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Go nuts for 60 pistachio green nail art designs: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge
Check out entries to the 26 February 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: pistachio green nails. Each nail style was submitted via Instagram or Facebook using #ShowScratch #CreativeChallenge. Follow Scratch on Instagram and Facebook for future Creative Challenges – launching every other Wednesday.
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How to nail a January blues nail art look
Nail art aficionado & Halo VIP, Michaela Phillips, shares how to beat the January blues with this striking nail design – created using Halo products.
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50 blue nail art designs that are blue-tifully chic
Feeling the blues? You won’t be after checking out these 50 blue nail art ideas to inspire creative handiwork…
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Salon owner, educator, former Scratch columnist and award-winning nail stylist, Katie Barnes, reveals how to correctly remove enhancements that have lifted What is lifting? Enhancements that lift away from the natural nail show a sign of service breakdown. This can occur with any nail coating but is often more common with L&P and…
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We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Chantelle Crerand, of Chantelle’s Pretties, revealed that sparkling embellishments on a white base have been extremely popular with her clients recently. “This particular set of nails has been a popular one at my desk this week. I think that…
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Session manicurist, Nickie Rhodes-Hill, has been signed to London-based David Artists Creative Agency. The 2017 Scratch Stars finalist’s nail work has appeared in a variety of advertising campaigns and editorials, including work in Vogue, Paper, Elle Russia and Stylist. Nickie’s portfolio also sees a variety of fashion week work, and a roster of…
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Protect yourself – and your clients – from the inhalation of filing dust and product vapours with a helping hand from BenchVent. The brand reveals its stylish nail desk with fume extraction and dust filtration, and what’s more its ventilation motor is made by the same company that makes cooling motors…
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Offering a base coat and builder gel all in one, INK London has revealed Fluid Rubber Gel. Designed for use with iLac to aid chip prevention and adhesion, the new gel can also be used to extend nail. Soak off, the gel is both UV and LED curable. According to the…
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We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Char Jones, of Charovski’s, spontaneously created these icy stiletto nails gathering inspiration from the snowy weather and, fellow tech, Gemma Lambert. “I rarely ever get the chance to have a full set of nails as I’m so busy doing my…
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