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How a Scottish nail brand is changing the way products are seen in the sector

By Scratch Staff | 19 January 2025

In just five years, husband and wife duo, Chris and Bekka Costello, have grown their nail business in Paisley, Scotland, from 10 humble products to over 350: focusing on everything nail professionals require to offer slick, profitable services. “We started Nail Order while our salon was closed due to the…

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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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Burns Night Nails

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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Nail & beauty salons amongst fastest growing categories in H1 2023, according to new data

By Chloe Randall | 28 September 2023

According to the H1 2023 Retail and Leisure Trends Analysis report by the Local Data Company, the top 10 fastest-growing subcategories in the first half of this year was dominated by health & beauty, cafés & fast food and grocery retail sectors. Taking the spot of the fastest growing category…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Nina Aesthetics & Beauty, Liverpool

By Carter Rogers | 28 September 2023

Just over a year ago, Nina was faced with some personal challenges in regards to her mother’s health, but despite this, her mum continued to be her biggest supporter and encouraged Nina to venture into the world of aesthetics despite her fear of needles.  After being in the beauty industry…

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Food Inspired Nails

90+ food-inspired nail art ideas: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge

By Rebecca Hitchon | 28 September 2023

Check out entries to the 27 September 2023 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs with the theme: Delicious Digits. Each design 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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In need of autumn nail inspo? Check out Townhouse’s AW23/24 Nail Art Collection

By Callie Iley | 28 September 2023

Inspired by the bold hues and trending looks of the changing seasons, Townhouse has announced the launch of its AW23/24 Nail Art Collection. The collection features six nail designs featuring a wearable, AW23-inspired palette, seeing warm earthy tones and bold red shades used alongside negative space and chrome-effect finishes for…

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Struggling with the cost of living? Check out these 5 tips for beauty businesses

By Guest Writer | 27 September 2023

Financial expert at Money.co.uk Business Insurance, Cam Jaques, provides advice on how beauty business owners impacted by the cost of living crisis can save money… 1. Be creative with marketing You can advertise your business and spread awareness for next to nothing. Word of mouth is still a great way…

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Embrace the elegance of earth tones this autumn with brown nails

By Callie Iley | 27 September 2023

Autumnal tones are making their way back onto our feeds, with brown taking over as the shade of the season! Check out our roundup of 30 brown-toned reader designs below…

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