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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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3 subscription boxes nail pros need to note

By Rebecca Hitchon | 1 April 2022

Are you looking for a way to channel your creativity, keep up-to-date with the latest nail trends, or open your mind to other product offerings? A nail box subscription might be for you! Scratch rounds up three UK subscription boxes for pros that you don’t want to miss… SKULLEN SUBS…

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20 crazy nail designs for April Fools Day

By Callie Iley | 1 April 2022

Happy April Fools Day! Celebrate with some crazy nail designs by checking out our roundup of weird and wonderful nails below…

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The inside scoop from The Beauty Party by Salon Chat

By Alex Fox | 31 March 2022

The Hotel Cromwell in Stevenage proved a marvellous location for the first Salon Chat party held to celebrate nail community spirit and comradeship. Hosted by nail professionals Bella Porter from Buckingham and Kelly Colley of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, the event was a spin-off from the duo’s Salon Chat Instagram live tutorials that began…

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Nail tech launches scholarship to support drag community

By Rebecca Hitchon | 31 March 2022

On hearing about the difficult experiences of clients from the drag community, Melanie Garlick of Cruelty Free Clawz has launched The Cruelty Free Clawz Scholarship, offering support to three up-and-coming UK drag artists. “While television shows have been hugely important in increasing the visibility of drag, there has been a…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: International Children’s Book Day

By Rebecca Hitchon | 31 March 2022

Check out entries to the 30 March 2022 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs to celebrate International Children’s Book Day! 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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Bournemouth nail tech creates online security course to protect nail businesses & their clients

By Rebecca Hitchon | 30 March 2022

A whopping $3.25 billion is generated by cyber crime on social media and 160,000 Facebook profiles are hacked every day. While many of us would say that we are cyber crime savvy, what precautions do you take to ensure that not only your information but also your client’s data is…

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