Mumbai nail tech scoops 1st place at OMC Online Championships
Nail technician, Pooja Panvanda from Mumbai, India, has scooped first place in New York’s OMC Hair World Championships 2020. She beat 2000 participants from five continents in the Nail Fantasy category with her dazzling and decadent bird design. Here, Scratch finds out more about the talented tech… What attracted you…
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OPI’s Suzi Weiss-Fischmann on nail shades, style & her colourful career…
OPI celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2021 – and Scratch commemorated the occasion by inviting the nail brand’s co-founder to guest edit its February edition. Affectionally known as ‘The First Lady of Nails’, Suzi Weiss-Fischmann grew up in Hungary during the communist era. She was 10 years old when her…
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Prestige beauty sales decline due to coronavirus
Prestige beauty sales in the UK declined 24% in 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions, new statistics from market research company, the NPD Group Group, has found. Sales of prestige beauty products in ‘brick and mortar’ stores declined 44% in 2020 when they closed intermittently due to government restrictions. The stats…
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Coronavirus: Wales to extend lockdown for another 3 weeks
The lockdown restrictions in Wales will remain in force for another three weeks, meaning non-essential businesses such as hair and beauty salons will remain closed. First Minister Mark Drakeford is expected to extend the lockdown today to ‘allow the NHS to recover’. The Welsh Government said that while the Covid-19…
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Peacći extends support for nail techs with 20% commission opportunity
Peacći has extended its brand partner initiative for nail techs to help make commission on product referrals during lockdown 3.0. Qualified nail technicians – regardless of brand affiliation – can gain 20% on all Peacći referrals. From 27 January, consumers can get 3 for 2 on all Peacći nail lacquer…
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WINNER ANNOUNCED: Scratch Snap January
The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge has been announced as Julia Armstrong. In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for January & created nail designs inspired by ‘Purple Positivity’ in the bid to win a prize from Purple Professional. Judged by Scratch‘s…
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Vodex donates extraction unit to nail tech supporting clients with cancer
Beauty industry extraction specialist, Vodex, donated a SalonAIR unit to Tracey Unwin following a heartwarming email from the tech. Tracey explained that she was starting a new chapter in her life and needed some help. She wanted to offer free pamper sessions to women who were fighting cancer or had…
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Revealed: Beauty trends with the highest engagement on TikTok
Research conducted by Tanologist has revealed TikTok’s most searched for beauty treatments. The data shows ‘laminated eyebrows’, ‘fox eye makeup’ and ‘fake freckles’ to be some of the top most searched beauty treatments, to name just a few. As well as this, the number of average engagements per post on…
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Learn essential nail info with ‘Nail Knowledge’ online education platform
Introducing Nail Knowledge… After nearly two years in the planning, an idea voiced by Kevin Nicholls from Roo Beauty to Marian Newman has resulted in Nail Knowledge; fact-based online learning with a difference. Nail Knowledge provides the information and understanding essential for the nail professional. It’s presented via three masterclasses;…
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Covid-19: Boost for small businesses as Supreme Court orders £1.2bn insurance payouts
A number of small businesses in the UK are to benefit from a Supreme Court ruling urging insurers to pay up following disputed business interruption claims. In a payout said to be around £1.2bn, businesses that may benefit include beauty salons, pubs and cafés that were turned down for business…
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Govt recognises beauty industry with dedicated ‘personal care sector’ team
Following a steadfast campaign from the British Beauty Council, the UK Spa Association, BABTAC and the NHBF, the government has formed a sector-specific team dedicated to supporting personal care. These four key organisations have worked closely with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to overcome the challenges…
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Chancellor announces £9,000 grants for businesses
Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced one-off grants worth up to £9,000 will be available to beauty businesses, as part of a new package for the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England. The funds will be available to nail & beauty businesses, confirmed by Department for Business, Energy & Industrial…
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Scratch Snap: What you need to know
Scratch has launched a new monthly nail art challenge, called Scratch Snap. In the challenge, a theme will be set each month and you have a limited amount of time to create a nail design that suits (salon-style). Simply snap a pic of the nail design (on yourself or a client) – and…
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All beauty businesses in England to close as PM enforces national lockdown
Prime minister, Boris Johnson has enforced a national lockdown in England ‘with immediate effect’ in a bid to manage the aggressive spread of coronavirus. Over 58,000 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the 24 hours leading up to Johnson’s announcement, and a joint statement from UK’s chief medical officers revealed…
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Coronavirus: All levels in mainland Scotland forced into national lockdown
Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has today (4 January) announced that the country will be forced into a national lockdown from midnight to try to contain the new, fast-spreading strain of coronavirus. Up to this date, the majority of areas in the Scottish mainland were under level 4 restrictions with…
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