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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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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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Light Elegance P+ Pinkplus

Need pink nail shades to suit diverse skin tones? Meet PINKplus from Light Elegance

By Rebecca Hitchon | 1 October 2022

A popular nail shade, pink is a versatile hue that’s perfect worn alone or as a base for design. But do you have pink tones to complement all of your client base? Light Elegance has released the PINKplus collection of P+ soak-off gel polishes, comprising six shades to suit varied…

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My Other Life: Rebecca Evans of Gel Nails By Becca

By Callie Iley | 1 October 2022

Scratch chats to Rebecca Evans, a nail pro who’s busy juggling her nail career alongside a very different role… Gel artist and nail tech, Rebecca Evans, works part-time as a qualified dental nurse alongside running her nail business, Gel Nails By Becca. She began an apprenticeship in dental nursing in…

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Gothic cross nail art

By Guest Writer | 1 October 2022

Nail artist, Sophie Harris-Greenslade aka The Illustrated Nail, reveals how to create this gothic cross design – ideal for Halloween! “October is my favourite month because I love Halloween and creating themed nail art designs,” Sophie comments. “I haven’t created an embellished look for a while so I gathered my…

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Morgan Taylor Plaid Reputation

Embrace autumn in style with Morgan Taylor’s Plaid Reputation nail shades

By Rebecca Hitchon | 30 September 2022

As the nights draw in and weather turns colder, there’s reason to be excited about the seasons changing with Morgan Taylor‘s autumn 2022 nail colour collection, Plaid Reputation. Featuring six stylish hues, Plaid Reputation brings soft, earthy neutrals and rich statement tones together in one collection, reimagining fashionable colours and…

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Andreea Dulgheru Salon In The Spotlight

Salon in the Spotlight: Raisa Beauty, Nottingham

By Callie Iley | 29 September 2022

Andreea Dulgheru’s journey into the industry began from her husband encouraging her to pursue her passion in nails. After gaining her diploma in May 2020, Andreea set up her home salon when she moved house in December of the same year. “Like any beautician, I am dreaming about expanding and…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: Halloween monsters

By Rebecca Hitchon | 29 September 2022

Check out entries to the 28 September nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs with the theme, Halloween monsters. 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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