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St patrick's day nails

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

By Scratch Staff | 14 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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How to create romantic Valentine’s swirl nails

By Guest Writer | 13 January 2025

Magpie Beauty brand partner, Rachel Mansfield of Pretty Perfect Nails, reveals how to create a trendy swirl nail design for Valentine’s Day.

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Nail tutorial: Layered heart nails using Glitterbels

By Guest Writer | 13 January 2025

Glitterbels co-founder & CEO, Annabel Maginnis, shares how to create this heart nail design in time for Valentine’s Day. Products used: Extreme Coffin Tips Tip cutters Effortless Adhesion Glue Hema Free Acid Free Primer Hema Free Dehydrator 150-grit file and E-file, if trained to use one Square Buffer 20mm fine…

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5 steps to create a striking Valentine’s foil nail look

By Guest Writer | 13 January 2025

Emily Cording of @cuteycles.nails.by.emily created this Valentine’s nail art using Gelish, including foil to add a deeper dimension to a red gel polish hue.

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Bring the party to nails for NYE with these 30 design ideas

By Scratch Staff | 27 December 2024

Whether you’re going out or staying in for New Year’s Eve, bring the celebrations to nails! Check out our roundup of party nail designs for the occasion…

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25 creative Christmas tree & bauble nail art ideas

By Scratch Staff | 23 December 2024

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree – how lovely you are on nails! We’ve rounded up nail art designs featuring chic Christmas trees and beautiful baubles to inspire creations. Check them out below…

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30 adorable Christmas gonk nail ideas you’ll want to try

By Scratch Staff | 21 December 2024

Merry Gonkmas! To help you bring a cute touch to festive styling, we’ve rounded up 30 nail art looks inspired by the loveable Christmas gonk…

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