Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Laura Watson

Popular nail technician opens bright pink warehouse as she expands her business empire

A North Staffordshire nail technician who has amassed tens of thousands of followers on social media has unveiled a new, bright pink warehouse in the city.

Thirty year-old Annabel Maginnis has been a nail technician for around 10 years.

She runs the Nails by Annabel salon in Newcastle-under-Lyme and also hosts masterclasses for aspiring beauticians.

READ MORE: Couple start home interiors business after house renovation becomes Instagram hit

Over the last decade, her impressive nail art has helped her attract almost 500,000 followers on Instagram and more than 175,000 on Facebook.

Now the artistic mother-of-one has is expanding her empire with a huge new warehouse in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent.

The unit - which is bright pink - will be home to a new brand, called Glitterbels, which will offer a range of acrylic powders, gel polishes and crystals for other nail technicians.

Annabel, who lives in Newcastle-under-Lyme, started her career doing her clients' nails in her mums kitchen.

Click here to sign up to the daily BusinessLive email

She told StokeonTrentLive: "I enjoyed getting my nails done so I asked my nail technician to train me.

"I did struggle for a bit but you persevere and keep going. I started in my mum's kitchen and she would give out champagne to my clients but my husband Elliott encouraged me to open my own salon.

"I never thought I'd get this far."

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.