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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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Scotland home salon: the pro offering a one-stop shop for nails, hair & beauty services

By Lilly Delmage | 8 February 2025

Emma Saunderson, the owner of Angus-based salon, GlamEm, has made a name for herself as a versatile beauty professional, offering an impressive range of beauty treatments from her home salon. Having trained as a nail technician in 2019 with Young Nails, Emma initially worked on a mobile basis. Though as…

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50 chrome Valentine’s Day nail art ideas you’ll fall for

By Scratch Staff | 8 February 2025

From glazed donut finishes to striking shiny details, chrome nails aren’t going anywhere – and especially not for Valentine’s Day. Get inspired with our roundup of romantic chrome nail looks below…

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NAIL BITES: 5 tales from the industry w/c 23 May

By Chloe Randall | 30 May 2021

Here at Scratch, we love keeping up to date with anything fun happening in the nail industry! These are our top 5 nail tales of the week… 1. Light blue nails The light blue nails trend is taking over TikTok right now but what does it actually mean? TikTok users are…

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NAIL TECH TALK: Erin Lynch of La Pintora Nails

By Callie Iley | 29 May 2021

Scratch chats to Erin Lynch of La Pintora Nails about finding inspiration in nature and charging your worth… Like many people, the pandemic made me re-evaluate a few things and I decided to take forward my love of nails and nail art by gaining my gel manicure certification. I completed…

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7 new colours added to the HD Pro Flex It! Base & Builder Gel range developed by UK champion tech, Hazel Dixon

By Alex Fox | 28 May 2021

The HD Professional line innovated and developed by award-winning champion tech, Hazel Dixon, has added to its pro line. “I’ve got some new products launching soon to add to the Flex it! Base & Builder range,” Hazel tells Scratch magazine. “It’s been so popular, especially since re-opening, as many customers…

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Cruella Nails

By Chloe Randall | 28 May 2021

Ahead of the upcoming Disney movie ‘Cruella’ starring Emma Stone, we check out our reader’s designs inspired by the Dalmation classic…

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#ShowScratch Creative Nail Challenge: A Bug’s Life

By Callie Iley | 27 May 2021

Check out the entries to the 26 May nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs inspired by bugs! Each design was submitted via Facebook or Instagram using #showscratch #creativechallenge. Follow Scratch on Instagram and Facebook for future Creative Challenges – launched every Wednesday.

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Seashell nails? Check out this Magpie Beauty nail art range

By Kat Hill | 27 May 2021

Add intrigue to summer nail designs with Magpie Beauty’s Nail Art Shells. Inspired by seashells, the iridescent pieces feature a layered, iridescent effect in eight colour ways: orange, pink, grey, blue, yellow, purple, green and natural. The nail art pieces are thin and can be easily broken into any suitable…

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