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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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40+ gorgeous gold manicures for an opulent nail look

By Scratch Staff | 7 December 2024

Embrace the gold rush in the nail world with glittering accents and metallic colour-block finishes, offering eye-catching, opulent effects. We’ve rounded up 40 glistening gold nail designs below…

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ASP unveils Power Set Acrylic System for durable enhancements

By Sophie Nutt | 18 April 2018

Get to grips with the ASP Power Set Acrylic System with this training kit, which includes everything you need to get started and get familiar with the system. The Power Set Acrylic System from ASP offers strong, durable, clear and bright finished nails and is engineered with advanced molecular technology for maximum…

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Salon in the Spotlight: JK Beauty, Stockton On Tees

By Kat Hill | 18 April 2018

After originally dreaming of flying the sky as cabin crew, it was Jessica Healey’s love of beauty that kept her grounded and inspired her new career. “I’ve always been interested in nails so I decided to study my Beauty Therapy Level 2 and 3 – and since then I’ve been…

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Nail technician creates design featuring mum-to-be’s pregnancy scan

By Sophie Nutt | 17 April 2018

A UK nail technician has gone viral after creating a nail design that incorporates her pregnant client’s baby scan into the look. Sarah Clarke, of Sarenity Hair and Beauty, wanted to make her client’s pregnancy as memorable as possible and felt compelled to do something exceptional for the mum-to-be, “It’s…

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How to identify the cause of a nail break

By Katie Barnes | 17 April 2018

Educator and award-winning nail technician, Katie Barnes, offers reasons why enhancements can break – and how to identify them The most common reason for the breaking of nail enhancements is due to wear and tear or trauma by the wearer, but a break can also be caused by unsuitable lengths…

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New Magpie Beauty Glitters revealed!

By Kat Hill | 17 April 2018

Magpie Beauty has unveiled a line-up of four new glitters. Adding shape and style to nail designs, the new glitters see a mixture of sizes and shaped shards to create textured appearance. Available as a set of four, the Magpie Smashed Glitter Bits collection sees: Minnie – pink Sandy – gold metallic…

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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Oksana Smirnova, Oksana Salon

By Sophie Nutt | 17 April 2018

We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Oksana Smirnova, of Oksana Salon, says that this summery look featuring an ombre design and hand-painted flowers has been very popular with her clients. “This design has been so popular because of the colours used, the ombre technique and…

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