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Cardiff nail tech: Offering vegan nail services has attracted 75% of my clients

By Lilly Delmage | 31 January 2025

Coral Kendall (she/they) of vegan nail studio, Oh Lush Nails, shares why she believes it is important to offer vegan services, the products she uses and what techs can do to become more vegan-friendly… “As a vegan of seven years, I was always going to run a vegan studio,” reveals…

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20 nail products you’ll love for Valentine’s Day 2025

By Rebecca Hitchon | 31 January 2025

‘Tis the season of love, so we’ve rounded up 20 love-ly nail products – from gel polishes to nail lacquers and glitter – that will set hearts aflutter this Valentine’s Day…

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CND™ appoints 4-strong Team Eurasia to support nail pros across the region

By Helena Biggs | 30 January 2025

Nail brand, CND™, has introduced Team Eurasia: a group of four dynamic education ambassadors and nail professionals who will support fellow techs and CND™ distributor partners across the region. To support the brand’s aim to foster career growth for its education ambassadors, CND™’s Team Eurasia will facilitate events, represent CND™…

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Milly Shanks on her love of The Gel Bottle Inc & unusual nail art

By Kat Hill | 10 August 2019

Tell us about your training… I trained at Total Academy in Stockton, but all of my nail art is self-taught. I have a degree in Applied Arts so I’ve always had a paintbrush in my hand!   What is your all-time favourite nail product? Anything and everything by The Gel…

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Glow Up Team Feature

Glow Up stars practice Airbase airbrushing skills

By Sophie Nutt | 9 August 2019

Stars from the BBC series, Glow Up, joined the Airbase Pro Team to practice their airbrushing make-up skills. The television series, hosted by Stacey Dooley, saw 10 aspiring make-up artists compete in challenges to be named Britain’s next make-up star. With eight episodes, the series explored all angles of creativity and…

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Research from Mintel reveals skincare trends

By Scratch Staff | 9 August 2019

New stats from Mintel have revealed that over the last year, almost three in ten (28%) women have reduced the number of products in their facial skincare routine, with young Millennials aged 20-29 (54%) most likely to have simplified their routines. In a move away from multi-step routines, the proportion…

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The Edge Extreme Nail Tips

Create on-trend coffin nails with Extreme C-Curve Tips

By Helena Biggs | 8 August 2019

Create coffin nail shapes in the style of Kylie Jenner with the Extreme C-Curve Tips from The Edge Nails & Beauty. Available in clear and white, the strong and flexible pre-shaped tips are made from ABS plastic and boast a deep smile line and no well. The high C-Curve offers…

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Purr-fect Manicures

By Kat Hill | 8 August 2019

Celebrate fabulous felines with these designs created by Scratch readers…

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What it’s really like to own a nail salon – Part 2

By Scratch Staff | 7 August 2019

Industry veteran, salon owner and Scratch Stars Services to the Nail Industry champion 2017, Sue Davies, reveals an insight into her experience of running a nail salon business… Read part 1, here. We all like to think that our futures are bright and stable, however that isn’t always the case…

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