How to prevent nail crystals from falling off & ruining designs
Scratch puts the spotlight on the esteemed educators at Beauty2trs, the online platform for nail classes… This month: Hazel Dixon reveals how to apply & perfect crystal application About Hazel “For many years we’ve been able to follow Hazel Dixon’s journey,” comments the Beauty2trs team. “It was not difficult, as she was…
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Nail Those Profits at Sea Cruise: Day 6
Ahoy! Join Wendy Old, educator with HD Professional, as she embarks on a nail-focused cruise and shares tech tales from the High Seas… Day 6 Sadly, it’s our last full day! We were at sea, but, on the plus side, it was a full day of education, which kicks off with…
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Nail Those Profits at Sea Cruise: 4 & 5
Ahoy! Join Wendy Old, educator with HD Professional, as she embarks on a nail-focused cruise and shares tech tales from the High Seas… Day 4 Today saw an early start with us docking at 7.30am in our first port – Amber Cove in the Dominican Republic. Having never been anywhere like…
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Nail Those Profits at Sea Cruise: Day 3
Ahoy! Join Wendy Old, educator with HD Professional, as she embarks on a nail-focused cruise and shares tech tales from the High Seas… Day 3 Today saw the first full day at sea, as well as the first day of education for those on the Nail Those Profits at Sea Cruise. The…
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Nail Those Profits at Sea Cruise: Day 2
Ahoy! Join Wendy Old, educator with HD Professional, as she embarks on a nail-focused cruise and shares tech tales from the High Seas… Day 2 Having never been on a cruise before, setting sail today was a new experience for all of us in our group. We travelled from the hotel…
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Nail Those Profits at Sea Cruise: Day 1
Ahoy! Join Wendy Old, educator with HD Professional, as she embarks on a nail-focused cruise and shares tech tales from the High Seas… So, what is the Nail Those Profits at Sea Cruise you ask? Myself and Hazel Dixon asked the same when we heard about it a few years ago. In…
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WHAT I’M WEARING: Kayley Cairns
We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Kayley Cairns, multi award winning tech and Hazel Dixon Nail Artist & Academy educator, wears a dreamy pastel lilac nail look. “These nails were predominantly created using liquid and powder on sculpting forms. The French ombré was created by blending…
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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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The journey to opening my first nail academy – Part 5
The external signage on my new academy is finally up – as are frosted windows to protect my products from the impact of direct sunlight. I was so pleased and excited to see the shop sign go up, as the premises no longer looks derelict. My stomach did do some…
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The journey to opening my first nail academy – Part 3
Well it’s all coming together now! I can see my vision becoming a reality and the academy opening is all very exciting, however I think we’ve hit a bit of a brick wall due to tiredness. Working all week then spending the weekends at the academy is taking its toll.…
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Why you should check insurance cover when learning new nail techniques
Continued professional development (CPD) ensures that you maintain and enhance the knowledge and skills you need to deliver a professional service to your customers. Constant updating of skills is vital to success in any industry, but it’s especially true in the nail and beauty industry. CPD is about keeping up-to-date…
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Offer a taste of the tropics with new Akzentz nail colour collection
Akentz has launched the Tropico nail colour collection for spring/summer; six new shades in the Luxio soak-off gel polish formula. Available to buy individually in 15ml bottle sizes or as a complete limited edition Luxio Mini collection, the shades include mustard-yellow Dauntless, bold purple Vivacious and dusky pink Daintiest. The…
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Create majestic nail looks with HD Professional Acrylic Royalty collection
HD Professional Nail Systems has revealed its Acrylic Royalty collection. A collection of eight highly pigmented shades of purple, violet and indigo acrylic and glitter powders, the range is designed to create velvety smooth enhancements. The Royalty collection includes: Princess Eminence Knight Palace Regal Throne Tiara Majestic Shop the collection…
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The journey to opening my first nail academy – Part 1
Hey everyone! I’m super excited to make my return to blogging for Scratch magazine, where I’ll reveal my journey to opening my own premises. Some may call me crazy for taking this leap I’m sure, but with work load demands, I’m finally about to feel the fear. I have recently…
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Hazel Dixon on entering photographic comps
Award winning tech, educator and Scratch front cover creator, Hazel Dixon, reveals how nail photographic competitions helped her to success and why you should get snapping too. “I’m always asked what makes a good front cover”, Hazel explains, “and what is needed to enter photographic competitions. “Competing, in general, has been…
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