Nail Tech Talk: Leanne Briggs of Empowering Beauty
Rebranding her business to Empowering Beauty, Leanne Briggs reveals the meaning behind her name choice and shares the story behind her luxury mobile nail and beauty business… Growing up, Leanne’s mother was a hairdresser, giving her exposure to the beauty industry from a young age. Attending college at the age of…
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Halo serves up 12 sweet Patisserie-style builder gel shades in Hema-free formula
Nail brand, Halo, has expanded its EasiBuild range with 12 Hema-free shades. Inspired by delectable treats from the patisserie, the collection features shades to suit all skin tones; from creamy pinks and nudes to chocolatey, coffee-style hues. Ideal for creating salon-style sculpts, the EasiBuild formula can be used with forms…
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Nail Tech Talk: Monica Malfa of The Cosmic Nails Club
Discover the personal significance behind Monica Malfa’s choice of The Cosmic Nails Club as the name for her beauty business, as she reveals her next steps in the nail industry… With a background in marketing spanning nine years, Monica Malfa was head of department at a trade-exclusive printing company when…
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Nail pros: Here’s how changing your mindset can help you earn £3-5k a month
What do you do for a living? “I just do nails.” I was never interested in nails and beauty when I was younger. In fact, I bit my nails until I was 25! I was embarrassed by them though, and finally managed to (sort of) kick the habit. And that’s…
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Salon in the Spotlight: Nails By Sharon Gabrielle, Hertfordshire
Following a diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in her eye in March 2021, Sharon Goodway reflected on her 16-year job in the finance sector and decided that she wanted to pursue a creative career. She enrolled on a course with Bio Sculpture in June 2022 and on qualifying, decided to hand…
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The Scratch Social at Premiere Orlando
Scratch, the leading resource for nail industry news, is on a continued mission to share nail content and unite the global industry, and will be hosting its first networking event outside of the UK. Co-founders, Scott Derbyshire and Alex Fox, and managing editor, Helena Biggs, will attend the Premiere Orlando…
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Meet the mums navigating nail careers alongside motherhood
Learn about mums who manicure, as three mothers share their journeys navigating nail careers alongside various stages of motherhood… Katie Turner of Radiant Nails, Devon Katie Turner has two children, one of whom has been diagnosed with autism, sensory processing disorder and pathological demand avoidance. “It’s always been a challenge…
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Nail Tech Talk: Kimberley Hearn of byKIMI Nails
Seeking a career that offers flexibility around her family, Kimberley Hearn of byKIMI Nails shares her journey of establishing her nail business around her three children. Kim spent eight years working in the car industry, but was furloughed for 10 months during the pandemic, followed by maternity leave with her…
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Salon in the Spotlight: Nini’s, Portrush NI
On a visit to her wife’s native town of Portrush, Northern Ireland, in Easter 2022, an empty premises beside the sea caught Naoise McGeer-Letson’s eye. Formerly a hairdressers, the original shop had closed due to the pandemic and remained empty since, until it was transformed into Nini’s salon. Moving from…
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Nails techs: Here’s how you can raise your business profile
Scratch Stars award-winner 2022 & 2023, Clare Woodcock, founder of Surrey-based mobile beauty business, The Nail Club, shares key ways to raise your profile as a nail pro… You’ve got your business up and running, you have a handful of loyal clients and you feel confident in your work. Now,…
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