Mintel predicts global beauty and personal care trends for the next decade
Mintel has revealed its insights into the global beauty and personal care trends for the next decade in the Global Beauty and Personal Care Trends 2030 report. “Over the next 10 years, two distinct forces of change will disrupt the consumer landscape, causing ripples and waves across industries worldwide,” comments…
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Award-winning nail & beauty distributor rebrands
UK distributor and training provider, Nail Harmony UK, has rebranded to Georgie Smedley Group. Managing directors, Georgie & Jason Smedley, comment: “Having the amazing Nail Harmony products has created a huge following and presence in the UK and we are extremely proud to continue to be the official UK distributors…
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Spotlight on: Vu Nail Systems
Vu Nail Systems was created by salon owner & educator, Tracy Nash, to meet the nail needs of pros. “During my time as the owner of RJ Vu Nails & Beauty I have regularly sought products that would allow my salon team and I to take our creative ideas to the next…
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Revealed: Your favourite Scratch cover of 2019
Voting closed on 24 December for your favourite Scratch front cover of 2019, with the striking January cover coming out on top. Over 500 votes were cast, with the creation courtesy of INK London amassing a whopping 40% of the total votes. The year saw a diverse mix of avant-garde…
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Nailympia announces European Cup for 2020
Nailympia has announced a new accolade for this year: the Nailympia European Cup 2020. The winner will be calculated by scores taken from the Stiletto, Joy Of Nails, Salon Nails and Reality Nails categories at the European competitions in Estonia and London. The winner will be awarded at Nailympia London…
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Mii Cosmetics shows support to charities via beauty product donations
Mii Cosmetics lent its support to the Foundation For Change beauty sale, which raises funds for Help Refugees UK, a non-profit organisation to support those fleeing war, persecution and climate change. Now in its fourth year, the charity – with its slogan ‘Choose Love’ –has raised over £51,000 to help…
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Beauty salon chain undergoes striking rebrand
Lashious Beauty, a chain of 17 salons across the UK, has rebranded to Rawr. Established in 2009, the salon chain offers brow, lash and nail services in locations including Primark stores across the country. It underwent a striking rebrand late last year, with the new name ‘Rawr’ complemented with tagline…
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Salon retail sales soar throughout December
Retail sales are the main driver of December’s revenue for beauty salons, according to research conducted by Phorest Salon Software. Analysing over 6,000 salons in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, Finland and Germany, Phorest has found that retail sales have brought 107% more revenue to salons compared to the rest…
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NHBF explores what the Queen’s Speech means for salons
The Queen has outlined the government’s plans for future legislation with over 30 Bills to be introduced by this Parliament. Topics include Brexit, immigration, the environment, infrastructure, tips, education and training; as well as the government’s plans to increase the National Living Wage (NLW) and reform business rates. Here, the…
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Beauty entrepreneur wins Scottish Business Woman of the Year
Beauty entrepreneur, Kate Scott, has been awarded Scottish Business Woman of the Year at the National Business Women Awards. Kate was recognised for her business acumen in launching the BeautyBooker app, which allows customers to book appointments in hair, beauty and nail salon and spas within the North East area of Scotland via…
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Furious Filer scoops top spot in OPI nail art competition
Marta Nagorska of Furious Filer has been awarded the top spot in an OPI nail art competition. The competition, which was run in conjunction with the Wella Trend Vision Awards, invited nail artists to create a design that represented OPI’s 2019 colour palette and current trends. Designs were to be…
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UK distributor announced for Astonishing Nails
Staffordshire Nail Academy Ltd has been unveiled as distributor of the Astonishing Nails brand in the UK. Run by husband and wife team, Andrew and Hannah Garbett, the duo shares the goal of providing exceptional training opportunities and professional products in their local area. Hannah has been working in the…
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VTCT launches Grants & Bursaries Programme
The Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT) has launched the Grants and Bursaries Programme to support disadvantaged learners through their studies. The focus is to assist and support learners aged 16-25 years taking an iTEC or VTCT qualification, with particular emphasis given to help those that may be disadvantaged and would not otherwise…
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What does a Conservative election win mean for salons?
The NHBF analyses the conservative election win and what it will mean for salons… Boris Johnson’s government has been re-elected with a strong majority, making it very likely that the government will continue with their previous policies, including Brexit. The Prime Minister is expected to bring the Withdrawal Agreement Bill…
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Retail sales drive December boost for salons
New stats from Phorest Salon Software have revealed that retail sales are the the main driver of December success for salons. Phorest looked at over 6,000 salons in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, Finland and Germany to find key pointers. According to averages from the data, salons make over 10%…
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