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Animal print, pearls & 3 other nail trends at New York Fashion Week AW25

By Rebecca Hitchon | 13 February 2025

Fashion month is well underway, and kicked off with New York Fashion Week. Offering an insight into clothing styles set to dominate the autumn/winter 2025 season, the event also showcased stunning nail styles – and we spotted five trends to note… Animal print The New York runways showed that animal…

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Interested in entering Nailympia Competitions? Webinar dives into its 2025 direction

By Scratch Staff | 8 February 2025

Are you keen to learn more about Nailympia Competitions? Buddy Sims, learning experience (LX) specialist for hair & beauty education platform, Pivot Point International, hosted a webinar with Alex Fox, global director of Nailympia Competitions, and seasoned judge & nail expert, Vitaly Solomonoff, which is available to watch back here.…

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Nail techs, salons, educators & teams invited to ‘show off their sparkle’ in UK&I industry awards

By Helena Biggs | 1 February 2025

Nail pros & business owners: it’s time to show off your sparkle and celebrate your strengths in the sector’s most prestigious awards event! It’s the ultimate celebration of creativity, passion and dedication to client care: the nail sector’s equivalent to the Oscars has returned for a 13th year – and…

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Dancing On Ice: Nail Designs – Week 7

By Guest Writer | 21 February 2020

Hey Scratch readers! So this week was prop week. It’s always one of my favourite weeks of the old series of Dancing On Ice and now it’s back – it’s also a great opportunity for the cast’s nails to be shown off! This week we created some really colourful designs from asymmetric pastels to…

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London Fashion Week AW20: Smudged punk nails @ Vivienne Westwood

By Sophie Nutt | 20 February 2020

Vivienne Westwood debuted her AW20 collection at the Serpentine Gallery at London Fashion Week, showcasing her renowned punk style. Peacći nail polish was worn by models courtesy of Marian Newman who opted for an imperfect ‘smudged punk’ and ‘trashed’ nail look in an array of shades highlighted in the Vivienne…

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London Fashion Week AW20: Matte nail styles @ Halpern

By Kat Hill | 20 February 2020

Channelling the power women of the 1970s, Halpern’s AW20 showcase saw sequinned suits and embellishments – with a nail look seeing multiple matte styles. Lead nail stylist, Marian Newman, chose two key CND™ colours: Jiggy and classic Black Pool. The shades then saw a coat of CND™ Vinylux Matte Top Coat. “I didn’t…

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London Fashion Week AW20: Gold, black & red @ Pam Hogg

By Sophie Nutt | 20 February 2020

The Pam Hogg AW20 ‘Will There Be A Morning’ show saw a rebellious, edgy and dark collection complemented by nails painted in the three most prominent hues from the catwalk; gold, black and blood red. Held at the renowned Fashion Scout venue, Pam Hogg renewed her crown as ‘queen of…

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London Fashion Week AW20: Natural hues @ Victoria Beckham

By Zoe Wickens | 18 February 2020

Nail artist Marian Newman led the team for the Victoria Beckham AW20 show at London Fashion Week. Marian and her team applied a coat of Peacći polish in the shade Bonjour, a nudey-pink hue, to the models’ nails to reflect the natural and individuality theme of the show. Nude nail…

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London Fashion Week AW20: Unique beauty @ On|Off Presents

By Sophie Nutt | 18 February 2020

London Fashion Week AW20 kicked off on Friday 14 February with On|Off Presents holding its AW20 show at The Store X on The Strand. The show saw five emerging fashion brands and designers showcase their AW20 collections; House of SheldonHall, Iyanu, 404 Studio, Zaful and Yan Dengyu. With the theme…

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