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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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Cable knit nails

By Guest Writer | 8 November 2021

Carolina Dimitras has created this wonderfully wintery nail design using Light Elegance.

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Bonfire Night nail art

By Kat Hill | 1 November 2021

Remember, remember! We hope these reader designs spark inspiration for your nail services, sure to cause a bang with your clients this Bonfire Night…

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10 of the best Love Island inspired manicures

By Chloe Randall | 23 August 2021

After over a year off, ITV 2’s Love Island is back on our screens once again for a summer of love! Check out our reader’s nail designs inspired by the popular TV show…

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Astrology Nails

By Callie Iley | 13 July 2021

We’ve been loving reading all about our star signs and are obsessed with checking our daily horoscope! Check out our round up of  astrological nail designs below…

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Cruella Nails

By Chloe Randall | 28 May 2021

Ahead of the upcoming Disney movie ‘Cruella’ starring Emma Stone, we check out our reader’s designs inspired by the Dalmation classic…

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Paisley Nail Art

By Chloe Randall | 19 March 2021

Paisley nail art, aka bandana style, has really taken the nail world by storm with celebrities like Selena Gomez rocking the trend. Here, we share some of our reader’s designs below…

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