MOVERS & SHAKERS
Vegan gel polish collection & kit up for grabs in spring nail art competition
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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Finalists announced in 2025 nail industry awards for UK&I pros & businesses
For 12 years, Scratch magazine has been recognising excellence in the UK&I nail industry via the Scratch Stars Awards, and is proud to present the finalists for 2025. Hundreds of entries were received between February and March this year, with nail pros, teams and businesses keen to highlight their talents, passions and industry…
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OPI collaborates with award-winning nail pro on mani/pedi essentials range
Following the launch of the Katie Barnes X OPI branded E-file in 2024, the two companies have announced a second collaboration: a range of nail and cuticle tools and E-file bits. Katie Clark (née Barnes), a multi award-winning nail pro & educator, founded Katie Barnes Tool Range in 2017 to…
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Suicide prevention charity, The Lions Barber Collective, has launched Roar Materials; a 100% non-profit clothing brand, designed to be worn as a symbol of support for those suffering with their mental health. Founder, Tom Chapman, and his client, clothing entrepreneur & screen printer Paul Richardson, created the brand with the…
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The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge has been announced as Chi Nguyen. In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for May & created nail designs inspired by ‘Back to the 80’s’ in the bid to win a prize from The Nail Boxes. Judged by Scratch‘s…
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The British Beauty Council has announced the launch of a new campaign to encourage people to return to hair and beauty salons called Oh Hello Beauty. Since March last year, more than 7,000 salons in the UK have gone out of business following the forced closures in light of the…
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According to research by The Accountancy Partnership, a quarter of pandemic-time hair and beauty treatment start-up owners are planning to hire one or more employees, setting to create more than 1,700 new beauty sector jobs in the coming months and years. Although many lockdown businesses were born out of necessity,…
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Organiser, Viktoria Prihodko, has announced that Nailympia Estonia 2021 registration is open. This edition of Nailympia is the largest held to date and with therefore present the largest and most sensational judging panel ever seen bridging 50 nail experts & artists from 22 countries. Presenting nine live streamed competitions alongside…
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Lead nails by Sarah Vernon, Pure Nails brand ambassador & educator Tina Bell, head of education & support at Pure Nails, shares her views on the key nail trends for spring/summer 2021… After the perils of then pandemic, we are all longing for some amazing nails and a good pamper…
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