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Pet-friendly salons: key benefits & important considerations

By Guest Writer | 10 April 2025

Have you ever considered making your salon pet-friendly? A spokesperson for luxury nail salon, Paint Nails London, shares the advantages and what you need to consider. Why did you decide to become a pet-friendly salon? We decided to become a pet-friendly salon because so many of our clients are animal…

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Session manicurist opens London salon focused on nailcare memberships

By Rebecca Hitchon | 2 July 2024

Centred on nailcare memberships and flexible pay-as-you-go nail services, Manicured London has opened in Hackney Wick. Founded by session manicurist & educator, Tinu Bello, the East London space has inclusivity and affordability at its core, as Bello explains: “Manicured London began as a concept I scribbled in notes on my…

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Townhouse acquires London Grace nail salons across London & Essex

By Rebecca Hitchon | 2 October 2023

Scratch Stars award-winning nail salon brand, Townhouse, has acquired London Grace’s 10 acclaimed locations. London Grace was founded in 2015 to offer a unique social beauty concept, incorporating a nail bar offering services focused on natural nailcare, alongside a cocktail bar and coffee shop in each space. The salons will…

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Townhouse salon brings luxury nailcare to East London

By Scratch Staff | 20 September 2022

Scratch Stars Nail Salon of the Year 2022, Townhouse, has expanded its franchise with the opening of a salon in the historic Spitalfields market, London. The brand’s fifth location, the state-of-the-art space is situated just off Liverpool Street and brings Townhouse’s signature slick décor, digital colour libraries, self-book kiosks and…

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Townhouse nail salon expands into Harrods

By Helena Biggs | 9 December 2020

Scratch Stars Awards finalist, Townhouse, has grown its presence – expanding into Harrods with its stylish and sought-after nail treatments. From 9 December, Townhouse Knightsbridge is offering the full range of the brand’s signature nail treatments on the 5th floor of the renowned department store. Such treatments include  manicures, pedicures,…

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#TeamTalk: Get to know the Dream Nails team – part 1

By Guest Writer | 9 September 2020

Discover who’s behind the handiwork at the Dream Nails chain of salons with an insight into its staff members… Roseline – Dream Nails Loughton How did you get into nails? By accident. My aunt opened her nail salon in Roman road and I started as a Saturday girl. How long…

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Session nail stylist opens salon in Brixton

By Helena Biggs | 20 November 2018

Ama Quashie, a session manicurist, has launched her first nail salon in Brixton, London. The salon’s ethos is to amplify and accentuate the natural nail through premium traditional manicure and pedicure treatments. AMA also has a menu featuring polish and gel brands that are up to 90% natural, vegan and…

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Embracing natural beauty at Nails & Brows

By Sophie Nutt | 31 October 2018

At the beginning of this week, I was lucky enough to visit the beautiful Nails & Brows boutique in Mayfair, London – simply a stone’s throw from Green Park. Tucked away on Berkeley Street amongst an array of hotels and cool lunch spots, the beauty boutique catches your eye from…

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Londoner nail habits REVEALED!

By Kat Hill | 15 June 2018

On-demand beauty concierge, LeSalon, has revealed Londoners beauty habits thanks to a new survey. After over 6000 Londoners were surveyed, the results revealed that that the age range spending the most amount each month on beauty treatments is 45-54 at £138, and the age range spending the least is 25-34…

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