirus. What’s more, Killis is offering 15% OFF a personalised unit for Scratch readers until 31 March…

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SalonSpy adds hygiene question to improve client’s confidence in nail salons

By Chloe Randall | 23 December 2020

Leading verified salon review site, SalonSpy, have added an additional question to its review form. The question – did our hygiene standards make you feel safe in the current environment? In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, when salons started to open again after the first lockdown, one of the initial…

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Store data at your fingertips with Lanour Beauty’s ‘smart nail’

By Chloe Randall | 22 December 2020

A nail salon in Dubai, Lanour Beauty, has unveiled the ‘smart nail.’ The smart nail is a cutting edge contactless microchip, which is applied as part of a manicure that allows you to store a small amount of information at the tip of your fingers. The chip is glued on…

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Snapchat introduces virtual beauty try-on experiences

By Kat Hill | 22 December 2020

Beauty tech solutions provider, Perfect Corp, has collaborated with Snap Inc to create augmented reality (AR) beauty try-on experiences for the Snapchat app. This partnership will enable beauty brands to share Snapchat Lenses, created with Perfect Corp, for app users to interact with brands, virtually try-on beauty looks and shop products – anywhere, anytime. With…

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Nail Artist moves into Crystal Power & Healing

By Alex Fox | 21 December 2020

Nail tech, Jade Evangelou, owner of the once, Jade Angel salon in London and Artistic Nail Design educator, has developed a series of aromatherapy crystal-infused mood mists. “We all need a little something to help enhance our moods and aromatherapy has been used for eons for not just physical, but…

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