The Gel Bottle Inc re-launches TGB Academy
The Gel Bottle Inc has given the TGB Academy a revamp with a brand new website, new workshops and new locations. New UK educators and locations Glasgow: The Gel Bottle Inc ambassadors, NAF! Salon, will join the brand as educators with courses in Glasgow. London: Natalie, of @nailgalnat, will be…
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Nailympia Canada 2019: THE RESULTS
The first ever Canadian edition of Nailympia took place in Saskatoon 9-10 November, with entrants from Japan, Poland, Vietnam, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Germany, the UK and the USA. Hosted by Aigul Fritzke & Karen Dunn, 161 competition seats were taken in 11 categories, with 43 competitors amassing to demonstrate their…
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Edinburgh named ‘vainest’ city in the UK
Financial technology company, SumUp, has analysed over one million anonymised payment transactions across 12 of Britain’s cities to reveal where in the UK people spend the most money to look good. The transaction data shows the people of Edinburgh are spending the most on beauty treatments, splashing £39 on average…
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The biggest wellness trends for 2020
Health and wellbeing brand, Gear Hungry, has analysed Google Trend data and predicted the biggest wellness trends for 2020. Gear Hungry also teamed up with its own health and wellness coach, Daniel Mason, to provide the need-to-know information on each of the trends. CBD Skincare: a 367% rise in searches…
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Hair & beauty industry charity rebrands
The official charity of the hair industry has rebranded from The Hairdressers’ Charity to the Hair & Beauty Charity, supporting hair and beauty professionals in challenging times. The charity has a heritage dating back to 1853, and the rename expands the charity’s visibility to incorporate the hair, barbering and beauty…
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UK nail techs scoop top Akzentz awards
Multi award-winning nail tech and business owner, Hazel Dixon, has been awarded the ACE Global Educator Award 2019 by Akzentz, with colleague, Kayley Cairns, awarded Top Competitor of the Year, following a hugely successful stint in Nailympia London 2019 and as a Scratch Stars Awards finalist. Hazel’s award recognises her…
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Treatwell collaborates with psychologist to promote ‘mindful manicures’
Beauty booking platform, Treatwell, has collaborated with psychologist, Suzy Reading, to promote self-care and mindfulness in over 100 UK salons via the Mindful Mani campaign. It comes as the company’s research shows that Treatwell customers value their emotional wellbeing as important as their physical health, however they also feel that…
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Unilever pledges to cut plastic use in personal care products
Unilever, producer of beauty and personal care products, food and beverages and cleaning agents, has pledged to reduce the amount of virgin plastic in its packaging by 50% by 2025. Europe’s seventh most valuable company – behind brands including Toni&Guy, Sure, Simple & Tresemmé – sees around 2.5 billion people…
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Gemma Lambert’s Nail Team expands education team
Three new educators are joining Gemma Lambert’s Nail Team. The new additions to the growing education team will be offering Nail Team, Perfect Nails and Kiara Sky courses in their respective areas. The new recruits include: Nicola Smith, covering the North West Jodie May Evans, covering Wales Jo Duncan, covering…
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Nailympia London 2019: THE RESULTS
A whopping 878 competition seats were taken in the 15th Nailympia London competition, held at Olympia Beauty, London 28-30 September 2019. In the biggest Nailympia to date, techs took to the floor to show off their skills in categories including Runway Nails, The Joy of Nails with Bling! Salon Nails,…
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Nailympia crowns Global Champion 2019
Joanna Bandurska from Poland has been crowned Nailympia Global Champion 2019. In a close contest against Germany’s Olena Özman, Joanna amassed the most points in the Stiletto, L&P Acrylic Sculpture and UV Gel Tip & Overlay categories at Nailympia competitions in Estonia, Orlando and London. She was presented with the…
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The Great Scratch Shoot Out 2019: The results
Nina Lewis has scooped first place in Scratch’s annual photographic competition. After a recording breaking amount of entries of 127 this year, the top three and winner of the new Voter’s Choice award were revealed live at Olympia Beauty. 1st – Nina Lewis 2nd – Agnes Dullo 3rd – Ilona Vasiliauskiene…
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Consumers say the beauty industry needs to be more transparent
A recent survey conducted by Showerstoyou.co.uk sought to test the knowledge of British consumers on common ingredients in beauty products. Out of 2,014 individuals, 59% couldn’t identify the purpose of certain ingredients within beauty products. What’s more, only 37% could state the potential risks that such ingredients carry. This means…
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Logistics industry predicts panic buying and stockpiling ahead of Brexit
New research conducted on behalf of IMHX – the UK’s largest logistics event – has revealed that nearly two thirds (63%) of logistics and supply chain managers predict the general public will panic buy and stockpile goods ahead of Brexit. Key concerns are that customs restrictions, weak GDP and increased…
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Beauty salons among the fastest growing retail sectors in the UK
Current data, analysed by 365 Business Finance, shows that beauty salons are among the fastest growing retail sectors in the UK over the past three years. Beauty salons are the second most popular retail sector, with new openings rising almost 14% during the last three years, joining barbers, vape stores, cafes and tearooms,…
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