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70+ St. Patrick’s Day nail design ideas for 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
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
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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Catriona Leith, Scratch Stars Gel Tech & One Stroke Artist of the Year 2023, shows how to create this abstract Easter design using HD Pro products. “Recreating this look should take around 10 minutes, so I would charge £1 to £2 per nail for the design,” she says. Products used: HD Pro…
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Scratch Stars Mixed Media Artist of the Year 2023, Melanie Lewendon, shares how to create this super-cute bunny nail design. “It took 15 minutes to create the bunny nail art, and I would charge £40 to £45 on natural nails for the full set, minus the 3D ears,” she says.…
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Lucy Price-Marshall, OPI educator & Scratch Stars Natural Nail Specialist of the Year 2023 shares how to create this negative space Mini Egg design. “The nail art took 10 to 15 minutes to create, and I would charge £10 on top of a standard OPI GelColor service,” she says. Products…
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Salon System nail expert & owner of The Nail Fairy, Caroline Roberts, has created this on-trend mix and match French design, ready for Easter.
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Happy Mother’s Day! To celebrate the occasion, we’ve rounded up themed nail art styles below…
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10 February marks the Chinese New Year, with 2024 welcoming the Year of the Dragon. Channel the spirit of the dragon through your nails with this lucky 3D blue dragon look, created by Nail Sunhada founder, Kim Sunhee. Products used: Nail file. Ageha Brush On Easy Off Cushion Base. Ageha…
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