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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 teaching nail courses the next step for you?

By Katie Barnes | 11 January 2022

Have you changed your career focus since the start of the pandemic? Something you may have started, already be toying with, or not yet even considered, is education. Teaching is not for everyone. It takes a very specific skill set to teach. Being exceptional at the subject in hand, does…

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Beauty B Corps form coalition to improve sustainability standards of industry

By Rebecca Hitchon | 11 January 2022

26 certified B Corporations within the beauty industry have teamed together to form the B Corp Beauty Coalition, with the aim of improving social and environmental practices of the industry. Certified B Corporations, or B Corps, are businesses that balance purpose with profit. They are legally required to consider the…

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Covid-19: Welsh government confirm £120m support for personal care sector

By Rebecca Hitchon | 10 January 2022

The Welsh government has confirmed that an additional £120m of funding will be made available to the personal care sector to support businesses that have been, and are impacted, by the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant between 13 December 2021 and 14 February 2022. On 22 December 2021, the…

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OPI & Xbox announce nail polish collaboration featuring 12 shades

By Chloe Randall | 10 January 2022

OPI has announced a collaboration with Xbox for its Spring 2022 collection. Inspired by the colourful gaming world, 12 hues have been created to bring the virtual world to life. The shades available: Quest for Quartz- a shimmery rose quartz Pixel Dust- a shimmery mauve pink Racing for Pinks- a…

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Struggling with nail glitter removal? This Morgan Taylor range makes it easy

By Helena Biggs | 9 January 2022

Do you love sparkly nails but find glitter tricky to remove? Morgan Taylor has unveiled a peel-off glitter range of nail lacquers; ideal for in-salon or at-home mani/pedis. Ideal for a night on the town or special occasion, Peel-Off Glitter is a 2-in-1 glitter and base formula, meaning there’s no…

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Ready to indulge? Check out these 3 decadent nail shades from Halo Gel Polish

By Helena Biggs | 9 January 2022

For many, January marks a time to throw away the festive treats; but fear not – you can still get your chocolate fix with three indulgent shades from Halo Gel Polish. Presented in oh-so cute Chocolate Box-style packaging, Pure Nails has served up Decadence, a deep cocoa; Indulgence a creamy…

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