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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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Countryside manicures: Explore the Cambridgeshire salon offering nail treatments to remote clients

By Lilly Delmage | 13 September 2024

Nail tech, Leia Sarah of Murrow-based salon, Leia Sarah Nail Technician, has opened the doors to her beauty space, which offers nail services to clients seeking a calm environment outside of a city. Having previously rented a chair in a local salon, the tech built a good client base, spurring her decision to…

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Celebrity nail art stole the show at the MTV VMAs 2024

By Rebecca Hitchon | 13 September 2024

The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), hosted in New York this week, didn’t just celebrate the biggest names in music: it proved that celebrities are embracing expression through nail art. American singer & songwriter, Chappell Roan, made an impact with an extreme length, chrome sword-inspired set. This matched her medieval…

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How to accommodate neurodivergent needs in the nail space

By Rebecca Hitchon | 12 September 2024

Do you know what neurodiversity is? Half of beauty pros identify as neurodivergent and 27% work with a neurodivergent team member, so it’s likely you do. The Brain Charity states: ‘some people’s brains simply work in a different way. For at least 20% of the UK’s adult population, these differences…

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Animal Print Nails

Tired of leopard nails? Nail techs create 50 animal print manicures with a trendy twist: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge

By Lilly Delmage | 12 September 2024

Check out entries to the 11 September 2024 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: Animal print with a twist. 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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6 standout nail trends from the New York Fashion Week runway

By Lilly Delmage | 11 September 2024

The spring/summer 2025 beauty and fashion scene is officially underway, with New York Fashion Week flaunting a series of nail trends set to dominate the season. Here’s a round-up of 6 we’ve spotted that you need to note… 1. Seeing stars Nail artist, celebrity manicurist and educator, Julie Kandalec, aka…

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Jessie V E Nail Diamonds

Real diamonds for nails? It’s the next big thing – and not as pricey as you think

By Helena Biggs | 11 September 2024

Taylor Swift, Kylie Minogue and Lucy Hale have all been papped in Jessie Evans’ fine jewellery, but now the London-based entrepreneur has expanded her collection: launching a luxe range of reusable gemstones and 18ct gold accents for nails. Established in 2015, the Jessie V E brand is renowned for sentimental…

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