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15 nail art design ideas for St. George’s Day

By Scratch Staff | 19 April 2025

23 April marks St. George’s Day: the anniversary of the patron saint of England’s death in 303 AD. Legend is that a dragon was slain by St. George, and his symbol is a red cross over a white backdrop: the same symbol incorporated into the English flag. Check out themed…

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30 egg-cellent Easter nail art ideas to try in 2025

By Scratch Staff | 15 April 2025

Egg-cel at Easter nail artistry and crack clients’ requests with Scratch‘s roundup of super sweet manicure inspiration…

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Nail art tutorial: textured Easter egg pattern

By Guest Writer | 14 April 2025

Warrington nail tech, Katarzyna Korzeniak of Kate’s Simply Nails, shares how to create a cracking Easter egg nail art design using gel polish.  

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#NailingDiabetes: Blue nails to support World Diabetes Day

By Chloe Randall | 14 November 2023

To mark World Diabetes Day on 14 November, Diabetes UK encouraged people to paint nails blue and share their looks using the hashtag #NailingDiabetes. We asked you to show us your blue designs, and here are a few of our top picks…

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Catherine Wheel nails

By Guest Writer | 4 November 2023

Pure Nails educator, Luci Goodyear, has created this Catherine Wheel-inspired nail design, in time for Bonfire Night!

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Ghost cuticle cuffs

By Guest Writer | 31 October 2023

Salon System nail expert, Jaz Moger, has created a Halloween ghost cuticle cuffs nails step by step using GELLUX.

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Mummy nail art

By Guest Writer | 30 October 2023

Salon System nail expert, Rosanna Hatherell, has created a spooky mummy Halloween step-by-step using GELLUX.

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Barbiecore and Halloween? These 20 pink nails prove they’re the perfect match

By Scratch Staff | 24 October 2023

Turn up the cute factor and add some Barbiecore pink to your Halloween nail styles! Check out our roundup of pretty in pink designs below…

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Wednesdaycore is trending for Halloween 2023: 20 Wednesday Addams nails to inspire

By Rebecca Hitchon | 15 October 2023

Premiering in November 2022, Netflix’s Wednesday introduced a new generation to the eccentric, macabre clan that is the Addams family and daughter, Wednesday Addams. As Halloween nears and with Wednesday set to return for season two, Wednesdaycore has become the latest trend to excite the fashion, beauty and nail world. “Around…

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