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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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Scratch Stars Awards: Am I good enough?

By Katie Barnes | 22 March 2022

So many techs think they aren’t good enough or ready to compete in industry competitions, such as the Scratch Stars Awards. I have news for you – no one is ever 100% ready. If you wait until you are ready, you’ll never achieve your goals. Having low confidence isn’t necessary…

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Sunflower nails

By Guest Writer | 22 March 2022

Magpie educator, Nicolette Safar-Manesh, created this stunning sunflower nail art step-by-step, in time for warmer weather.

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Harry Styles’ Pleasing brand unveils ‘Shroom Bloom’ nail polish set

By Rebecca Hitchon | 21 March 2022

After the debut of his beauty line, Pleasing, in November, which saw a 3,329%  increase in searches for ‘easy male nail art’, Harry Styles is making headlines in the beauty world once again. The pop star/actor has added a second collection to Pleasing’s product portfolio, titled ‘Shroom Bloom’. Marking a…

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WINNER ANNOUNCED: Scratch Snap March 2022

By Emma Hobday | 21 March 2022

The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge has been announced as Emma Laverton. In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for March & created nail designs inspired by ‘Shades of Jade’ in the bid to win a prize from Pure Nails. Judged by Scratch‘s news…

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Scratch Snap: March 2022

By Emma Hobday | 21 March 2022

In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for March & created some nail designs inspired by ‘Shades of Jade’ in the bid to win a prize. Judged by Scratch‘s news & features writer, Emma Hobday and Tina Bell, head of education at Pure Nails. The…

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Give nails a colour refresh for spring with CND™’s Rise & Shine shades

By Helena Biggs | 21 March 2022

CND™ has unveiled is five-piece spring 2022 nail colour collection, Rise & Shine. The energetic, glossy hues and sunny shades are designed to give nails ‘a spring awakening’ and include: Among the Marigolds, a delightful yellow Oceanside, a vibrant turquoise Mind Over Matcha, a muddled light green Poppy Fields, a…

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