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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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Is this Witchcraft? Yes! Discover the dazzling gel polish effect from Nailchemy

By Helena Biggs | 11 February 2022

Elevate your gel polish service and dazzle clients with the magical Witchcraft Gel Polish – available from Nailchemy. Packed with holographic pigment, the formula can be used over any gel polish shade to create an eye-catching effect that appears formed by ‘witchcraft’. What’s more, you can use a magnet before…

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Salon System educator discusses the vital role of education in the nail space

By Emma Hobday | 10 February 2022

Lisa Stone, Salon System educator, chats to Scratch about her favourite Salon System courses to teach, how much you should spend on a quality course, and what she thinks is the must-have course for 2022… How long have you been an educator for Salon System and Training Solutions? I have…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: Galentine’s

By Callie Iley | 10 February 2022

Check out the entries to the 9 February nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs with the theme Galentine’s! 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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How to grow your nail business with apprentices

By Scratch Staff | 10 February 2022

Multi award-winning salon owner, Liza Smith, reveals why you should consider hiring an apprentice… Do you often find yourself working long hours and turning away clients because your appointment book is full? One way to reduce this stress is to increase your treatment prices considerably. This may cause you to…

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Louella Belle adds eco-friendly Evolve Organic Beauty line to pro product portfolio

By Helena Biggs | 9 February 2022

Louella Belle, distributor of brands including Artistic Nail Design, Morgan Taylor Nail Lacquer, Footlogix and Personaility for the professional beauty sector, has added Evolve Organic Beauty to its impressive portfolio. Evolve, which is stocked in UK retailers including John Lewis, Harrods Beauty and Feel Unique, creates products in small batches…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Belle Voir, Huddersfield

By Callie Iley | 9 February 2022

Paris Evans established Belle Voir in 2019 and is situated in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. “Keeping in line with French names, mine being Paris, Belle Voir translates into beautiful view which felt fitting for my clients in my first salon and future journey.” “In 2021, Belle Voir commenced on a journey…

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