Huda beauty

Huda Kattan steps down as CEO of Huda Beauty

By Sophie Nutt | 29 September 2020

Huda Kattan, founder of Huda Beauty, has appointed Nathalie Kristo as the new global CEO of the company. Huda Kattan trained as a make-up artist in 2009 and quickly gained a loyal clientele. In 2010, Huda started a beauty blog that has since grown into one of the world’s fastest…

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Caught short this month? Here’s how to monitor your business cash flow…

By Guest Writer | 29 September 2020

Beauty industry accounts expert & qualified nail tech, Ria-Jaine Lincoln, shares her advice for maintaining good cash flow so you to prevent business losses… The key to budgeting and control is good cash flow, and I want to share a guide to this using an example Excel spreadsheet. It does…

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Wizz Selvey launches Online Retailer Programme for beauty brands

By Sophie Nutt | 7 September 2020

Former beauty buyer, patron of the British Beauty Council and founder of WIZZ&CO, Wizz Selvey, is launching an Online Retailer Programme to help emerging brands develop their distribution strategy, improve their industry standing and better understand the process of pitching to retailers. Wizz Selvey has created a programme to educate…

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Salon Chat: How to overcome the pressures of social media

By Guest Writer | 7 September 2020

Salon Chat hosts, Kelly Colley of Lavish Nails and Isabel Porter of The Beauty Garage, share their thoughts on the nail sector… I’m typing this out on a bank holiday Monday morning having already posted by ‘mandatory’ Instagram post. Mandatory I say because, without it, my posts won’t be seen, no one will…

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Cosmetics

Covid-19 inspires new generation of cosmetics creators

By Sophie Nutt | 22 August 2020

According to research by Mayku, thousands of beauty and cosmetics hobbyists have developed their crafts during Covid-19 lockdown, with a quarter now making their own products. Despite the considerable economic downturn associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, the sales of cosmetics and beauty products has defied recessions with the wellness industry…

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Here’s how one beauty salon owner manages client no-shows

By Guest Writer | 11 August 2020

Thanh Vu, managing director of Dream Nails, reveals her policy and actions towards client no-shows… As an owner of four salons, I’ve experienced a number of challenges, and no-shows seem to be increasingly apparent across our sector. When I started out as a single salon business, I tended to be…

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Glass digital

3 reasons why your beauty business should consider voucher codes in affiliate marketing campaigns

By Guest Writer | 8 August 2020

Virginia Rizzi, head of affiliate marketing at the SEO and digital marketing agency Glass Digital, shares her insight into why your beauty business should offer discount codes and cash back deals as part of affiliate marketing campaigns… Whether you sell beauty products online or you’ve recently started welcoming clients back…

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5 ways to boost success via your social media platforms

By Katie Barnes | 4 August 2020

Nail tech, educator & winner of the Scratch Stars Best Use of Social Media award 2016, Katie Barnes, reveals her 5 top tips for making the most of your social media platforms… 1.Consider your content Your content is the way to get someone to STOP in their path and click…

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Feeling stressed & anxious? Meet the mental health coach who’s familiar with the beauty sector

By Guest Writer | 31 July 2020

Mental health coach & speaker, Dave Heffernan, has created a Facebook group to support those in the beauty & wellness sectors who are feeling stressed and anxious in their professional or personal lives for just £9.99 a month. Here, he reveals more about his beauty industry affiliation and how he can…

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[Updated] Face coverings: The rules for nail & beauty pros & clients

By Sophie Nutt | 29 July 2020

There has been confusion within the nail industry as to the face coverings beauty professionals are required to wear during a treatment, and what should be asked of the client. While the below are guidelines from government, we encourage you to make your own decisions on top of such guidelines,…

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How positive reviews can benefit your business coming out of lockdown

By Sophie Nutt | 19 July 2020

As UK businesses re-emerge from lockdown, customer service experts from Woven have revealed the significant impact that positive reviews could have in helping small businesses recover. Data suggests 72% of consumers will interact with a business as a result of reading positive reviews, with nearly a third (31%) spending more…

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Kalos Ventures launches to provide advice & financial support to beauty entrepreneurs

By Sophie Nutt | 16 July 2020

Kalos Ventures has launched this month to the global health and beauty market, with an aim of providing advice and financial support to ambitious entrepreneurs within the beauty sector. Specialising in supporting private companies in the health, beauty and cosmetics sectors, Kalos Ventures provides M&A advice – acquisitions, disposals, fundraising,…

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Award-winning nail tech hosts business masterclass for fellow pros

By Helena Biggs | 20 June 2020

Metta Francis, Scratch Stars Hall of Fame nailist and owner of Nails By Mets, has launched #NBMBizClub – an online platform to serve up business advice for fellow pros. Metta, who holds a BSc (Hons) Business & Management degree has attended a number of social media courses and masterclasses over…

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5 ways to prevent burnout in the nail salon

By Guest Writer | 8 June 2020

Janan Saher, director of Aviva Day Spa in Luton, shares advice on how to avoid burnout… As the old saying goes, ‘prevention is better than cure’, and this is something we all need to prioritise while we prepare for the new year.  It’s important to recognise beauty pro burnout in both yourself…

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Cyber security

Online retailers could lose £5.9 billion through cyber-attacks

By Sophie Nutt | 8 June 2020

Online retailers could lose £5.9 billion through severe data breaches each year, based on the average cost and frequency of cyber-attacks in the e-commerce sector. Research published by cloud solutions company, iomart, analyses the financial impact of ‘typical’, ‘severe’ and ‘catastrophic’ data breaches to reveal what each could cost top…

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