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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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Crystal Nail 2017 Autumn Winter Bestrend Colours Crystalac Kit

Autumn nailed with Crystal Nails

By Kat Hill | 18 September 2017

Crystal Nails has unveiled a chic palette of four shades for autumn. The 2017 BesTrend Colours Autumn/Winter collection sees a variety of shades for the season – from reds to mauves, teals to browns and blues. The new kits are available in the brand’s different systems – Royal Gel, One Step Crystalac,…

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Elemis Bannatyne

Elemis to be found in six Bannatyne spas

By Kat Hill | 17 September 2017

Spa skincare company, Elemis, has announced that both its treatments and product range will be available at seven Bannatyne spas before the end of the year. The new spa locations include Crewe, Wakefield, Blackpool, Aberdeen, Chingford and Shrewsbury. Another spa to take on the brand is Kingsford Park, Colchester. The…

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Habia

HABIA calls on industry veterans

By Kat Hill | 16 September 2017

Industry body, Habia, is offering employers, managers and educators working in the beauty industry the opportunity to help map out the future of apprenticeship training at an advanced level. There are spaces on the Trailblazer steering group and on expert working groups for beauty professionals, especially those who have experience…

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Fake Bake reveals tropical duo of prep products

By Kat Hill | 15 September 2017

The summer season may be over to whisk clients away to the tropics with Fake Bake’s latest professional preparation products. Fake Bake Coconut Body Polish ensures a smooth start to a service by gently removing skin cells. Specially formulated to improve absorption and efficiency of Fake Bake products, the formula…

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CND™ team create glitter nail look for Jeremy Scott at NYFW

By Kat Hill | 15 September 2017

Bright summer shades and glittered fingers walked the Jeremy Scott Spring/Summer 2018 runway. Created by the CND™ team, each model saw a custom nail style that saw silver-dusted digits and a brightly painted nail. The CND™ team chose two bold CND SHELLAC™ shades, Hot Pop Pink and an electric orange…

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COURSE BITES: Ultimate Male Grooming with Training in Solutions

By Kat Hill | 14 September 2017

Course Details: Salon System has teamed up with Training Solutions in Hair to bring professionals a brand new male grooming course. The new Ultimate Male Grooming Course recognises the demand for male grooming treatments within salons and teaches students how to approach male facial hair with the use of RefectoCil tints.…

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