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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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3 steps to paint an Easter bunny nail portrait

By Michelle Brookes | 7 April 2025

Scratch Stars Educator of the Year 2022, Michelle Brookes, shares how to create a pretty springtime portrait of a bunny for Easter. All products used are from Artistic Nail Design, available via www.sweetsquared.com

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Chrome pigments: a nail expert shares a troubleshooting guide

By Katie Barnes | 6 April 2025

Educator & award-winning nail pro, Katie Clark, offers advice for dealing with issues that can arise when using chrome pigments… The chrome nail trend is ever-popular, but are you applying chrome products correctly? Each brand may have slightly different instructions, so always follow these and get in touch with the…

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8 simple steps to create abstract Easter nails

By Guest Writer | 6 April 2025

Catriona Leith, Scratch Stars Gel Tech & One Stroke Artist of the Year 2022, 2023 & 2024, shares how to create this abstract Easter design using HD Pro Nail Systems products. “Recreating this look should take around 10 minutes, so I would charge £1 to £2 per nail for the design,”…

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Soho’s ‘hidden gem’: The underground spa delivering high-quality nail & beauty services

By Scratch Staff | 5 April 2025

Spa manager, Charlotte Bull, tells all about Soholistic Spa at Ham Yard Hotel, London: an underground, luxury beauty space. Once a derelict space, the site of Ham Yard Hotel in the heart of dynamic Soho was transformed by the Firmdale Hotels group in 2014. Situated next to Piccadilly Circus and…

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London College of Beauty Therapy announces relocation of campus

By Rebecca Hitchon | 5 April 2025

Having outgrown its campus in Ramillies House, Soho, the London College of Beauty Therapy (LCBT) is moving to another premises. Its new home in Fashion Street, in the heart of Shoreditch, will allow the college to expand its provision and train more students via a newly-refurbished building. Plans include to…

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How to create mix & match French nail tips for Easter

By Guest Writer | 5 April 2025

Caroline Roberts, owner of The Nail Fairy, Shropshire, has created this trendy mix and match French manicure, ready for Easter. The design was originally created using GELLUX.

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