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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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Salon in the Spotlight: Coco’s Nail Artistry & Beauty, Kibworth, Leicestershire

By Callie Iley | 30 June 2022

Lee-Ann Moss had dreams of opening her own salon, and took the plunge during lockdown. “I opened up my first salon in Rothwell, as there was no property in my home village of Kibworth. During difficult times, I wasn’t sure how my buisness would take off, but we went from…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: What pride means to you

By Rebecca Hitchon | 30 June 2022

Check out entries to the 29 June nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs with the theme ‘What pride means to you’, to mark LGBTQ Pride Month 2022. 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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Scratch Snap: June 2022

By Chloe Randall | 29 June 2022

In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for June & created some nail designs inspired by ‘Bees & Butterflies’ in the bid to win a prize. Judged by Scratch‘s news & features writer, Chloe Randall and Jen Nguyen, founder of WowBao Nails. The winner, Vonny…

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Scratch Snap: May 2022

By Chloe Randall | 29 June 2022

In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for May & created some nail designs inspired by ‘French Twists’ in the bid to win a prize. Judged by Scratch‘s news & features writer, Chloe Randall and Georgie Smedley, founder of Georgie Smedley Group. The winner, Magdalena…

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British Beauty Council announces British Beauty Week 2022

By Rebecca Hitchon | 28 June 2022

The British Beauty Council is calling on beauty businesses to take part in British Beauty Week 2022, running from 5-11 September 2022. In line with the Council’s aim to spotlight the value of beauty at a government level, the annual event will this year focus on celebrating the ‘power of…

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Sir Andy Murray teams up with Michelle Humphrey for Wimbledon nail art offerings

By Guest Writer | 28 June 2022

By Rose Moggridge  Session nail artist, Michelle Humphrey, has collaborated with twice Wimbledon champion, Sir Andy Murray OBE, on a project with American Express in his role as its tennis ambassador. In this unusual partnership, Sir Andy Murray was invited to design a series of limited edition nail art to illustrate the…

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