Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Looking at 96 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the exceptional quality of the professional tools and equipment, noting how incredibly helpful the educational masterclasses and staff members are during training. People also deeply appreciate the wonderful supportive online community and the consistently prompt customer service provided by the dedicated team. Though some customers noted occasional issues with product quality, such as defective items breaking down or failing to work properly after a short time. Some people were also quite dissatisfied with the strict return policy and the difficult experience of obtaining refunds for faulty purchases.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Fantastic desk lamp, bargain in the sale, only loses 1 star as the base pole is not movable , would be good if you could twist it so it has 360° movability. Fast delivery and good settings on brightne... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always a fantastic experience with Katie Barnes tool range, I’ve done courses, I’ve purchased big life changing products for my beauty business, I’ve tried things and stepped out of my comfort zone.... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

From start to finish - top service! Their social media approach focuses so well on how to's and why you need their products without being pushy or salesy. They also respond to every comment which is... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Russian manicure in person course The course was taught at kb hq, with kucy price being the educator. Lucy was so full if knowledge, and made me feel at ease. No question was a silly question... See more



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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Trustworthy exceptional brand

All of Katie Barnes collections are outstanding
I really trust this brand
Their customer service is great
Tools and electrical items are the best in my kit
This is my go to brand

12 October 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Aboustly outstanding products

Aboustly outstanding products, efile is amazing bring so much confidence to your work. The light is a game changer it lights up my liveroom. And the Dust collecter (me dusty) aboustly game changer I used have big massive one. And kb one amazing rechargeable aboustly spot on. And the nail art brushes are my go to brushes now. Xx

12 October 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb company

Superb company! Katie is so helpful and the masterclasses are brilliant 👏. The quality of everything from products to customer service honestly couldn't be better

7 October 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Fantastic desk lamp

Fantastic desk lamp, bargain in the sale, only loses 1 star as the base pole is not movable , would be good if you could twist it so it has 360° movability. Fast delivery and good settings on brightness

24 September 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Iv purchased many items from this…efile bits

Iv purchased many items from this company and there e-file tools are amazing the cuticle bit does an amazing job as the debulking bit also certainly worth every penny if you got the right tools then a good job gets done that's why I choose katie Barnes best all round

21 September 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I strongly advise others to think…

I strongly advise others to think carefully before buying from Katie Barnes Tool Range.

I purchased an electric nail file in 2024 (£209.30) which broke within 9 months. I had to pay tracked return postage and was initially told it hadn’t been received — only after I provided proof of delivery did they “find” it. They replaced the e-file, but the replacement broke again within 9 months.

When I asked for a refund, they refused, saying my warranty expired 12 months after the original purchase, even though the replacement failed well within what should be a reasonable lifespan. They have now refused to offer anything other than a paid repair, despite the product clearly not being durable.

Customer service has been extremely disappointing, and I have had to spend months chasing this up. I would not buy from them again and cannot recommend their products.

19 September 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely 5⭐️ on all products that I…

Absolutely 5⭐️ on all products that I have purchased and it’s a lot there all 11/10 amazing quality best of the best. Absolutely love the new brushes 👏 Katie and her team are fab thank you for all the hard work you put in for the nail industry 👸 💅🏽

11 September 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unclear and misleading marketing

Received a marketing email claiming 30% off site wide no exclusions or limitations contained on the email. Went online to purchase some items with the code which then didn’t work. Emailed the company who said the code wouldn’t work with newly released items. When I pointed out that their email didn’t state this and this was in breach of trading standard laws, I was blamed and guilt tripped as they are only a small family run business and didn’t appreciate my email. I have since been removed from their marketing emails and customer data base with immediate effect. The way the emails have been sent to me I wouldn’t want to purchase anything else and feel for new customers or anyone who has an issue.

10 September 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always superb

Katie barnes as a company always respond quickly and politely. They are very engaged with their customers. I have found the training and the equipment to be of a high standard and trust them with their products. I recently invested in their desk lamp and was very satisfied. I also have their efile and it has outlasted many of the files that my fellow classmates bought. I only buy my efile bits from them and best of all I love that they are a British company!

25 August 2025
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Katie Barnes Tool Range and Education

Always helpful and polite. Katie is hands on herself so you feel personally looked after. There are always offers, amazing Tenner Tuesday's, a loyalty points scheme. Fantastic support and masterclasses. The social media coverage is brilliant and fun. I cannot recommend this fabulous family business enough.

26 August 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Manipulates reviews on their website

I purchased a training course which didn’t meet expectations at all, it was described as a course with 5 videos each teaching a different technique. Once purchased it became apparent 4 out of the 5 videos were exactly the same, aside from a slight change of product but the same content was used on all. They asked for a review which I gave (an honest one) they failed to put it on their site alongside all the other great reviews. They also operate a ‘no refund’ policy on education courses but when the reviews on their site are misleading - the no refund policy seems a little unfair. Unfortunately wouldn’t recommend the online courses - the in person ones might be different.

3 June 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education

Hi Melissa,

Thank you for your feedback. We’re sorry to hear the course didn’t meet your expectations. Our aim is always to provide high quality, varied training, and we regret that this course fell short for you. Although as our policy does state education courses are non-refundable, your comments are important to us and will help us improve future online training. Your feedback will be reviewed by our education team and as part of your course purchase you have lifetime access and this includes any future updates if added at anytime. We’re glad you highlighted that in-person courses may be a different experience, and we hope we might welcome you to one in the future or you may try another course as we do usually receive great feedback on our courses.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service.Just purchased an efile at the price of…

Just purchased an efile at the price of £469 .. I haven’t even opened the box as I’m about to move to a new salon to find there’s a sale and it’s reduced to £329, 30% off. The policy stated that there’s no return or refund and basically if there’s a sale and you purchased full price it’s tough. I find it quite strange this is even a policy so do be aware as maybe this is a regular occurrence if you need to write it in your policy. They say sign up and you’ll see notifications. I did sign up .. as I bought the product as a first time buyer. Not sure how that helps as I’m sure it’s not advertised in advance. The email I received back when I asked if there was anything they could do was basically no but you can sign up to txt and get 25% off but as the efile is apparently already discounted at £469 it doesn’t work with any other offers not even 5% new customer so I never expected to see 30% off that product. Terrible customer service and absolutely couldn’t care less. I won’t buy another product and yet I had things in my basket I wanted to purchase so they have lost a new customer and many potential sales. Be aware that they must regularly discount so buy with caution as there is nothing you can do ..most companies that cared about customer service would have tried to do something to make this right. Just daylight robbery if you can reduce by so much. I regret making the purchase to such a company.
I’m not trying to damage any small business.. I am a small business owner I’m just telling a truth of bad customer service. It’s your policy and I adhere to that you reduced something £130 and think it’s ok. I would take anything back to a store and they would price match.. check out consumer rights but you actually put it in your policy, I haven’t seen this done before. But congrats you must be making a huge profit to take off £130. I wouldn’t purchase again from a company that has to do this. No one would want to lose that money I’m sorry you think it’s acceptable.

19 August 2025
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Reply from Katie Barnes Tool Range & Education

Hi Charlotte,

Thank you for taking the time to leave feedback, though we are saddened by your 1 star review.

Sales and promotions are a natural part of any business. Sometimes we purchase during a sale, sometimes we purchase before or after - that is simply how shopping works. Just as you wouldn’t expect to return to a supermarket and demand a refund because an item went on offer the next day, it isn’t reasonable to leave a damaging review against a small business for running a promotion.

We do understand it can be frustrating to miss a deal, which is why we’ve offered you a discount code for your future purchase. However, to try to harm a business’s reputation over missing a sale is disproportionate and unfair - especially when the very existence of these promotions allows us to offer more affordable prices to nail techs in the first place.

Sometimes you’ll catch a deal, sometimes you won’t - but that’s the nature of sales everywhere. We would kindly encourage you to reflect on your response; small businesses rely on honest, fair reviews, and leaving 1 star reviews because of a sale you missed is neither.

We hope you’ll take advantage of the discount we’ve given you and continue to enjoy our products going forward.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently received my Katie Barnes…

I recently received my Katie Barnes E-file, and it arrived super fast – very impressed with the delivery time! The design is sleek and professional, and I absolutely love the look of it. Although I haven’t used it on a client yet, I’ve tested it briefly and it’s incredibly quiet – which I already know will make a big difference during appointments. I can’t wait to start using it properly. So far, I’m really happy with my purchase!

31 July 2025
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