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Pistaschio Creative Challenge

Go nuts for 60 pistachio green nail art designs: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge

By Lilly Delmage | 27 February 2025

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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Michaela Phillips Halo Vip January Blues Step 6

How to nail a January blues nail art look

By Guest Writer | 23 January 2025

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

By Scratch Staff | 18 January 2025

Feeling the blues? You won’t be after checking out these 50 blue nail art ideas to inspire creative handiwork…

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Akzentz Trinity Gel

Akzentz releases Trinity Pro-formance Gel

By Sophie Nutt | 2 January 2018

Speed up enhancement services with the Trinity Uv/LED Pro-formance Gel from Akzentz. The latest addition to the Pro-formance hard gel sculpturing system from Akzentz acts as bonder, high strength builder and high gloss top gel. The three-component hard gel cures in 30 seconds using LED or two minutes under UV. Available…

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Nsi Polish Pro Ice Queens

Empower inner royalty with NSI Polish Pro Ice Queen collection

By Sophie Nutt | 2 January 2018

Add shimmer and glimmer to winter manicures with the six shades in this NSI Polish Pro collection. The Ice Queen collection features icy and gem-like hues including Cold Hearted, Crown Jewels, Dark Moon, Freezing Reign, Icy Gaze and Queens Cloak. Offering a wear time of around two weeks, shades are…

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Cnd Nudes Shellac

Get in the nude with CND SHELLAC Nudes collection

By Sophie Nutt | 2 January 2018

Welcome the New Year with the CND SHELLAC™ Nude collection. The collection features four creamy nudes; Uncovered, Unlocked, Unmasked and Unearthed. The shades are also available in the brand’s VINYLUX formula, for up to seven days’ wear and easy home removal. Shop the collection at www.sweetsquared.com

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

By Helena Biggs | 1 January 2018

The team at Scratch magazine would like to wish all readers a very Happy New Year! Here’s to another year of nail styling, business development, innovation and achievements. What a year 2017 was. Our industry witnessed so many changes and exciting developments and while its quick pace can often be…

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Nimue

Sweet Squared announces partnership with Nimue Skin Technology

By Helena Biggs | 1 January 2018

The UK distributor of the likes of CND™, Lecenté and MorrocanTan has added a skincare category to its portfolio, and is to be the sole UK market distributor of Nimue Skin Technology. Originally developed for the medical market in 1994 and fronted by supermodel, Helena Christensen, the professional-only derma-cosmeceutical brand…

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High Definition Sculpting

Sculpt and glow with High Definition

By Sophie Nutt | 1 January 2018

High Definition has released easy to use glow, sculpt and sun sticks for simple contouring. Previously available in a palette format, the updated formula and shades are now available in a stick format, allowing for quick application and protection from drying out. Buildable in colour and easy to blend, there is a Cool…

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