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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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Cosy up with 40+ Christmas movie character-inspired festive nail designs

By Scratch Staff | 13 December 2024

Fuel your festive spirit by embracing the magic of movies with Christmas film character-inspired nail styles. Check out our roundup of reader designs below…

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Christmas nail art tutorial: glitter reindeer design

By Guest Writer | 10 December 2024

This sparkling reindeer style comes courtesy of Halo VIP, Abi Garvey – who shares a tutorial using the brand below…

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5 steps to create a Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer nail

By Guest Writer | 10 December 2024

This Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer nail design comes courtesy of Halo VIP, Tina Hallows, who shares a step-by-step below.

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5 simple steps to create a gonk nail art design for Christmas

By Guest Writer | 8 December 2024

This friendly Gonk nail design comes courtesy of Gelish educator, Monika Ferreira, who shares a step-by-step below.

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How to create a party-ready New Year’s Eve nail art look

By Guest Writer | 1 December 2024

Get clients into the party spirit with a design that’s perfect for New Year’s Eve, courtesy of Halo VIP, Tamzin Pope. All products used are available via Pure Nails. Originally published 2023.

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20 festive nail salon décor ideas to get clients in the Christmas spirit

By Scratch Staff | 1 December 2024

As the holidays approach, salons are being decorated with Christmas trees and fairy lights to celebrate the festive period. Check out our roundup of Christmas salon displays below…

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