Bournemouth nail tech creates online security course to protect nail businesses & their clients
A whopping $3.25 billion is generated by cyber crime on social media and 160,000 Facebook profiles are hacked every day. While many of us would say that we are cyber crime savvy, what precautions do you take to ensure that not only your information but also your client’s data is…
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T Level qualification for hair & beauty renamed to reflect content
The T Level technical qualification in Hair, Beauty & Aesthetics has been renamed as a result of amendments made to its online content. Retitled as the ‘T Level technical qualification in Hairdressing, Barbering & Beauty Therapy‘, the qualification has seen a transition away from aesthetics and the inclusion of barbering.…
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Nail tech creates education subscription site to support learning needs of pros
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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In need of support? Check out the Facebook group to empower beauty pros
Beauty therapist Zaara King is a woman on a mission; a mission to help fellow pros avoid burnout and create a better balance between their work and personal lives. Zaara ‘learnt the hard way’ when it came to balancing her business with family time and continued development. Keen to share…
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Charity supports cancer sufferers in lockdown with virtual nailcare workshops
Cancer support charity, Look Good Feel Better, has launched virtual make-up, skincare, hair and nailcare workshops for those affected by the disease. The charity, which has been offering free confidence-boosting workshops across the UK for over 20 years, adapted its services in March 2020 owing to the pandemic, switching to…
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Is your beauty course reputable? Here’s 8 ways to tell…
The team at Beauty Courses Online shares advice on choosing a reputable nail or beauty course… Unlike other industries in which poor practitioners can take some time to surface, a bad nail or beauty treatment is visible on a client straight away – so it’s hard to fake success. There…
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Keen to enhance nail skills at home? Check out Edu-Mats
Learn one stroke, fine line, mixed media skills and more with an exciting nail training innovation from Derbyshire tech, Melanie Lewendon. The celebrated educator and Scratch Stars 2020/21 finalist has created a series of ‘Edu-Mats’ packages, which each include access to an in-depth, online course and a reusable practise mat…
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5 ways to improve your online nail & beauty tutorials
You don’t have to be a teacher to create tutorials for your customers. There are two kinds of tutorials: short ‘how to at home’ demonstrations for consumers and more in depth, factual lessons for professionally trained techs, taught by qualified teachers. They serve different purposes and offer different results. Owing…
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From stage to salon..training as a nail tech during covid-19
Jody Zimmerman decided to train as a nail tech when the global pandemic hit, affecting her career in the arts as a musical theatre performer. She explains how she came to the decision to retrain and how she has found the industry so far… “Training as a nail technician is…
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Covid career changes: Why I decided to train as a nail tech during lockdown
Sophie Akerman decided to train as a nail technician during the Covid-19 pandemic after being forced to work from home gave her time to reflect on her career path. She shares with Scratch the highlights and the challenges of her nail journey so far. “I was fortunate enough to keep…
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