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Green Nails

50+ green nail designs that are trending right now

By Scratch Staff | 8 January 2025

Green nails have been dominating our Instagram feeds, and show no signs of going anywhere anytime soon! Check out our roundup of trending designs below…

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40+ gorgeous gold manicures for an opulent nail look

By Scratch Staff | 7 December 2024

Embrace the gold rush in the nail world with glittering accents and metallic colour-block finishes, offering eye-catching, opulent effects. We’ve rounded up 40 glistening gold nail designs below…

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Burgundy Nails

Burgundy nails are trending: here’s 16 manicures for inspiration

By Lilly Delmage | 4 November 2024

‘Tis the season for burgundy manicures: the deep purple-red colour which returns as a seasonal staple. As leaves start to fall, coffee shops bring out their festive beverages and knitted jumpers dominate clothing choices, it’s clear the cozy season, along with its rich, deep hues, is well underway. The burgundy…

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Butter Nails

Don’t miss out on the butter nails trend: here’s 31 designs for inspiration

By Lilly Delmage | 22 September 2024

You may be thinking the pastel yellow hue often coined the ‘butter nails’ trend may be more of a spring manicure preference. However, celebrities, including A-list singe Rihanna, courtesy of trusted tech @jennynails, have been rocking the look this autumn, so why can’t we? Check out our roundup of 31…

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Brat Green Nails

‘Brat’ green is summer’s latest colour trend: get involved with nail inspiration & products

By Rebecca Hitchon | 30 July 2024

Take a look at social media and it won’t be long before you are told that it’s a ‘brat summer’. Move over Barbie pink, summer 2024’s colour of the moment is ‘brat green’: a hue inspired by the release of British pop star, Charli XCX’s sixth studio album, Brat. Its…

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15 alternative Valentine’s Day nail looks

By Callie Iley | 28 January 2024

Fancy a darker nail design for Valentine’s Day? Fall in love with the dark side of nail styling with our roundup of 15 black Valentine’s nail looks…

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Blue abstract French tips

By Guest Writer | 14 January 2024

Glitterbels ambassador, Aimee Link of AllNails shows off how to create this cool-toned, trendy French design.   Products used: Brush On Builder in Cookie Cream Hema Free Gel Polish in Gentle White Hema Free Gel Polish in With A Bang Hema Free Gel Polish in White Hema Free Gel Polish…

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2024 trend: 65 blue nail design ideas to inspire manicures

By Scratch Staff | 13 January 2024

In the Pinterest Predicts report 2024, the image sharing platform notes that ‘fun blue nails’ searches have risen by 260% in recent months, and forecasts that blue beauty and nail looks will make a statement on all skin tones in 2024, causing beauty enthusiasts to be anything but blue! Let…

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SPOOKY SPOTLIGHT: Notorious Nails Academy and INK London

By Kat Hill | 28 October 2017

The countdown to Halloween has begun! We’re putting the spotlight on boo-tiful products and fang-tactic designs – will your clients dare to try them this spooky season? The team at Notorious Nails Academy created this utterly bewitching look. Alongside a witchy hue of purple, the nail design uses INK London Additions in holographic…

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Easy autumnal nail art with :Yours

By Kat Hill | 28 October 2017

Add autumnal themed art to nails at speed with the six new stamping plates from :Yours and Sweet Squared. Entitled the Autumn Noon Plate Collection, the new additions see three designed by Sascha Gossen and three by CND™ EA, Nataliya Al-Ta’ai. From swirling mandalas to crisp geometric patterns, the plates were…

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Embrace seasonal change with CND™’s Glacial Illusion collection

By Helena Biggs | 27 October 2017

CND™ has embraced the impending cool of autumn/winter with Glacial Illusion, a stunning collection of shimmering nail shades. Available in SHELLAC™ and VINYLUX™, the collection has pulled AW17 trends straight from the catwalk and onto fingertips with six delicate hues. Inspired by the alien-like crystal bodysuits as seen at Gucci and space…

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Head back to nature with new Faby nail colour collection

By Helena Biggs | 27 October 2017

Feed the need for something a little avant-garde with the latest addition to Faby’s Nature range; the Mother Nature collection. Designed by the Faby family to encourage beauty to be sought through nature, the six lacquers in this collection are inspired by Mother Nature’s creative force. “The vital essence of the…

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SPOOKY SPOTLIGHT: Amy Ganney

By Kat Hill | 27 October 2017

The countdown to Halloween has begun! We’re putting the spotlight on boo-tiful products and fang-tasctic designs – will your clients dare to try them this spooky season? Amy Ganney at Nails By Amy G used the orange shade from The Edge Nail FX Fluorescent Soak Off Gels range to craft this pumpkin…

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Catch attention with ASP’s striking Secret Affair nail colour collection

By Helena Biggs | 27 October 2017

Indulge in whispers – or perhaps stolen kisses – as part of your Secret Affair with ASP. The brand has launched four shades as part of its Secret Affair collection, which include sparkly amber Embers, the deep red-purple sparkle Boudoir, as well as delicate nude shimmer Whispers and shimmery burnt orange…

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