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Phenix Salon Suites launches competition to support UK hair & beauty talent

By Rebecca Hitchon | 16 April 2024

Phenix Salon Suites, which offers four UK locations and over 300 US sites for pros to rent, has unveiled the Phenix Grant, a competition to discover and support industry talent. Coinciding with the openings of suites in Liverpool and Nottingham, the competition is reminiscent of BBC TV show, Dragon’s Den,…

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British Beauty Council launches membership programme to increase opportunities for beauty workers

By Rebecca Hitchon | 6 April 2024

The British Beauty Council (BBCo) has introduced a membership programme to ‘increase educational, networking and lobbying opportunities for people working in various corners of the beauty industry’. British Beauty Council membership enables beauty industry professionals to access events, exclusive data, breaking news reports and business guidance, as well as play…

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The Great Scratch Shoot Out 2023: THE RESULTS

By Chloe Randall | 16 October 2023

After a range of impressive entries for this year’s The Great Scratch Shoot Out which were each so unique, the winners have been revealed… The top three prizes and the winner of the Voter’s Choice accolade were revealed at Olympia Beauty at ExCel, London, as well as via a live…

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Glitterbels introduces scented cuticle oils to nail product portfolio

By Chloe Randall | 5 October 2023

Glitterbels has announced two different scents of cuticle oil, in the scents pineapple and almond. With an improved formula, this oil helps to promote healthy and nourished nails, as well as growth. By recommending to clients to use this twice daily, applying the cuticle oil will help with acrylic, builder-bel…

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Annual leave & the nail professional – do you take enough?

By Chloe Randall | 22 June 2023

A recent analysis by Simply Business and Mental Health At Work, a programme curated by mental health charity Mind to support workplace mental health, revealed that 73% of SME owners take fewer than 20 days of annual leave per year. In addition, over half of SME owners (56%) say they have experienced poor…

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Subscription boxes

3 subscription boxes nail pros need to note

By Rebecca Hitchon | 1 April 2022

Are you looking for a way to channel your creativity, keep up-to-date with the latest nail trends, or open your mind to other product offerings? A nail box subscription might be for you! Scratch rounds up three UK subscription boxes for pros that you don’t want to miss… SKULLEN SUBS…

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Nail tech creates education subscription site to support learning needs of pros

By Rebecca Hitchon | 22 October 2021

Scratch chats to Chloe Corbishley-Bull, nail artist and founder of education subscription platform Pretty Little You Academy, about her membership service and its benefits for fellow pros… For Chloe, from Stamford, Lincolnshire, the time that coronavirus lockdowns brought was a chance to revaluate her nail career. The nail artist, who spent…

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