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Staffordshire tech: Working from a home salon has been the best decision I’ve made

By Lilly Delmage | 15 March 2025

Katie Pritchard of Katie Lou Nail Artist and Educator opens her salon’s doors to Scratch and shares the benefits of becoming a home-based tech. Having been in the nail industry for 20 years, Katie has experimented with a variety of ways of working. She says: “I have worked as a…

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Becoming a nail tech at 16: I was the youngest student Bryony Howell had ever trained

By Lilly Delmage | 9 March 2025

17-year-old self-employed nail tech, Ruby Galluzzo, opens up about the journey that led her to pursue a nail career at such a young age. “I first became interested in nails when I was only eight-years-old, but my passion grew massively in 2020 during lockdown. That’s when I really started dreaming…

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Meet Corrine Jackson: the nail tech behind Molly-Mae Hague’s manicures

By Lilly Delmage | 5 March 2025

Nail tech & educator, Corrine Jackson, who has tended to the nails of influencer, Molly-Mae Hague, for over five years, shares her experiences of and advice for working with high-profile clients. Working with celebrity clients “I started doing Molly-Mae’s nails after the first lockdown, when my husband, who’s a builder,…

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Nail Tech Talk: Emily Jones of Nailed By Emily

By Callie Iley | 10 December 2022

Nail Tech Talk: Emily Jones of Nailed By Emily North Yorkshire-based tech, Emily Jones of Nailed By Emily, chats to Scratch about mobile tekking alongside her studies at university and her passion for creating nail art.  “My nail journey began in summer 2020. As a university student who lives at…

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Nail Tech Talk: Alice Molyneux of Cherry-B Studios

By Callie Iley | 26 November 2022

Nail Tech Talk: Alice Molyneux of Cherry-B Studios Alice Molyneux of Cherry-B Studios sits down with Scratch to chat about her inclusive nail studio and her future career goals… “My signature style is something that is painterly and realistic looking, such as dreamy skies, portraits, foliage and fine line illustrations,”…

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Nail Tech Talk: Jessica White of Jessica White Nail Artist

By Callie Iley | 19 November 2022

Nail Tech Talk: Jessica White of Jessica White Nail Artist Scratch chats to Leeds based tech, Jessica White of Jessica White Nail Artist, about her time studying for a law degree alongside tekking, and why she decided to commit to nails full time when she graduated… “My nail journey began…

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Nail Tech Talk: Daisy Tann of Sweet As Hell

By Callie Iley | 12 November 2022

Scratch chats to Daisy Tann of Sweet As Hell about her passion for cruelty free nail products and inclusivity in the beauty industry. “I think for me, the thing I love most about being a nail tech is a combination of things,” Daisy smiles. “I love delivering a service that…

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My Other Life: Laura Prigg of Basic Witch Nails

By Callie Iley | 5 November 2022

Scratch chats to Laura Prigg, a nail pro who’s busy juggling her nail career alongside a very different role… Laura Prigg has spent her working life in the retail industry, progressing from Christmas temp to store manager at Yankee Candle. She began creating custom press-on nails at the end of…

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Nail Tech Talk: My experience as a Green Salon Collective member

By Guest Writer | 1 November 2022

Lucy Allen, owner of Sheffield-based SuperNatural Nails, a Green Salon Collective member salon, shares what pros need to know about becoming members of the circular waste management authority. Why did you become a Green Salon Collective member? I joined Green Salon Collective (GSC) in September 2021 after reading an article about…

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