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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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Kissed By Mii Tanning Kit

How to work the transitional tan

By Guest Writer | 1 April 2018

Kissed by Mii tanning expert, Shelley Henderson, reveals how to take your clients from winter to spring with a transitional tan. Don’t let potential tanning clients hibernate away until summer – here’s how to entice them to tan RIGHT NOW. Not just for balmy days, tanning offers an instant pick-me-up,…

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WHAT I’M WEARING: Catriona Leith, The Nail Studio

By Sophie Nutt | 1 April 2018

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Catriona Leith, of The Nail Studio, created these nails featuring a combination of a matte white hue doused in gems for a girls night out. “These nails were created with gel polish, using Crystal Nails Xtreme Hard Gel in Cover…

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Sally Salon Services to gift shoppers with free beauty products

By Helena Biggs | 1 April 2018

Retail and trade customers of Sally Salon Services will receive a free Beauty Bag packed with goodies when spending £50 or more on beauty products from 1-30 April. “As a thank you for the continued support of our valued trade and retail customers, we’re thrilled to offer this coveted Beauty…

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Artistic Putty PolyGel revealed by Louella Belle

By Kat Hill | 31 March 2018

Aiming to bring innovative products to the nail table, Artistic Nail Design has revealed the Artistic Putty PolyGel nail enhancement system. The launch allows the technician to overlay, extend, shape, form and repair enhancements with ease and precision. “This new technology is adding fun and flexibility to the market of…

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5 minutes with Annabel Maginnis

By Kat Hill | 31 March 2018

Scratch chats to Annabel Maginnis – brand ambassador, distributor, double salon owner and top tech whose a passion for all things nails has made her a social media star… My career so far… I’ve always loved having my nails done professionally. I spotted Kirsty Meakin’s work and contacted her for an appointment…

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bSafe with personal safety app

By Kat Hill | 30 March 2018

Perfect for nail technicians or stylists on the move, make your personal safety a priority with the bSafe app. Check in and share your location with selected family and friends via the app, and allow live GPS tracking for those contacts to follow your journey when you choose so. The…

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