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No Shows: Are you Coping?
We seem to have entered a far more aggressive ‘cancel culture’! Restaurants and pubs are reporting a horrific number of ‘no shows’ where it can…
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Diversity, Inclusivity, LGBT: what does it mean for nail professionals?
Whether you embrace it or not; whether you agree or not; whether it offends you or not, this is now all part of the 21st…
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Can salons survive after lockdown?
Can we? Yes, we can! But not if you do what you’ve always done! We have woken up out of this long hard year to…
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Marketing Claims: hypoallergenic, ‘free from’, vegan, cruelty free.
This is a brief description on what all these mean (or should mean!). You may see that many claims are just marketing stories and have…
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HEMA: why is it being demonised?
HEMA (hydroxyethyl methacrylate) has become one of the most talked about ingredients over the last few years! It is an ingredient that is used in…
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National Occupational Standards: what are they?
It was officially announced recently that new NOS (National Occupational Standards) for Nail Services have been formally approved. See the Press Release HERE. This news…
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Has nail anatomy changed?
Nail services e.g. manicure, nail enhancements etc. have evolved over decades. In each country they have evolved in many different ways. What one country believes…
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Non-toxic gel polish: Does it exist?
First of all you need to understand what ‘toxic’ means! Everything on this earth has a safe and unsafe level of toxicity. Toxic means something…
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Brand training: shall I? Or shall I give it a miss?
You’ve done your training and are out working as a professional nail technician. Maybe you did your beginner training years ago and have been working…
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