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70+ St. Patrick’s Day nail design ideas for 2025

By Scratch Staff | 15 March 2025

St. Patrick’s Day: a global celebration of Irish culture, takes place each year on 17 March, marking the anniversary of the patron saint’s death. We’ve rounded up themed nail art inspiration to bring luck for the occasion…

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Get lucky with these 50 St. Patrick’s Day nail art designs: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge

By Lilly Delmage | 13 March 2025

Check out entries to the 12 March 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: Feeling lucky. 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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How to create shamrock nail art for St. Patrick’s Day

By Guest Writer | 10 March 2025

Named after the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day is a cultural and religious holiday, held annually on 17 March to celebrate Irish heritage. Nail artist & educator, Julie-Anne Larivière, reveals how to create this shamrock design in time for the occasion. *Originally created using GELLUX

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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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How to create the Euro 2024 logo on nails

By Guest Writer | 2 June 2024

Henriette Skydt Svensson lives in Skanderborg, Denmark, where she creates nail content for the Magnetic Nail Design brand. She was awarded first place in the Mixed Media category at the Nordic Nail Open 2024 in Sweden. The pro has taken inspiration from the Euro 2024 logo for this design, which…

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May the fourth: Celebrate Star Wars Day with nail art that’s out-of-this-world

By Scratch Staff | 4 May 2024

May the fourth be with you! Celebrate all things Star Wars with our roundup of nail designs inspired by the iconic franchise…

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3D bunny nail for Easter

By Guest Writer | 27 March 2024

Scratch Stars Polish & Paint Artist of the Year 2023, Kamila Borowiec, used Kirsty Meakin products to create this 3D Easter bunny design and shares a step-by-step below. “For 3D nail art, I would definitely charge over £100, as the time taken to create the design, level of difficulty and…

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Carrot hop nail art

By Guest Writer | 25 March 2024

Jiak Hing, Scratch Stars Gel Polish Stylist of the Year 2022 & 2023, shows how to create this cute 3D Easter bunny design. “The full set took thirty minutes to create, and I would charge £20 on top of a standard gel polish manicure for it,” she says. Products used: Indigo…

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Easter bunny French manicure

By Guest Writer | 21 March 2024

Award-winning nail artist & nail influencer, Fie Pedersen, shares six steps to create a spring-ready French nail with an Easter bunny addition.

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