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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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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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5 simple steps to create a gonk nail art design for Christmas

By Guest Writer | 8 December 2024

This friendly Gonk nail design comes courtesy of Gelish educator, Monika Ferreira, who shares a step-by-step below.

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Why lifting can happen when using builder gel in a bottle & how to deal with it

By Katie Barnes | 7 December 2024

Since the rise in popularity of builder gels in bottles, I have noticed an increase in issues. When gel polish came onto the scene, many techs added this service to their menu, but did not carry out training in this medium; assuming it was the same as previous services. It…

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Revealed: the 10 UK hotspots where hair & beauty businesses are growing fastest

By Lilly Delmage | 6 December 2024

Research by financial technology company, SumUp, identifies the top towns and cities in the UK with the biggest growth in hairdressing and beauty businesses. By analysing ONS data over the past five years, SumUp has concluded that high streets are adapting to consumer needs, with 10 hotspots seeing a notable…

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The GelBottle Inc expands nail market reach via Aston & Fincher UK

By Rebecca Hitchon | 5 December 2024

Nail brand, The GelBottle Inc (known as TGB), has launched in Aston & Fincher stores. The partnership between Brighton-based nail colour and care brand, The GelBottle Inc, and family-owned professional hair and beauty distributor, Aston & Fincher, is designed to provide nail technicians across the UK with more ways to…

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16 nail shades in Mocha Mousse: PANTONE’s Colour of the Year 2025

By Helena Biggs | 5 December 2024

Mocha Mousse, a ‘mellow brown infused with a sensorial and comforting warmth’, is PANTONE’s Colour of the Year 2025. The global colour authority selects a shade each year to aid colour critical decisions for brands and manufacturers. “Underpinned by our desire for everyday pleasures, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse expresses a level…

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The Wicked-inspired nail looks being worn by the film’s stars

By Lilly Delmage | 5 December 2024

Wicked content has been circulating social media and, with premieres and press tours well underway, the film’s stars have been sporting their best Oz-themed nail looks. Here’s our roundup… Hitting the silver screen on 22 November, the highly-anticipated Universal movie adaptation of Wicked has inspired the film’s actors’ and actresses’ manicures.…

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