PRODUCTS & TREATMENTS

Halo Acrylic Plus Pure Nails

Love L&P? Halo launches Acrylic+ system for time-pressed nail pros

By Helena Biggs | 10 February 2025

In the rapidly changing nail industry, evolution is key, and brands need to constantly innovate and excite to keep up with the demands of clients and pros. For almost two decades, Pure Nails has been providing nail products to nail creatives, and the latest update to its popular Halo line…

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Valentine's Nail Products

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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Tammy Koslowski House Of Naf Glasgow

Why Glasgow? Founder of nail company, House of NAF! shares heritage & success story

By Helena Biggs | 25 January 2025

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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Scratch Stars winning salon expands nail services into Harrods

By Emma Hobday | 2 August 2021

The world’s most famous store has revamped its hair and beauty salon, with Scratch Stars Nail Salon of the Year 20/21 – Townhouse – serving up the nail services. Townhouse, popular with beauty editors and influencers for its Instagram-worthy manicures and nail art, is based on the fifth floor. Clients…

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opi downtown la

Revealed: the hotspot that’s inspired OPI’s 12-piece autumn nail colour collection

By Helena Biggs | 2 August 2021

OPI has, since inception, sought inspiration from cities and regions across the globe for its seasonal nail colour collections. Now, in keeping with its 40th anniversary, it’s sticking with its homeland for its autumn 2021 shade inspo. “This autumn, we’re continuing our hometown 40th anniversary celebration and exploring an area…

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Sausage trees? Placenta? Snail slime? Just a few of the wonderfully weird ingredients in your skincare products

By Emma Hobday | 1 August 2021

There are some wild nail and beauty products on the market that host a wonder of unusual ingredients. So sit back, embrace the weirdness, and ask yourself: how far would you go for beauty? The Nimue Anti-Aging Hand Cream contains 20% Kigelia Africana. Never heard of it? Us neither – until…

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lp nail tools

Need new nail tools? LP Nails has added to its popular range for techs

By Helena Biggs | 30 July 2021

LP Nails has added The Clippers, The Scissors and The Curette to its popular range of professional nail tools. The brand, created by nail technician, Lucy Pastorelli, has reaped success with The Cuticle Knife, The Cuticle Pusher and The Cuticle Nipper and the three latest additions are following suit; designed for longevity and optimum…

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gelish chrome stix

Want chrome nails? These Gelish Stix will create them in minutes

By Helena Biggs | 29 July 2021

Take nail finishes to the next level with the handy Chrome Stix from Gelish. Offering an easy and speedy way to add a reflective chrome shine to gel polish manicures, the Chrome Stix are available in six multi-dimensional shades. Chrome Stix are packaged in ready to use, rub-on pens to…

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Meet the creative director of Skullen Collective, a nail brand with an edge

By Emma Hobday | 27 July 2021

Scratch talks to Nicole Gutierrez-Lock of Skullen Collective about her exciting nail product line… Nicole launched her nail business Skullen Collective in 2013 to enable her to have an effective work life balance. She holds the role of lead artist and creative director at Skullen Collective, based in Newcastle upon…

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