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Nail industry siblings

Family affair: Meet 3 sets of siblings finding success in the nail industry

By Rebecca Hitchon | 10 April 2025

Scratch puts the spotlight on brothers and sisters working together in the nail industry… Glitterbels While Annabel Maginnis will likely come to mind when you hear the word ‘Glitterbels’, there is a trio of siblings involved in the brand: Annabel’s husband, Elliott, and his brothers, Mac and Alex. It was…

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Valentine's Nail Products

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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Brighter eyes with Lash Perfect

By Sophie Nutt | 6 August 2019

This morning, I headed to the Lash Perfect Beauty Bar in London, just a stone’s throw from Piccadilly Circus underground station. The brand was hosting a drop-in event to celebrate and preview the launch of its new iRevive brightening eye treatment. The iRevive treatment can be performed as an add-on…

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Lip plumping with Lip NV

By Sophie Nutt | 5 August 2019

This morning, the Scratch HQ was visited by Essex-based Lip NV educator, Laura White, to perform the No Needle Filler treatment on Scratch assistant ed, Kat. Before arriving at the Scratch office, Laura had sent Kat a thorough consultation form to fill out to ensure there were no contraindications that could prevent…

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Better brows thanks to HD Brows

By Kat Hill | 24 July 2019

Yesterday I hotfooted to London’s 1 Harley Street for a treatment try-out with HD Brows to celebrate the launch of the new Better Brows trio. The new product additions include: Brow Maximiser – a serum with an enriched formula to aid growth for fuller looking brows. Re-Growth Minimiser – a…

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A #QuickChipFix with Treatwell

By Scratch Staff | 18 July 2019

Yesterday, I made my way to the highly quirky and graffiti-filled streets of Shoreditch for an innovative pop-up event hosted by Treatwell, promoting how easy it is to fix a nail chip with their beauty booking app. The event was solely based on the quick-witted twist on words of chips,…

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OPI x Converse: A Colourful Collaboration

By Kat Hill | 30 May 2019

The Scratch team was lucky enough to receive an invite to one of the brightest events this season. OPI has teamed up with footwear company, Converse, to reveal a new, collaborative nail and footwear collection. With six new summer bright nail tones, the launch sees colour-matched Converse One Star slides…

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Breakfast with Grow by Hair Gain

By Sophie Nutt | 16 May 2019

Yesterday I was invited to attend an exciting launch event for a new hair supplement called Grow by Hair Gain, harnessing the power of the pea shoot to give dramatic hair growth results. Boasting a rate of 78% hair growth in just one month of use, the supplement was designed…

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