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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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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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Nail Tech Talk: Emily Jones of Nailed By Emily

By Callie Iley | 10 December 2022

Nail Tech Talk: Emily Jones of Nailed By Emily North Yorkshire-based tech, Emily Jones of Nailed By Emily, chats to Scratch about mobile tekking alongside her studies at university and her passion for creating nail art.  “My nail journey began in summer 2020. As a university student who lives at…

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Nails.INC & Percy Pig pair up for scented nail polish launch

By Helena Biggs | 8 December 2022

Nails.INC & Percy Pig pair up for scented nail polish launch British nailcare brand, Nails.INC, has teamed up with popular confectionery character, Percy Pig, to launch a Percy scented nail polish duo. Percy, a creation by M&S, first hit shelves as a gummy sweet in 1992 and is the most…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Meraki, Bulkington, Warwickshire

By Callie Iley | 8 December 2022

Salon in the Spotlight: Meraki, Bulkington, Warwickshire Gemma Hill qualified as a nail technician in 2016, engaging in extensive training with CJP Nail Systems alongside 1-2-1 sessions with other nail technicians. She set up working in a salon, however due to the lockdown in 2020, the salon closed. This encouraged…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: 3D Christmas

By Rebecca Hitchon | 8 December 2022

Check out entries to the 7 December nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs with the theme ‘3D Christmas’. Each design was submitted via Facebook or Instagram using #showscratch #creativechallenge. Follow Scratch on Instagram and Facebook for future Creative Challenges – launching every other Wednesday.

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What is meant by a ‘medium’ in the nail industry?

By Katie Barnes | 5 December 2022

What is meant by a ‘medium’ in the nail industry? A ‘medium’ refers to the materials or decorative techniques used to create the nail service, such as liquid & powder acrylic, acrygel, gel, gel polish, nail polish or even nail art products that you are using, such as gel paint…

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Get festive in the salon with NAF! Pro cuticle oils, candle & diffuser

By Callie Iley | 4 December 2022

Get festive in the salon with NAF! Pro cuticle oils, candle & diffuser Indulge in the scents of the season with NAF! Pro’s limited edition winter 2022 collection, Winter Wonders, featuring two festive cuticle oil scents, a scented candle and a reed diffuser. The collection draws inspiration from the scents and…

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