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#NowTrending: Funky French nails by Jen Phillips

By Callie Iley | 4 May 2021

Scratch chats to Jen Phillips of Nails by Jennifer Marie about her love for nails and how she created this funky French design… I am a fully qualified nail technician offering acrylic, builder gel and gel polish enhancements. I qualified in January 2020 in L&P acrylic and gel polish and…

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NAIL TECH TALK: Stephanie Holland of Nailin Itt

By Callie Iley | 24 April 2021

Scratch chats to Stephanie Holland of Nailin Itt about qualifying as a nail tech during the lockdown and her next career steps… Initially, I started doing nails as a hobby during the first lockdown. It became evident that I had a natural flair for creating nails and especially nail art.…

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How to choose the right Halo nail system for your client

By Guest Writer | 5 February 2021

Tina Bell, head of education for Pure Nails & owner of Totally Polished Academy, shares advice on finding the right Halo nail system to suit your client’s needs… The pandemic has given us time to perfect what we already knew and learn new skills, but it’s time to refocus on the nail systems…

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Add length with Magpie Beauty’s Xtra Length nail tips

By Chloe Randall | 30 January 2021

Magpie Beauty has launched “Xtra Length” stiletto and tapered square tips after a successful launch of “Full On Tips” express extensions and workshops. Magpie’s “Full On Tips” boast a wear-time of up to four weeks and can be applied using both acrylic, acrygel and gel systems. The tips are made…

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#NowTrending: Fishnets, flames & marbles by Sophie Pritchard

By Callie Iley | 29 December 2020

Scratch chats to Sophie Pritchard of Creative Claws about her love for hand painted nail art and how she created this jaw-dropping design.     I’ve been doing nails since 2011. I found starting out in the beauty industry difficult, as it was so hard to get employment with such…

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Add sparkle to nail styles with NSI’s Christmas acrylic powder shades

By Chloe Randall | 15 December 2020

NSI Nails has added three acrylic powders to its Perfectly Pretty range for the festive season. Designed to offer nails sparkle and strength, these acrylic powders can be used within sculpts and tip & overlay creations or as a design powder. The acrylic powders to join the range are: Razzle…

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#NowTrending: Green & gold cog nails by Charlotte Vizor

By Callie Iley | 15 December 2020

Scratch chats to Charlotte Vizor of Nailed it by Chaz about her love for being a nail tech, as she describes how to create this gorgeous green and gold design. Please detail your background in nails… “My nail career blossomed from a hobby. When I first started falling in love…

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Claire Blincoe on her love of nail training & Gelish products

By Kat Hill | 8 December 2020

Claire Blincoe, of Magic Manicures & Magic Manicures Training, shares her career journey so far and why she loves her role as a mobile nail technician and educator with the Georgie Smedley Group… Tell us about your career so far… I started working in training almost 30 years ago as a NVQ…

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Try Glitterama Nails acrylic system with trial kit

By Kat Hill | 30 October 2020

Try out the Glitterama Nails acrylic system with its Premium Adhesive Starter Trial Kit. Ideal for nail professionals on the hunt for a new L&P brand, the kit sees the products needed to sample the Glitterama Nails acrylic system. The kit includes: 50ml bottle of monomer 5g Crystal Clear acrylic…

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TECH TALK: Nikola Clifford of Beauty Box

By Callie Iley | 10 October 2020

Scratch chats to Nikola Clifford of Beauty Box in Balloch, about her journey into the nail world and her passion for nail art… Since 2015, I’ve had my own salon in my garden called Beauty Box. I studied a HND in Beauty Therapy at Clydebank College in 2003, but found…

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