PRODUCTS & TREATMENTS
20 nail products you’ll love for Valentine’s Day 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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Why Glasgow? Founder of nail company, House of NAF! shares heritage & success story
Glasgow-based House of NAF! is the umbrella company of the multi award-winning NAF! Salon, NAF! School, and hand & skincare product lines, NAF! Stuff and NAF! Professionals. Founded by manicurist, Tammy Koslowski, in 2015, NAF! has become a renowned destination for clients seek quality beauty services, products and education, and…
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How a Scottish inventor & son created a product nail enthusiasts can’t live without
Have you ever damaged a nail opening a can, prying open the clips of photo frames or opening keyrings? It’s these nuisances that led husband and son duo, Brian and Gregor Eadie, to create Keysie: a handy device to save nails from unnecessary damage. It was Gregor who approached his…
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Scratch puts the spotlight on the esteemed educators at Beauty2trs, the online platform for nail classes… This month: Tracy Shelverton offers an insight into the natural nail unit About Tracy Tracy’s nail industry passion focuses on the nail itself and on maintaining and improving its integrity – regardless of what…
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A new gel polish collection by nail educator Gemma Lambert’s The Nail Team has been released. The Pretty in Spring gel polish collection is composed of a mixture of pastel and bright colours and is inspired by the spring season. Colours include April, a beautiful soft coral; Blossom, a pale…
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A new collection of nail colours ideal for the festival season has been released by Jessica. Named Indie Fest, the new collection features a medley of shades that reflect fun and escapism, with the performance of each polish delivering feel-good vibes. Colours include Headliner, a duck egg pastel blue crème;…
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Promote clean air in your nail setup with the handy FileOWAY II dust and fumes capture box by Vodex. The sleek and portable device removes airborne dust and fumes created during nail enhancement services. It sits atop the desk and connects to a plug and play dust extraction unit (under…
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Nail tech & salon owner, Karen M Brown, shares her creativity and wisdom in a series for Scratch… Based in Scotland, Karen co-owns (with her sister) Sanctuary in the City; two multi-award-winning salon destinations. The duo also owns training academy, NABTA UK, and provides nail and beauty education across the…
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The National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) has issued a notice to beauty salons stating that the Bank of England will be introducing a new polymer £20 bank note from 20 February. The design features British painter, JMW Turner, as well as two windows and a two-colour foil for the…
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