For co-founder Charlotte Henson, the partnership is especially meaningful: “Before Mike and I created HONA, I was a salon owner for eight years and would always order my general stock through Ellisons. “To now see the products that we’ve created available to purchase on their website fills me with such pride. “Ellisons is a distributor …
A new industry report has shone a light on the financial pressures shaping UK salons, and the practical tools that could help beauty professionals build stronger, more sustainable businesses A new report published by Timely, in partnership with financial education platform The Curve, has exposed the growing financial insecurity facing the UK’s hair and beauty …
On Monday November 17, the Beauty Directors Club and the Hair and Beauty Industry Authority (Habia) hosted the first of a new series of Beauty Round Up events. Taking place at Trafford College in Manchester, the networking event provided beauty salon and skin clinic owners, managers and professionals with the opportunity to connect with brands …
The Babtac & Cibtac Awards 2025 winners were revealed on Sunday (November 9) during a black-tie dinner at The Fairmont Windsor Park in Berkshire. This year, the event had 22 categories, created to celebrate salons, spas, beauty therapists, trainers and students. Babtac Awards 2025 winners Advanced AestheticianCarole Lacey, Waterside Aesthetics Beauty TherapistJoanna Bojarska, Beauty by Joanna Bojarska …
Wolverhampton Council has introduced an initiative to improve standards in non-surgical cosmetic treatments Businesses offering aesthetic procedures such as botulinum toxin, dermal fillers and chemical peels are being urged to sign up for a new voluntary safety standard scheme launched by City of Wolverhampton Council. The scheme, believed to be the first council-run initiative of its kind in the UK, …
Independent UK salon NKD has edged closer to a victory as cosmetics giant L’Oréal scales back its trademark challenge. Just ahead of the hearing, which takes place today (November 5), L’Oréal reduced the scope of its objections to NKD owner Rebecca Dowdeswell’s trademark application for NKD. The dispute began in September 2022, when Dowdeswell applied …
A landmark Upper Tribunal ruling is expected to have major implications for how VAT is applied to aesthetic and cosmetic treatments performed by medically registered practitioners in the UK. Until now, there has been some debate as to whether or not aesthetic treatments should be subject to VAT if they are carried out by a …
Sleep tourism emerges as a leading wellness travel trend for 2025 As the colder months set in, more travellers are swapping adventure holidays for restorative escapes. Sleep tourism – the wellness travel trend centred around rest and recovery – is surging, with 94% of travellers in the US and Europe now searching exclusively for wellness destinations that …