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Nailympia Germany 2025: THE RESULTS

By Scratch Staff | 31 March 2025

The fourth edition of Nailympia Germany was hosted at Beauty Düsseldorf, 28-30 March, in partnership with Signature Nail International and powered by Scratch magazine. The event welcomed 57 competitors via…

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5 steps to become a zero waste to landfill nail salon

By Green Salon Collective | 30 March 2025

Green Salon Collective (GSC) was founded in 2020 by environmental experts, campaigners and beauty professionals, with an aim to help member salons in the UK and Ireland to responsibly dispose of…

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20 sweet Mother’s Day nail designs to spread the love

By Scratch Staff | 30 March 2025

To celebrate Mother’s Day and mother figures, we’ve rounded up themed nail art styles to inspire below…

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Working together: The mothers & children building businesses in the nail industry

By Scratch Staff | 30 March 2025

The nail industry has often been described as ‘one big family’, but for many nail brand owners, techs and educators, this really is a reality. To celebrate Mother’s Day, Scratch…

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How to tailor nail treatments to mums-to-be, new & mature mums

By Rebecca Hitchon | 30 March 2025

Mother’s Day offers a chance to boost your treatment offerings to satisfy a range of clients. Let us show you how… Mums-to-be The aches and strains of a pregnancy warrant…

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The mum juggle: how I’ve managed motherhood & a successful beauty business

By Marie-Louise Coster | 30 March 2025

Session nail stylist, salon owner & educator, Marie-Louise Coster, opens up about her experiences juggling parenthood and her beauty salon… I am not sure there is ever a right time to…

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Meet the mums navigating nail careers alongside motherhood

By Scratch Staff | 30 March 2025

Learn about mums who manicure, as three mothers share their journeys navigating nail careers alongside various stages of motherhood…  Katie Turner of Radiant Nails, Devon Katie Turner has two children,…

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60 chrome nail design ideas to help you stay on-trend in 2025

By Scratch Staff | 29 March 2025

Chrome styling has dominated the nail scene for a long while now, and isn’t going anywhere. Check out our pick of shining design inspiration to help you achieve the nail…

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Leeds salon owner: Learning to trust my team & delegate has been a game-changer

By Lilly Delmage | 29 March 2025

You Beauty founder, Rachel Dobson, shares her career story and how learning to delegate tasks has been critical to her success as a manager. Over the past five years, Rachel’s…

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Glitterbels education event: Annabel’s Art Assembly

Staffordshire-based nail brand, Glitterbels, has unveiled Annabel’s Art Assembly: an education event led by co-founder & creative director, Annabel Maginnis. It marks her…

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Scratch Snap nail art competition

Scratch Snap is a monthly, online nail art challenge to create a salon-style design in line with a theme. Simply snap…

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