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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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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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Beauty Changes Lives unveils campaign to promote salon careers to Gen Z

By Rebecca Hitchon | 26 April 2023

Beauty Changes Lives, the non-profit organisation dedicated to providing the next generation of beauty professionals with resources, scholarships, advanced education and mentorships, has launched the Know Beauty Secrets campaign. It targets Generation Z, to promote careers in the salon and spa sectors, and provides a glimpse inside the professions of industry…

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Mavala launches self-care packs to tackle empty treatment room syndrome

By Chloe Randall | 25 April 2023

Swiss nail care and cosmetic brand, Mavala, has announced the launch of its Empty Treatment Room Self Care Packs, after research showed that up to a quarter of spa treatment rooms are not in use. Mavala has created a non-touch and cost-effective solution at £10 per pack for customers and…

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Looking to combine a road trip with gel polish? Meet The GelBottle Inc’s spring collection

By Chloe Randall | 24 April 2023

The GelBottle Inc has combined nails and travel to launch the Road Trip collection, featuring 10 gel polish shades. Featuring innovative textures and a new flashing glitter, the collection also includes shades that have been inspired by some of the best-selling BIAB™ hues, much to nail tech demand. The shades…

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Treatwell announces first UK nail brand partnership with Glossify

By Callie Iley | 23 April 2023

Glossify has teamed up with Treatwell for the salon management software’s first UK nail brand pairing, offering unique educational and expertise-based content to techs and salons. Fast-growing professional-only nail brand created by nail techs for nail techs, Glossify, has announced its exclusive partnership with Treatwell, looking to host collaborative industry…

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Nail Tech Talk: Nancy Porter of Nails by Nancy

By Callie Iley | 22 April 2023

Taking the leap into nails at 57 years old, Nancy Porter left her life in Dubai and her career as a nurse behind to pursue a new profession as a nail technician. Using her knowledge from her career in nursing to enhance her services and harnessing her childhood love for…

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5 sustainable swaps to make in your nail salon

By Guest Writer | 21 April 2023

It’s no secret that the beauty industry has a plastic problem, having been estimated to generate about 421,000 pounds of waste daily. With the emerging impact that waste is having on the world’s climate crisis, there’s no better time to start taking planet-friendly steps to reduce single-use plastic waste, shares…

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