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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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Holiday Nails

Revealed: The most popular nail looks for summer holidays 2022

By Chloe Randall | 26 August 2022

With the end of summer in sight, it can now be revealed which nail looks consumers were most interested in ahead of their summer holiday this year. According to Clarins Beauty Daily, ‘holiday nails’ topped the chart significantly at a total of 414,960 yearly Google searches, followed by ‘Skincare ingredients & sun…

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Finished Design

Gilded cuff nail design

By Guest Writer | 26 August 2022

Scratch columnist and creative nail expert/content creator for The GelBottle Inc and Peacći, Sadie Jordan, shares a step-by-step for a gold cuff nail design, using TGB products which are available via www.thegelbottle.com.

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Chantal Chambers Scratch Salon Salon In The Spotlight

Salon in the Spotlight: Scratch Nail and Beauty Salon, Stourbridge, West Midlands

By Callie Iley | 25 August 2022

Since its opening in 2004, salon owner Chantal Chambers has grown and developed Scratch Nail and Beauty Salon to a team of seven, with four nail techs, including Chantal, Cassie, Elise and Eve; two beauty therapists, Jen and Lucy; and nurse practitioner, Natalie. “All of the team get on so…

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Nikki Drury Boulton My Oteher Life

My Other Life: Nikki Boulton of Nails by Nikki Boulton

By Callie Iley | 25 August 2022

Scratch chats to Nikki Boulton, a nail pro who’s busy juggling her nail career alongside a very different role… Session manicurist, Nikki Boulton, started a second business; creating beautifully shaped wax crayons for children, while the nail industry was under lockdown restrictions. Initially keeping her venture under wraps, ColourMe Lincoln…

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Nails Money Exposure

‘Free exposure’ doesn’t pay the bills… or does it?

By Katie Barnes | 23 August 2022

If you’re a creative of some kind, whether a nail tech, educator or content creator, then you’ve probably come across the offer of exposure for free work. More often than not, this request comes from a successful, well established individual or business. The paradox is, if they are so successful,…

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Bright summer floral nails

By Guest Writer | 23 August 2022

Brillbird ambasador, Beth of Nails by Bethany, has created this funky floral design.

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