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Milky white nails

40 milky white nail ideas for an on-trend & elegant manicure

By Scratch Staff | 4 April 2025

This softer alternative to bright white nails uses sheer, creamy hues to create the ultimate milky mani. Check out our roundup of milky white designs from nail pros on Instagram…

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Don’t miss out on the butter nails trend: here’s 35 designs for inspiration

By Lilly Delmage | 20 March 2025

Butter nails are all over our socials, serving as the perfect hue for the transition into the warmer months. With pastels booming in popularity this spring, we’ve rounded up 35 manicures boasting the muted yellow shade for your spring manicure inspo…

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60 green nail designs that are trending right now

By Scratch Staff | 14 March 2025

Green nails have been dominating our social media feeds, and show no signs of going anywhere anytime soon! Check out our roundup of trending designs below…

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Nail art tutorial: Easter bunny French manicure

By Guest Writer | 11 April 2025

Award-winning nail artist & nail influencer, Fie Pedersen, shares six steps to create a spring-ready French nail with an Easter bunny addition.

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Pet-friendly salons: key benefits & important considerations

By Guest Writer | 10 April 2025

Have you ever considered making your salon pet-friendly? A spokesperson for luxury nail salon, Paint Nails London, shares the advantages and what you need to consider. Why did you decide to become a pet-friendly salon? We decided to become a pet-friendly salon because so many of our clients are animal…

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Indulge in 21 ice cream-inspired nail art designs: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge

By Lilly Delmage | 10 April 2025

Check out entries to the 9 April 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: Ice cream dreams. Each nail style was submitted via Instagram or Facebook using #ShowScratch #CreativeChallenge. Follow Scratch on Instagram and Facebook for future Creative Challenges – launching every other Wednesday.

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Lucy Price Finished Mini Egg Nails

Easter nail art: how to create matte Mini Egg nails

By Guest Writer | 10 April 2025

Lucy Price-Marshall, OPI educator & Scratch Stars Natural Nail Specialist of the Year 2023 & 2024 shares how to create this negative space Mini Egg design. “The nail art took 10 to 15 minutes to create, and I would charge £10 on top of a standard OPI GelColor service,” she…

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Nail industry siblings

Family affair: Meet 3 sets of siblings finding success in the nail industry

By Rebecca Hitchon | 10 April 2025

Scratch puts the spotlight on brothers and sisters working together in the nail industry… Glitterbels While Annabel Maginnis will likely come to mind when you hear the word ‘Glitterbels’, there is a trio of siblings involved in the brand: Annabel’s husband, Elliott, and his brothers, Mac and Alex. It was…

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Short Nails Gallery

35 short nail art design ideas for 2025

By Bella Feldman | 9 April 2025

Who said nail art is just for long nails? Not us! Short nails are a popular and practical choice amongst nail enthusiasts, with over 426,000 posts under #shortnails on TikTok, so take inspiration from 35 short designs that will up your nail game…

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