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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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Meet Madelene Wolf, Nailympia Global Champion 2017

By Scratch Staff | 24 May 2018

Esteemed tech, Madelene Wolf, reveals more about her competition journey, and the story that led up to her being crowned Nailympia Global Champion 2017… Q: What year did you join the nail industry and train in nails? A: I began my education in Gothenburg in 1997, but did not start…

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A focus on GDPR & what it means for your business

By Metta Francis | 24 May 2018

Metta Francis, Scratch Stars award-winning mobile nailist, puts a focus on GDPR… Are you GDPR ready? On 25 May 2018, EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect. It sounds scary and can be overwhelming but the purpose of GDPR is to ensure there’s greater transparency on how businesses…

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How to cater to bridal clients

By Sophie Nutt | 24 May 2018

Wedding season is here and there’s never been a better time to create bridal designs to impress. A client’s wedding day is a life-long memory so it’s important to make sure that your part goes as smoothly as possible in the run up to, on and after the big day.…

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Louella Belle team Walk The Walk in memory of Lisa Crook

By Sophie Nutt | 24 May 2018

Taking to the streets of London on Saturday 12 May, the team at Louella Belle took part in the 21st Midnight MoonWalk in memory of company founder, Lisa Crook, who sadly lost her battle with breast cancer last year. Organised by breast cancer charity, Walk The Walk, MoonWalk London is…

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Buttercups Uniforms promotes comfortable working with 3 for 2 offer

By Sophie Nutt | 23 May 2018

Look ahead to the warmer days of summer and see that you have a comfortable work uniform to suit the impending heat with Buttercups. Available in sizes 6-24, Buttercups Uniforms are produced in bi-stretch fabric that is 11% polyester. The stretch affords comfort and practicality – ideal when performing a…

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Salon Services kicks off new series of Facebook Live sessions

By Helena Biggs | 23 May 2018

The first Facebook LIVE education event for Sally Salon Services was held at the Louella Belle HQ in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. Offering a 25-minute Q&A, Scratch editor-in-chief, Alex Fox, was invited to deliver questions to Artistic Nail Design’s creative director & executive VP, Alisha Rimando, who flew into the UK to…

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