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Unilever pledges to cut plastic use in personal care products

By Helena Biggs | 7 October 2019

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

By Kat Hill | 5 October 2019

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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Create party-ready make-up looks with Mii Light Loving Intensity

By Sophie Nutt | 4 October 2019

Create the perfect glow this party season with the Light Loving Intensity highlighters from Mii Cosmetics. The metallic pearlescent liquid highlighter is designed to instantly boost radiance and enhance natural complexion. Also featuring an antioxidant-packed complex of goji and cranberry, Light Loving Intensity helps to keep skin soft, supple and…

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CND™ partners with Swarovski Crystals for festive collection

By Sophie Nutt | 4 October 2019

CNDTM has partnered with Swarovski Crystals for its festive nail colour collection, Crystal Alchemy. The five shimmering shades – available in both ShellacTM and VinyluxTM formulas – are inspired by precious jewels and include names such as: Lovely Quartz Rebellious Ruby Divine Diamond Sassy Sapphire Powerful Hematite “This collection introduces…

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Enhance treatments with La Palm Collagen Spa range

By Kat Hill | 4 October 2019

Enhance your manicure and pedicure services with La Palm Collagen Spa line of treatments. Avialable via The Creative Beauty Group, the kits contain products for a six step, luxurious treatment infused with collagen, to help diminish lines and wrinkles. These include: Collagen Sugar Cane Scrub Collagen Bubble-Crystals Collagen Cream Mask…

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OPI partners with Hello Kitty for festive nail colour collection

By Helena Biggs | 3 October 2019

OPI has partnered with pop culture icon, Hello Kitty, for a second time to create the Hello Kitty Collection by OPI for the 2019 festive season. The first Hello Kitty Collection by OPI launched in 2016, and saw one of its shades, Let’s Be Friend’s, become the most searched for…

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Salon System to host a series of Christmas nail & lash workshops

By Helena Biggs | 3 October 2019

Get inspired and try out some new products and skills at one of Salon System‘s Christmas Creative Workshops, running October to December. Each four-hour workshop will present attendees with demos and hands-on practice to elevate skills in time for the festive season and help grow turnover. Ideal for for beginners…

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The Gel Bottle Inc launches Builder In A Bottle Shimmer

By Sophie Nutt | 2 October 2019

The Gel Bottle Inc has launched Builder In A Bottle (BIABTM) Shimmer, seeing the addition of three shades to the original BIABTM range. The Gel Bottle Inc BIABTM Shimmer collection features the following nude hues with added sparkle: Juliet – a gold shimmer Aurora – a silver shimmer Luna –…

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Nail tech launches festive social for pros

By Kat Hill | 2 October 2019

Scratch Stars Awards 2019 Shooting Star finalist, Sophie Dale of Nancy Loves Nails, is organising a festive social event for fellow nail professionals in the North. Perfect for networking and meeting other nail pros, the event is set to take place on 24 November. “I wanted to organise an event…

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Nailympia London 2019: THE RESULTS

By Alex Fox | 2 October 2019

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

By Helena Biggs | 2 October 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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Say ‘Yes’ to the NSI Proposal Collection!

By Kat Hill | 1 October 2019

Be swept up in the romance of the latest collection from NSI. Entitled The Proposal Collection, the line-up sees six new seductive shades in the Polish Pro formula: Horse Drawn – dark grey/blue crème Love Letters – light pink crème Princess Cut – light pink glitter Rose Petals – deep burgundy…

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The Great Scratch Shoot Out 2019: The results

By Kat Hill | 30 September 2019

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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INK London grows Flubber range with Nude Flubber Builder Base

By Kat Hill | 28 September 2019

INK London has added Nude Flubber Builder Base to its Flubber range. A strong base coat and builder in one, the product can be worn alone, help durability with the iLac range and also be used to build short extensions. The rubber-like texture of the product aids with the absorption…

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Gelish & Morgan Taylor unveil sparkling Champagne & Moonbeams winter collection

By Kat Hill | 27 September 2019

Gelish & Morgan Taylor have revealed the details of it winter collection: Champagne & Moonbeams. The 12 new shades were inspired by the ‘glitz and glam of the Holiday season’ – ideal for ‘ultra-luxe, sophisticated Holiday manicures’. “The Champagne & Moonbeams collection has something for everyone when it comes to colour…

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