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20 nail products you’ll love for Valentine’s Day 2025

By Rebecca Hitchon | 31 January 2025

‘Tis the season of love, so we’ve rounded up 20 love-ly nail products – from gel polishes to nail lacquers and glitter – that will set hearts aflutter this Valentine’s Day…

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Tammy Koslowski House Of Naf Glasgow

Why Glasgow? Founder of nail company, House of NAF! shares heritage & success story

By Helena Biggs | 25 January 2025

Glasgow-based House of NAF! is the umbrella company of the multi award-winning NAF! Salon, NAF! School, and hand & skincare product lines, NAF! Stuff and NAF! Professionals. Founded by manicurist, Tammy Koslowski, in 2015, NAF! has become a renowned destination for clients seek quality beauty services, products and education, and…

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Keysie Brian Gregor Eadie Scotland

How a Scottish inventor & son created a product nail enthusiasts can’t live without

By Helena Biggs | 23 January 2025

Have you ever damaged a nail opening a can, prying open the clips of photo frames or opening keyrings? It’s these nuisances that led husband and son duo, Brian and Gregor Eadie, to create Keysie: a handy device to save nails from unnecessary damage. It was Gregor who approached his…

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Behind the Brand: Explore why sanitiser company, Kindr, stands out

By Chloe Randall | 28 October 2021

Kate Thompson decided to create her own range of alcohol-free, Covid-19 effective sanitisers after suffering all her life with dry, sensitive skin. “The start of the pandemic left my hands cracked and painful with the overuse of alcohol-based sanitisers. My youngest daughter also has sensitive skin and I had noticed…

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Hermès, Louboutin, Dior & more: The high-fashion brands putting their name to nail polish lines

By Lilly Delmage | 25 October 2021

Scratch puts the spotlight on the high fashion brands dipping their fingers and toes into nail colour lines… Hermès Birkin owners can match their manis to their handbags, as Hermès has become the latest luxury brand to serve up a nail line. Les Mains Hermès launched on 15 October 2021…

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Behind the Brand: Meet the girl power behind salon bookings app, PamperBook

By Chloe Randall | 22 October 2021

Founded by Jody Riley, PamperBook is a booking app for salons and freelancers which works as your pocket PA, meaning you can manage your client bookings from anywhere and at any time. Jody, a former salon owner, created the app after she found herself wasting hours of her day organising…

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How NexGen Nails dip powders have doubled my salon profits

By Helena Biggs | 11 October 2021

Nail tech, Sharon Shaw, had always wanted to find a quick and easy alternative to L&P acrylic that would deliver natural-looking, beautiful nails without damaging the nail plate. Her mission ended when she discovered NexGen Nails and ProgenX dipping powder, available in the UK via Go Pretty. “NexGen is an American brand that…

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Revealed: The booking service that 1,000 UK nail salons rely on to boost business

By Helena Biggs | 20 September 2021

Online business management software, Booksy, is relied on by 1,000 nail salons and over 1,600 beauty salons in the UK for their day-to-day needs. So what does it offer, and how does it work? Accessible via web and the Booksy app on ios and Android, clients can use Booksy to…

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Behind the Brand: Find out more about Magnetic Nail Design

By Chloe Randall | 7 September 2021

Scratch finds out more about Magnetic Nail Design, the nail brand owned by a Dutch nail stylist… The story so far…  Magnetic Nail Design was launched by Dutch nail stylist Mey Liang. She has grown her career from a salon owner to becoming a leading wholesaler of nail products in the…

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