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Go nuts for 60 pistachio green nail art designs: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge
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
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
Feeling the blues? You won’t be after checking out these 50 blue nail art ideas to inspire creative handiwork…
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Soil Association certified skincare brand, Botanicals, has announced its Plastics Promise. The promise will see the company support the use of environmentally-friendly ingredients and packaging. “I am passionate about the benefits of using natural, organic skincare – for our health and beauty but also for our planet,” Wendy Stirling, founder…
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Session stylist, Michelle Class, created a bejewelled nude nail manicure for Mulberry’s London Fashion Week showcase. Dubbed ‘Sweet Gems’, the nail look saw Swarovski crystal embellishments added to clean, groomed short nails. Michelle created the look with Morgan Taylor Stick With It base coat, followed by one coat of Sweet…
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Cartoonish, pop-art inspired nail art was selected for Katie Eary’s London Fashion Week showcase. Created by manicurist Ami Streets, the look saw a hot red nail tone courtesy of iZ Beauty of London, complete with white detailing to create an animated effect. The design a super shiny finish to create a…
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Bio Sculpture Gel and Cherrie Snow were tasked with creating the nail looks for Marques Almeidal’s London Fashion Week showcase. Cherrie and here team tended to the models’ nails with two different Bio Sculpture Gel Nail Polish looks. A nude nail tone, No.2093 Ivory Beige, was used to create a clean,…
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Delight clients with the pretty six-piece spring collection from Lecenté, launched to help show off some sparkle this season. The collection features duos across the Ombré, Multi Glitz and Chunky Glitter categories in refreshing spring shades and pretty pastels to inspire nail artistry. The range also launches alongside two new application brushes. Lecenté distributor, Sweet…
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Educator, former Scratch columnist and award-winning nail stylist, Katie Barnes, reveals how to select the right nail shape for your client… Nails come in a variety of shapes and sizes and everyone has fingers and nails of different lengths and shapes. Some have long, slim fingers while others have short fingers with short…
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