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Go nuts for 60 pistachio green nail art designs: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge

By Lilly Delmage | 27 February 2025

Check out entries to the 26 February 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: pistachio green nails. 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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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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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Jo Halladey, Jo’s Pamper Parlour

By Sophie Nutt | 19 June 2018

We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Jo Halladey, of Jo’s Pamper Parlour, reveals that this dusky rose shade and henna-style stamping has been popular amongst her clients recently. “I think this design has been so popular as this particular shade, The Gel Bottle Inc. in…

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Treatwell launches largest ever TV campaign

By Sophie Nutt | 18 June 2018

The hair and beauty bookings website, Treatwell, has embarked on its biggest TV campaign yet, advertising the effortless service to nail technicians and clients alike. The seven figure investment sees Treatwell develop a media and creative campaign that aims to consolidate the brand as the ‘go-to’ booking platform for hair…

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MANI MONDAY: World Cup fever

By Sophie Nutt | 18 June 2018

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! This years World Cup has well and truly kicked off and tonight sees the England team play its first game of the tournament against Tunisia. Techs and clients up and down the country are catching the World…

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Queen of Hearts nails

By Scratch Staff | 18 June 2018

Suni (aka @suni_nails), from @thepolishroomfl, is inspired by traditional and pop art from accounts she follows on Instagram. She loves to translate bigger works of art onto smaller canvases such as nails, and used Perfect Match gel polishes from Le Chat to create this Queen of Hearts-inspired design. Le Chat nail…

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App launches using virtual reality to try nail shades

By Kat Hill | 17 June 2018

A newly launched app is offering nailistas the chance to try out nail shades using augmented reality technology. Wanna Nails offers users the chance to try on polish before your manicure by using their phone’s camera. Users can snap a picture of their hand and the app detects fingernails to…

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WHAT I’M WEARING: Natalie Walker, Daisy Nails

By Sophie Nutt | 17 June 2018

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Natalie Walker, of Daisy Nails, wears short black nails with a dripping rainbow feature nail for a step away from her normal go-to designs. “This was a simple set of acrylics using the amazing Ugly Duckling acrylic system, finished with…

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