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Get inspired: Nail pro, Lucy Price-Marshall, shares her journey to dominating the nail industry

By Lilly Delmage | 9 February 2025

Natural nail specialist, OPI educator, salon manager & multi-award winner, Lucy Price-Marshall, shares her career story and how she balances various industry roles… Tell us about your journey into the nail industry… While I was at school, I worked at my mum’s nail salon, Nailspa in Huddersfield, on Saturdays, assisting…

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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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25 Pride nail art designs to try during Pride Month & beyond

By Rebecca Hitchon | 7 June 2024

June marks Pride Month, dedicated to celebrating the global LGBTQ+ community and promoting acceptance, equality and awareness of issues affecting this community. Check out these themed designs by nail artists…

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Salon business expert shares on-site opportunities to help you secure success

By Helena Biggs | 7 June 2024

Award-winning salon business expert, author & CEO of The International Salon Business School, Liz McKeon, is offering ‘On-site Salon Days’, where she will visit businesses for up to three days to help teams achieve their goals. On-site Salon Days include bootcamps, mystery client shopping, recruitment coaching, transformative coaching, one-to-one sessions,…

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MISSU announces winner of online nail art challenge for 2024

By Rebecca Hitchon | 7 June 2024

In May, professional nail brand, MISSU, invited techs to unleash their creativity in a 14-day online nail art challenge. All abilities were invited to submit a nail design each day to fit a theme comprised of three artistic elements. Participants who created nail looks for all themes scooped goodies from…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Nails at The Oaks, Great Oakley, Essex

By Rebecca Hitchon | 6 June 2024

Paisley Barendrecht shares how she came to own home salon, Nails at The Oaks, offering Beverly Hills-inspired escapism to clients… Having two children in the space of less than two years changed Paisley Barendrecht’s outlook on her career. Rather than returning to an office job after maternity leave, she decided…

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Taylor Swift nail art: The Eras Tour-inspired nails | #ShowScratch Creative Challenge

By Rebecca Hitchon | 6 June 2024

Check out entries to the 5 June 2024 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour. 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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Nailympia Orlando 2024: THE RESULTS

By Alex Fox | 5 June 2024

The fourth Nailympia Orlando marked another milestone in the world of competitive nail artistry, welcoming 84 competitors occupying 384 seats. These nailists represented 14 countries: Serbia, Hungary, Cuba, Aruba, Italy, Germany, France, USA, UK, Spain, Argentina, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine and Canada. The diverse international participation contributed to one of…

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