Posts by Helena Biggs
Nail tech turns her hand to building NHS ventilators during pandemic
From crafting nail styles to building ventilators: Holly Sutherland put her time away from the nail desk to excellent use when she responded to an advert by Ford Cars. The founder of Nails by Holly in Thurrock, Essex, found herself out of work from mid-March to July when the coronavirus pandemic put a halt on…
Read MoreBehind the Brand: Meet Oksana Boitmane, founder of Luxe Gel Professional
The Luxe Gel Professional brand was founded in Latvia in 2016 by creative personality, Oksana Boitmane. Her vision was to create a luxury, quality, reliable, innovative and trend-led nail care range at a fair price that met the needs of nail pros – and the vision has become a very successful reality. The first products…
Read MoreCreate stunning enhancements at speed with SNA Quick Tips
Are you struggling to squeeze all your enhancement services into the day? SNA Professional has launched Quick Tips, full cover soft gel nail extensions that help you create stunning designs in a viable time. Available in 13 styles, the full cover tips are pre shaped and structured for ease and longevity, so you can focus…
Read MoreHelp support CRY charity with special nail art mix & craft kit
Award-winning Bournemouth tech, Lauren McBride, has teamed up with Crystal Parade to launch a special charity crystal nail art mix and craft kit. The craft kit, which features over 300 Swarovski, Preciosa and Zodiac crystals, cabochons and pearls, is in honour of Tiffany Andrews, who lost her life aged 15 in April 2019 to sudden…
Read MoreMaintain optimum hygiene measures with Cuccio’s single-use mani/pedi packs
Cuccio has launched disposable mani & pedi packs; ideal for session and mobile nailists and for promoting optimum hygiene practice in-salon. Designed to reduce the risk of cross contamination, the single-use packs contain everything needed to prep the nails for a standard mani or pedi service. The manicure pack contains a nail buffer, nail file…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Close contact beauty services can resume from 1 August
Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has announced that close contact beauty services such as facials, lash and brow treatments, can resume in England from 1 August. This follows the announcement that nail and beauty businesses could reopen from 13 July – but no treatments could be carried out in the ‘high risk zone’, directly in front…
Read MoreBeautyStack to host march in London to ‘Bring Beauty Back’
BeautyStack, supported by bodies including the British Beauty Council & Telegraph Beauty, is hosting a march in London to ‘bring beauty back’. The march, on 19 July 12-1.30pm, hopes to highlight the need and desire for beauty professionals to return to work and continue all services post-lockdown. “Financially, beauty has been the forgotten industry in…
Read MoreKeep nail styles cool this summer with 6 shades from Artistic Nail Design
Artistic Nail Design has launched the Cool As It Gets collection; six fun and vibrant nail shades inspired by ways to keep cool in the summer heat. The hues are available in Colour Gloss, Colour Revolution and Perfect Dip, dependent on your client’s preference and their desired wear time. The shades feature affectionate names, including:…
Read MoreCND™ adds limited edition nail shade to Shellac™ range
Designed to embody the playful, carefree memories of growing up, CND™ has launched Happy Child, a limited edition shade in its CND Shellac™ formula. The soft, blush pink shade should be applied over CND Shellac™ Base Coat in two coats, curing between each coat before applied desired CND Shellac™ Top Coat. “This limited-edition delicate dusky…
Read MoreScratch Stars 2020: Judging days & party postponed until spring/summer 2021
After much consideration and assessment, Scratch magazine has decided to postpone the Scratch Stars Awards judging days and Scratch Stars Party until spring/summer 2021. The format and all finalists, sponsors and judges remain the same; it is just the dates that are being postponed. The coronavirus pandemic and later-than-anticipated reopening of nail and beauty businesses…
Read MoreEnhance nail strength with refreshed OPI GelColor essentials
OPI has refreshed its GelColor base and top coat essentials to enhance the flexibility and strength of the natural nail – and aid long-term wear. Stay Classic Base Coat has improved packaging and is the ideal foundation for GelColor services for clients with normal nails and/or those that visit nail professionals every two weeks. Stay…
Read More#NOWTRENDING: Oyster shell style nails by Paiwa Loves
For a nail artist that lives close to a shoreline in Rye, East Sussex, it was only fitting that she create a set of oyster shell style nails – and they’re a delight to behold. After working with children for 20 years, Paiwa Drew, who goes by the business handle ‘Paiwa Loves‘, sought a more…
Read MoreClawgasmic nail network offers monthly inspo & support
A season nail artist has created a subscription based website to offer regular video nail art tutorials. Chan, aka @chan_littlebitsnails, has pooled a team of eight other talented techs who will each create a tutorial video and submit it to subscription based website, The Clawgasmic Nail Network every month, for subscribers to access. “My partner,…
Read MoreAward-winning nail tech hosts business masterclass for fellow pros
Metta Francis, Scratch Stars Hall of Fame nailist and owner of Nails By Mets, has launched #NBMBizClub – an online platform to serve up business advice for fellow pros. Metta, who holds a BSc (Hons) Business & Management degree has attended a number of social media courses and masterclasses over the years, which propelled her…
Read MoreCuccio reveals gel polish range in handy 9ml bottles
Are you considering trying a new brand or simply want to squeeze more gel polish shades in your kit? Cuccio Europe has unveiled handy 9ml bottles of its gel polish range, Veneer, so you can benefit from a more diverse colour collection at a low cost. Veneer’s standard bottle size is 13ml, but Cuccio has…
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