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Vegan gel polish collection & kit up for grabs in spring nail art competition

By Rebecca Hitchon | 21 April 2025

The April Scratch Snap competition is open! Scratch Snap is a monthly, online nail art challenge that invites nail pros to create a salon-style nail design in line with a theme. Simply snap a pic of the design on yourself, nail tips or a client – and you could be…

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Get Lippy: Beauty brands unite to raise awareness of gynaecological cancers

By Lilly Delmage | 3 April 2025

Gynae cancer charity, The Eve Appeal, has announced its Get Lippy campaign to raise awareness of gynaecological cancers. The Get Lippy campaign will be rolled out during the month of May, encouraging everyone to ‘Get Lippy’ by raising awareness of the five gynaecological cancers: womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal.…

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British Beauty Council invites students to shape future of industry via mentorship & grant opportunity

By Rebecca Hitchon | 2 April 2025

The British Beauty Council has launched The Student Shadow Board, alongside UNiDAYS and Sephora UK. Via the initiative, young people across the UK can apply to receive mentorship and grant support, by pitching their future-facing beauty solutions across topics like innovation and technology, sustainability, creativity, marketing and science. They can…

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Paris Fashion Week AW20: Delicate nude nails @ Paul Smith

By Zoe Wickens | 22 January 2020

Session stylist and nail creative, Jenni Draper, led the nail team for the Paul Smith showcase at Paris Fashion Week. The autumn/winter 2020 collection required a barely-there nail look to complement the chunky fabrics and checkered knits, with the Paul Smith team revealing, “Tailored garments remain at the centre of the…

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Nergish Wadia-Austin announces course dates for salon owners

By Zoe Wickens | 22 January 2020

Esteemed beauty expert Nergish Wadia-Austin has announced the course dates that she will run for salon owners throughout 2020. Nergish has offered training in best management practice to salon, spa, nail bar and hair and beauty managers across the world for 22 years. “My courses are action-packed, practical and easy…

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Dancing On Ice: Nail Designs – Week 3

By Guest Writer | 22 January 2020

Hey Scratch readers! This week’s theme for the Dancing On Ice performances was musicals! There is no better theme for me as I love a good old musical. This week I had my assistant @thehouseofbeauty_brentwood with me. We really had to get our creative juices flowing in order to bring you incredible nail art to…

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Nail Those Profits at Sea Cruise: Day 1

By Guest Writer | 21 January 2020

Ahoy! Join Wendy Old, educator with HD Professional, as she embarks on a nail-focused cruise and shares tech tales from the High Seas… So, what is the Nail Those Profits at Sea Cruise you ask? Myself and Hazel Dixon asked the same when we heard about it a few years ago. In…

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Dancing On Ice: Nail Designs – Week 2

By Guest Writer | 15 January 2020

Hi Scratch readers! I’m back again for another jam-packed week of nail art behind the scenes at Dancing On Ice. This week I had the help of my assistant Hannah, of @bananasbeauty_, as we had lots of nail looks to create – from full sets to intricate nail art. Hannah is amazing…

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Dancing On Ice: Nail Designs – Week 1

By Guest Writer | 8 January 2020

Maddy Rooke, celebrity nail technician, reveals the backstage antics and nail looks from ITV’s Dancing On Ice…  Hey Scratch readers! I’m back for the third year in a row to bring you the latest nail looks from this year’s Dancing On Ice series. I can already tell this year is going to be a good…

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