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Pro Beauty North Nail Competitions 2024: THE RESULTS

By Rebecca Hitchon | 1 October 2024

The Professional Beauty North (PB North) exhibition took place in Manchester Central, 29-30 September, and hosted a variety of nail competitions for professionals and students. The judging board was chaired…

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Want to improve focus & aid precision at the nail desk? You need this Slimline Lamp from The Daylight Company

By Lilly Delmage | 1 October 2024

Improve your focus and aid precise nail styling with Slimline 4™ from The Daylight Company: a sleek, stylish and essential lamp for your nail space. Whether you’re snapping a nailfie…

Imposter syndrome for nail techs: What it is & how to overcome it

By Lilly Delmage | 30 September 2024

Nail pros share their experiences with imposter syndrome and offer tips to help overcome it… Have you ever felt undeserving or that success is beyond your means? Perhaps you’ve felt…

Meet HD Professional Nail Systems: a brand dedicated to raising standards via award-winning education & products

By Rebecca Hitchon | 30 September 2024

What should pros look for in a nail brand? Products that help to elevate artistry, high-quality education and a passionate team behind-the-scenes are key qualities – and HD Professional Nail…

Junk nails: What is the maximalist manicure trend seen at Fashion Week?

By Lilly Delmage | 29 September 2024

Junk nails have dominated Fashion Week runways, replacing the clean girl aesthetic with nails covered in mix ‘n’ match, 3D embellishments. Junk nails are essentially anything you would find in…

Introducing TGB Spa: the luxury Brighton beauty space from the founder of The GelBottle Inc

By Rebecca Hitchon | 28 September 2024

Daisy Kalnina, founder of The GelBottle Inc (TGB) nail brand and travel and interiors business, by DKollection, has merged her two passions to create TGB Spa. The ‘minimalist meets modern…

Nail pros: Do you compare yourself to other techs? Here’s how to combat it

By Jo Tompkins | 27 September 2024

As nail techs and beauty professionals, we often catch ‘comparisonitis’, where we constantly measure our success against others. We see the flawless work and fully booked schedules of other nail…

Struggling with work-life balance as a beauty pro & mum? This Facebook group can help

By Rebecca Hitchon | 26 September 2024

Are you a busy mother running a nail/beauty business, who wants to achieve a healthy work-life balance and earn an amazing income? Home salon owner, Kate Joyner, established Facebook group,…

Nail techs embrace autumn with woodland animal-inspired manicures: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge

By Lilly Delmage | 26 September 2024

Check out entries to the 25 September 2024 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: Woodland animals. Each nail…

The Manchester tech who created her ‘dream nail salon’ in 4 days

By Lilly Delmage | 25 September 2024

Olivia Riley is the Bolton-based tech behind Olivia May Studio, a space she transformed into the salon of her dreams in just four days. The manicurist got the keys to…

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Builder Gel Workshops with PersoNAILity founder, Jenni Coles

Train in Builder Gel with Celebrity Manicurist and our founder, Jenni Draper Take your skills to the next level with…

Scratch Stars Awards: Entry open

The Scratch Stars Awards is a prestigious annual event that celebrates excellence, innovation and creativity within the UK&I nail sector. Launched in 2012,…