Posts by Helena Biggs
Add vibrant colour to nails with Gems rainbow gel polish collection
Multi award-winning nail tech, Gemma Lambert, has unveiled the latest collection in her own-brand gel polish line. The Taste The Rainbow range features 12 bold and punchy shades – including one glitter; like the gold at the end of a rainbow. Ideal for summer manis and pedis, there’s a shade to suit any skin tone…
Read MoreUpdate 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 in each class, the intimate…
Read MorePrepare to reopen with free Barbicide® Covid-19 Certification Course
Leading beauty disinfection provider, Barbicide, has launched a free online Covid-19 certification course, designed to equip beauty professionals with the knowledge to perform even safer services when returning to work. The course reveals how Covid-19 is transmitted and the symptoms and risks before detailing practical considerations for beauty pros such as PPE, surface cleaning and…
Read MoreHD Brows supports stylists with virtual money-making initiative
HD Brows is calling on brow clients to help support their brow stylist as part of the #BackYourBrowBoss initiative. While beauty therapists and brow stylists are not able to generate income from treatments throughout lockdown, the initiative allows them promote products to help clients groom their brows at home – and earn a commission for…
Read MoreBeauty businesses NOT included in 15 June govt reopening plan
In an address to the nation on Monday 25 May, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that non-essential retail shops ‘will be expected to be able to reopen from 15 June’ – however this does not include hairdressers, nail bars and beauty salons. Outdoor markets and car showrooms will be able to reopen from 1 June…
Read MoreNail tech launches collection of hand & nail illustrations to raise funds for charity
Shropshire based nail tech, Rosemarie Jones, has been utilising lockdown to exercise her creativity and raise funds for the Women’s Equality Party & NHS Charities. The keen artist, who has been working as a tech for six years and has experience in graphic design, has been creating illustrations of friends, family and pets which are…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Scotland announces that ‘retail services’ can reopen in Phase 3
The Scottish Government has released a 46-page document detailing its route map out of lockdown. The COVID-19 – Framework for Decision Making outlines that personal retail services including hairdressers (and presumably beauty salons) can open in phase three ‘with appropriate distancing and hygiene measures’. However, no dates have been announced alongside each phase. “We can’t…
Read MoreCraving bright nails? Meet the Summer Squeeze shades from Light Elegance
Get set for a colour frenzy when you can start tending to the nails of clients – and embrace their need for bright hues with the Summer Squeeze collection from Light Elegance. Inspired by the fresh colours and textures of fruits, the 12 hues serve up a palette of fruity crèmes, succulent shimmers and sun-catching…
Read MoreFacebook & Instagram set up Shops feature for businesses
Facebook and Instagram have launched Shops, a feature that allows consumers to buy and sell products directly on both platforms in a few clicks – without having to leave the app. If you have a Facebook business page, you can add a shop. Free to set up, businesses can choose the products they wish to feature and…
Read MoreOnline nail championship calls for entries from techs across the globe
NailOn Global Nail Championship has launched – offering an opportunity for techs worldwide to keep creativity levels high, regardless of skill level. Created by the team at Innovation Beauty Academy, Northampton, NailOn presents three divisions; Novice, Professional and Master, with five categories in each. Entrants can choose to enter up to all of the below…
Read MoreNHBF releases reopening guide for hair & beauty businesses
The National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) has released ‘Back to business’ guidelines for hair & beauty salons and barbershops, following the following the publication of the government’s Covid-19 Recovery Strategy. The guide covers how business owners can recover after the coronavirus lockdown, what safety precautions they will need to take once operating, and how…
Read MoreEmbrace bright pastels with 5 Evo summer nail colours
Bio Sculpture has added five shades to its Evo gel polish range. The 2020 summer collection comprises bright pastel hues, each with a high gloss mirror shine and densely rich cosmetic grade pigments. Shanna is a soft dusty pastel blue Becca is a striking pinky-purple pastel Minki V is a warm summer coral with a…
Read MoreNail tech embraces lockdown with A-Z nail art challenge
Melanie Lewendon, Scratch Stars Mixed Media Artist of the Year finalist 2020, has been keeping her creative streak alive through an A-Z nail art challenge. The talented tech has been creating one mixed media nail design a day for every day of lockdown, each themed around a different letter of the alphabet. “I started this…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Furloughed workers & what it means for business
Tina Chander, partner & head of the employment team at Midlands law firm, Wright Hassall, deals with employment law issues for businesses of all sizes. Here, she reveals what being ‘furloughed’ means amidst the coronavirus crisis… The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is designed to help businesses that would otherwise be forced to lay off staff in…
Read MoreStaffordshire Nail Academy announces new premises & courses for techs
Staffordshire Nail Academy has announced that it will be moving its training courses to a bigger premises in Cannock, and expanding its training offerings for new and existing techs. Run by husband and wife team, Andy and Hannah Garbett, the duo has a vision to be a leading provider in the nail sector, and alongside…
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