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Nailympia Pivot Point Nails Pic

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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Scratch Stars Awards 2025 Featured Image Entry

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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China Nail Art Museum Mino Vo

Nail art museum to open in Shanghai, China

By Helena Biggs | 26 January 2025

The first museum in China dedicated to nail art is to open in the Jiading District, Shanghai, in May 2025. Established by industry veteran, Ms. Kimi Zhang Tao, and powered by nail brand, Muzer, The China Nail Art Museum will not only be a space for showcasing nail art, but…

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Scratch Snap Aug 24 Winner Announced

WINNER ANNOUNCED: Scratch Snap August 2024

By Rebecca Hitchon | 19 August 2024

The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge for August has been announced as Benita Bimsaite. In a showcase of talent, techs created nail designs to fit theme, Carnival Claws, in the bid to win a prize from Keysie. Entries were judged by Keysie business development manager, Sarah Thomson, and Scratch senior news &…

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Tinted. Olympic Nails

Our experience creating nail art for the Hong Kong Olympic women’s swim team

By Rebecca Hitchon | 10 August 2024

Located in the heart of Hong Kong, Tinted. is a nail and lash bar founded on the belief that ‘beauty is not just a routine, but a form of self-expression and an extension of personal style’. So it’s no surprise that athletes from Hong Kong’s Olympic swim team visited the…

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Sha’carri Richardson Paris Olympics

Sha’Carri Richardson’s nail art looks are stealing the show at the Paris Olympics

By Rebecca Hitchon | 8 August 2024

Team USA athlete, Sha’Carri Richardson, is not only making headlines for her speedy sprint times, as her nail looks have captured global attention during the 2024 Olympic Games. Known for sporting long, embellished nail designs on the track – often featuring intricate nail art, the Paris Games has been no…

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Working At Fashion Week Nail Tech Course

Nailing Fashion Week: The course made by a nail expert, featuring tips and advice on working the runway

By Lilly Delmage | 5 August 2024

Session manicurist & celebrity nail stylist, Nickie Rhodes-Hill, has launched Nailing Fashion Week, a course focused on ‘everything a nail tech needs to know about working at Fashion Week’. The course is ideal for nail pros who want to experience the action of Fashion Week, but don’t know how to…

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Noah Lyles Nails

100m Olympic gold medallist, Noah Lyles, brushes off criticism of his nail art

By Rebecca Hitchon | 5 August 2024

Yesterday (4 August), team USA sprinter, Noah Lyles, sported nail art while scooping a gold medal in the Paris Olympics men’s 100m final. The Olympian is known for wearing nail designs during his sporting and personal appearances, but has received backlash for this while on the international stage at the…

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Lucy Price Marshall Jess Price Olympic Nails

Scratch Stars Award-winning techs create Paris Olympics nail art for Team GB equestrian star

By Rebecca Hitchon | 26 July 2024

After a winning weekend at the Scratch Stars Party, sisters, Lucy Price-Marshall and Jessica Price, headed back to the nail desk to tend to the nails of Olympics dressage competitor, Becky Moody. The pair, who are based at Huddersfield salon, Nailspa: winner of Nail & Beauty Salon of the Year…

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