The Nail Art Academy achieves City & Guilds Assured status for Professional Nail Technician Master Course

By Jess Watts | 26 September 2026

One of the courses offered by nail education provider, The Nail Art Academy, has achieved City & Guilds Assured status. Scratch spoke to academy founder & Nailympia judge, Dinupa Jayasooriya, to find out more… Established in Sri Lanka in 2016, The Nail Art Academy introduced UK-based training in 2023. Since…

Nail educator Rachel Lunn discusses the attitude towards nail education, the importance of elevating industry standards & the power of practice

By Alex Fox | 13 June 2021

Great expectations …by Rachel Lunn @rachel­.lunn_nails https://m.facebook.com/The-Nailroom-254269057922527/ @rachel­.lunn_nails I trained as a nail tech in 2003. Gel polish had not yet been born and the trend was pink & white acrylic enhancements, one colour polish or a manicure. Nails were just starting to grow into a more popular service that everyone…