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Slither into the Year of the Snake in style: 15 nail art ideas to celebrate Chinese New Year 2025

By Lilly Delmage | 19 January 2025

Chinese New Year 2025 is celebrated on January 29th, welcoming the Year of the Snake. The nail industry is no stranger to snake-inspired designs, from snakeskin prints and hand-painted characters to 3D creations. However, if you’d rather steer clear of animal motifs, embracing the colours of the event is another…

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Want to offer vegan manicures in your nail salon? Here’s 20 products to add to your kit

By Lilly Delmage | 18 January 2025

A whopping 25 million people took part in Veganuary in 2024: so have you considered vegan-friendly nail and beauty options in the salon to cater to this burgeoning client base? Gaining a ‘vegan status’ in the beauty sector means a product must not contain animal-derived ingredients or by-products. Click here…

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50 blue nail art designs that are blue-tifully chic

By Scratch Staff | 18 January 2025

Feeling the blues? You won’t be after checking out these 50 blue nail art ideas to inspire creative handiwork…

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20 Scottish-themed nail designs to celebrate Burns Night

By Scratch Staff | 17 January 2025

Burns Night takes place annually on 25 January and is a celebration of the life and work of Scottish poet & lyricist, Robert Burns, on what would have been his birthday. Scots often commemorate the occasion with a cèilidh (social event with dancing) and a supper, where they enjoy a…

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Glitterbels pros: reap education, rewards & discounts via The Nailist Programme

By Rebecca Hitchon | 16 January 2025

Staffordshire-based nail brand, Glitterbels, has launched The Nailist Programme as part of its mission to ‘help nail technicians elevate their craft, grow their businesses and push industry standards to new heights’. Designed by Glitterbels founders, Annabel and Elliott Maginnis, the programme serves to provide high-quality education, products and ongoing support…

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Manifest your 2025 goals with 20 New Year’s resolution nails: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge

By Lilly Delmage | 16 January 2025

Check out entries to the 15 January 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: New Year’s resolutions. Each nail style was submitted via Instagram or Facebook using #ShowScratch #CreativeChallenge. Follow Scratch on Instagram and Facebook for future Creative Challenges – launching every other Wednesday.

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NSI Nails Guyana to host masterclass on eco-friendly nail art practices

By Lilly Delmage | 15 January 2025

Nail brand, NSI Nails Guyana, has launched Sparkle Sustainably, a masterclass for nail techs in the Caribbean to help them integrate eco-friendly nail art practices. Scheduled to take place 20-22 March 2025 at the Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel, the three-day masterclass will offer intensive, hands-on training focused on creating stunning…

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Revealed: Pedicures are more popular than manicures in the nail salon

By Lilly Delmage | 14 January 2025

Salon, spa, and fitness booking and management software, Vagaro, has released its 2025 Vantage Report, revealing insights into beauty and wellness trends. Pedicures take the lead With 21 million nail salon appointments booked between January and September 2024, pedicures have overtaken manicures in popularity. They accounted for 59% of searches…

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3 ways to support beauty clients with breast cancer

By Guest Writer | 11 October 2023

The Jennifer Young Training School, which specialises in oncology therapies, skincare and well-being for cancer patients, shares how you can support nail and beauty clients with breast cancer… October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – a time traditionally swathed in pink and dedicated to awareness of breast cancer symptoms. With…

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Nailympia Columbus 2023: THE RESULTS

By Helena Biggs | 11 October 2023

The results are in for Nailympia Columbus 2023 Premiere Columbus, Ohio, hosted the first edition of Nailympia Columbus, 8-9 October 2023. The nail competition welcomed techs from across the globe, who competed across 10 categories in three divisions. Points from Nailympia San Antonio were added to those accrued from Nailympia Columbus to…

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Devon nail tech & mental health first aider on how to prioritise wellness in the salon

By Rebecca Hitchon | 10 October 2023

“While holding clients’ hands – quite literally for hours at a time, they can open up, allowing you to celebrate the ups in their lives, but also the downs,” says Emily Harris, owner of North Devon business, Vanity Nails & Tanning. The passionate pro is a qualified mental health first…

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Louella Belle adds sanitisation brand for tools & skin, Puromist, to portfolio

By Rebecca Hitchon | 9 October 2023

Celeb-approved brand for cleaning the face, body, tools and equipment, Puromist, is now stocked by Louella Belle. The Puromist formula, which promises to cleanse 99.99% of microbes, including bacteria, fungi, spores and viruses, is available via three products: a 100ml Spray, 250ml Spray and Wipes (30 pack). Loved by celebrities…

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Lottie London partners with NHS Blood and Transplant to urge Gen Z to donate blood

By Chloe Randall | 9 October 2023

Beauty brand, Lottie London has introduced the Beauty for Blood campaign in partnership with NHS Blood and Transplant, to raise awareness about the importance of blood donations. With October being Black History Month, Lottie London has introduced the campaign to urgently call for more blood donors within the black community…

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Nail Tech Talk: Millie Copsey of NailSpace

By Callie Iley | 8 October 2023

A lover of abstract styles, mix-and-match designs, and monochrome aesthetics, Millie Copsey discovered her passion for nail art during the lockdown, using her creative skills from her background in graphic design to carve out a career in nails. Having been a creative individual for as long as she can remember,…

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