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1 month ago | 
professionalbeauty.co.uk | Kezia Parkins
Updated on 18th Mar 2025 Are you thinking about taking on an apprentice in your salon, clinic or spa? Here is what you need to know... While short courses can be great for teaching professionals news skills, Jacqui O’Sullivan, educator and competition director, warns to be cautious of those that don’t require a reasonable level of base knowledge and experience. “A red flag for any course is one that promises to qualify you in just one day.
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1 month ago | 
professionalbeauty.co.uk | Kezia Parkins
Updated on 14th Mar 2025 CACI has reformulated its Eye Revive Serum, a fast-absorbing, vegan-friendly serum that helps to firm, smooth, hydrate and brighten the delicate eye area, working to reduce dark circles, under-eye bags, puffiness, fine lines and wrinkles. Key actives include the trademarked Brighlette complex of marine extracts to brighten and even under-eye skin tone, plus Matrixyl 3000 – a combination of peptides that promote collagen and elastin production.
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1 month ago | 
professionalbeauty.co.uk | Kezia Parkins
Updated on 05th Mar 2025 In an Instagram announcement, Arnold said: “This change fills me with nothing but inspiration and excitement for the future.
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1 month ago | 
professionalbeauty.co.uk | Kezia Parkins
Updated on 01st Mar 2025 @janarnoldcnd 18.3k@cndworld 298kJan Arnold is the co-founder and style director of CND, the company responsible for the household-name brand Shellac. With her iconic bleached bowl cut, fabulous fits and outrageous nail art, Arnold is the high-fashion face of the brand. As such, for decades, CND has been a go-to brand during fashion weeks, collaborating with designers including Alexander Wang, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs and Carolina Herrera.
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1 month ago | 
professionalbeauty.co.uk | Kezia Parkins
Updated on 26th Feb 2025 Carly Utting, senior artist at MAC Cosmetics, will be joining Dominic Skinner on the Trends & Techniques stage for a Makeup Masterclass, where the duo will be demonstrating the hottest makeup trends of 2025. Register now for free... Colour theory is a science used in the creative fields to capture the attention of anyone viewing a piece of work.
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2 months ago | 
professionalbeauty.co.uk | Kezia Parkins
Published 06th Jan 2025 "I get at least four or five emails per week about the longevity of gel-polish manis and 98% of the time it’s due to incorrect nail preparation. Nail prep is sadly often rushed and its importance is forgotten. It’s not until nail techs are having issues with the gel-polish peeling and chipping that they realise they are missing out the most important part of any service," says Tina Bell, head of education at Pure Nails and owner of Totally Polished Nails & Beauty.
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2 months ago | 
professionalbeauty.co.uk | Kezia Parkins
Updated on 18th Feb 2025 Shea Osei will be joining us at Professional Beauty London on Monday 3rd March at 1pm on the PB Live Lounge discussing 'Dreaming big in beauty: making it as a session nail tech. Register now for free... I started doing nails at 14. I initially got interested in nails because my mom used to spend hours in the nail salon. I just ended up getting so intrigued with how artistic the process is and how the nail tech could draw and design on such tiny canvases.
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2 months ago | 
shorturl.at | Kezia Parkins
Updated on 13th Feb 2025 Manicures have become more fantastical over the past few years with 3D elements, new mediums and embellishments making for otherworldly looks, with “Sea Witchery” set to be a big trend this year, according to Pinterest. “You've got the dark sea witch which is more of a siren vibe, and then you've got the lighter sea witch, more like a mermaid,” explains award-winning nail tech Kirsty Meakin. “You can do it on long or short nails, but you need to have a bit of texture.
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2 months ago | 
professionalbeauty.co.uk | Kezia Parkins
Published 14th Feb 2025 Exosomes are tiny vesicles secreted by cells that play a crucial role in intercellular communication. Not to be confused with polynucleotides, some exosomes like E-50 are also collected from the testes of salmon. “They are nano-particles naturally released from cells, especially stem cells,” says Dr Sof Rimouche, who runs Dr. Sof Plastic Surgery in Cheshire.
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2 months ago | 
professionalbeauty.co.uk | Kezia Parkins
Updated on 13th Feb 2025 Manicures have become more fantastical over the past few years with 3D elements, new mediums and embellishments making for otherworldly looks, with “Sea Witchery” set to be a big trend this year, according to Pinterest. “You've got the dark sea witch which is more of a siren vibe, and then you've got the lighter sea witch, more like a mermaid,” explains award-winning nail tech Kirsty Meakin. “You can do it on long or short nails, but you need to have a bit of texture.
