Salon in the Spotlight: Nails Bab, Birmingham
“My studio is my second home,” laughs owner, Rosie Lynall. “I feel so lucky to do something I’m so passionate about and help people feel good about themselves in the process.” Based in the Custard Factory, Digbeth, Rosie’s studio is a reflection of her artistic streak. “I come from a…
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Salon Standards Alliance formed to raise awareness of beauty salon health & safety
A number of nail techs and business owners have launched the Salon Standards Alliance, an organisation to create videos for consumers in the UK & Ireland to help them understand and promote safe salon practice. “The idea stemmed from a ‘Madge’s Chat Show‘ Zoom group organised by Marian Newman,” comments…
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So you wanna be a nail tech? New book shares insight into working in the industry
A nail technician from London has written a book to highlight what it’s like to work in the nail industry and help navigate some of the issues that existing workers face. Thirty-year-old Natifa Mai wrote So You Wanna Be A Nail Tech? over 11 weeks while grounded in Jamaica during…
Read MoreLeighton Denny MBE returns to run namesake nail brand
Multi award-winning nail technician and brand founder, Leighton Denny MBE, has returned to the helm of the Leighton Denny Expert Nails brand following a five year break. Founded in 2005, the brand is now manufactured by Prestige Nail Care and Leighton’s return coincides with LDEN’s 15th anniversary on 30 June.…
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Learn about Light Elegance Hard Gel with handy ‘Come On Over’ kit
Nailists trained to apply enhancements can learn more about Light Elegance Hard Gels with the handy ‘Come On Over Kit‘, which simplifies the line of LE Hard Gels. Ideal for new customers, it provides product suggestions and videos for natural nail manicures, glitter gel overlays and extensions. The kit offers…
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Dazzle clients with Diamond Gel from Saint Nails
Add eye-catching sparkle to nails with the Diamond Gel range from Saint Nails. Each of the 18 dazzling shades is available in a 5ml stackable pot with brush and has a high viscosity for superior glitz and shine. Shades include the golden Distinct, blue toned Regal and pretty pink Class.…
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What it takes to be a Bio Sculpture Gel brand mentor
Nail colour and care brand, Bio Sculpture, has appointed 21 mentors to represent the brand in the UK and serve up inspiration, advice and techniques for fellow pros and those interested in using the products. Originating from South Africa, Bio Sculpture has been creating quality gel nail products for over…
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Why I’ve installed nail desk screens in my salon
Kara Kotsonis, founder of the award-winning NailSquad Nail Bar in Deal, Kent, reveals why she has added perspex screens to the salon’s nail desks… The official government guidelines for the re-opening of nail salons are due to be released shortly. Most of the proposed guidelines seem straightforward but there has been…
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5 ways to prevent burnout in the nail salon
Janan Saher, director of Aviva Day Spa in Luton, shares advice on how to avoid burnout… As the old saying goes, ‘prevention is better than cure’, and this is something we all need to prioritise while we prepare for the new year. It’s important to recognise beauty pro burnout in both yourself…
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Salon Chat series serves up opportunity for beauty pros to relax & converse
Two techs, from two separate UK locations, have come together during lockdown to deliver a relaxed & fun community chat four days a week. Salon Chat takes place on Instagram LIVE at 8pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays courtesy of Kelly Colley of Lavish Nails, Cheshunt and Isabel Porter of…
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#NOWTRENDING: Rainbow camo & intergalactic nail by Scott Featherstone
Get to know Scott Featherstone of Dapper & Dolly, as he shares some eye-catching nail creations and inspirations… “I began my nail journey back in 2015. It was an accident really and was never in my plans,” Scott reveals. “I’d been working for my local council for 14 years and…
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Indigo Nails Lab storms UK market with products & training
Polish nail brand, Indigo Nails Lab, has upped its presence in the UK sector with a transformed website, education programme and speedy turnaround on product delivery. Famed for training technicians to achieve incredible success on the competition circuit (with around 2000 medals to date), the brand offers products to ‘ease…
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Enhance nail skills with free seminars from IKON.IQ Nails UK educators
The UK education team at Ikon.iq has created an online education schedule to deliver to techs during lockdown. Designed to inspire, motivate and excite nail techs during this uncertain time, this series of courses is about building each other up while enhancing skills. “On a personal level as an educator…
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Update your nail art skills with online classes from Lecenté
Lecenté partners are hosting a series of online classes to help techs upskill and learn new nail art techniques and designs. The ‘Discovery Series’ features classes hosted by Jenny Nagorski, Emily Geer and Amanda Trivett, and Lecenté’s lead educator, Theresa Foddering. Delivered via Zoom with a maximum of five students…
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Kenyan nail tech & pastor shares how nail services have flourished in city of Narok
In a bid to take care of his family, John Mwangi, known to many as Mwangi Cutex, began a journey with nails 14 years ago. Starting out mobile on the streets of his city Narok in Kenya, John literally sat kerbside and painted the nails of abiding women as they…
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