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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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Give back to the industry with Hair & Beauty Charity’s monthly supporter campaign

By Chloe Randall | 9 July 2022

The Hair & Beauty Charity has launched a Charity Supporter campaign where professionals, brands or organisations in the industry can provide a minimum £20.00 monthly donation, to help those struggling during hard times. Since 2019, the charity has seen a huge increase in applications for help, with a significant rise…

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Nail Tech Talk: Maja Bakic of Rose Nail Art

By Callie Iley | 9 July 2022

Scratch chats to Maja Bakic of Rose Nail Art about the creative process behind her nail designs and the importance of advancing skills as a tech… “I studied sociology and have been working in fields of art and culture, but over time, my interest faded,” Maja recalls. “I felt the…

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Dive into 12 summer nail shades with Light Elegance’s beach themed collection

By Callie Iley | 8 July 2022

Revealing its Summer by the Sea collection inspired by the beach and the ocean, Light Elegance’s range of twelve of on-trend summer shades come in a variety of neutral, pastel, bright and bold hues to suit any client.  The shades include: Don’t Be Crabby – vibrant red coral Sandcastle –…

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Salon in the Spotlight: The Beauty Spot, Alverstoke, Hampshire

By Callie Iley | 7 July 2022

While pregnant with her third son and living abroad with her military husband, Kayliegh Winspear sought independence in her life. In summer 2019, she began doing nails professionally. “My parents didn’t approve of me doing beauty at college, but it had always been a dream of mine.” “We moved back…

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Cosy Cottage Soap store becomes stockist of Navy Professional

By Rebecca Hitchon | 7 July 2022

Natural skincare, bathing and cleaning brand, Cosy Cottage Soap, has become the first independent retailer to stock Navy Professional hand and cuticle care products. The two Yorkshire based companies have been working together since 2019, when Navy Professional’s founder, Rebecca Crawforth, approached the company to manufacture a cuticle balm. Since…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: Tennis

By Callie Iley | 7 July 2022

Check out entries to the 6 July nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs with the theme tennis. Each design was submitted via Facebook or Instagram using #showscratch #creativechallenge. Follow Scratch on Instagram and Facebook for future Creative Challenges – launched every Wednesday.

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