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Working together: The mothers and children building businesses in the nail Industry

By Scratch Staff | 16 March 2025

The nail industry has often been described as ‘one big family’, but for many nail brand owners, techs, and educators, it really is a true reality. To celebrate Mother’s Day, Scratch spoke to mother-child duos & trios on how they work together within nail & beauty businesses to build success……

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Working together: The mothers & children building businesses in the nail industry

By Scratch Staff | 16 March 2025

The nail industry has often been described as ‘one big family’, but for many nail brand owners, techs and educators, this really is a reality. To celebrate Mother’s Day, Scratch spoke to mother-child duos and trios on how they work together within nail and beauty businesses to build success… Belinda…

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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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Tech Talk: Scratch goes down under to visit Lynda Sanchez of Manicandie, Sydney, Australia

By Alex Fox | 1 June 2021

“My home-based salon has moved with me into four different family homes until my husband and I found our forever home in 2017. I’ve since moved into two different rooms in the house but have finally found my fit!” enthuses Lynda Sanchez. A mix of pastel and gold shades exuding…

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#NowTrending: Tattoo nail art by Pip Wilkinson

By Callie Iley | 1 June 2021

Scratch chats to Pip Wilkinson of Haus of Claws about wanting to create an openly queer, positive safe space and how she created this tattoo-inspired design… My nail journey started when I was 14 years old. I’d buy cheap varnishes and practice nail art at home. It was shortly after…

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NAIL TECH TALK: Erin Lynch of La Pintora Nails

By Callie Iley | 29 May 2021

Scratch chats to Erin Lynch of La Pintora Nails about finding inspiration in nature and charging your worth… Like many people, the pandemic made me re-evaluate a few things and I decided to take forward my love of nails and nail art by gaining my gel manicure certification. I completed…

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#NowTrending: 90’s inspired pierced nails by Aimie Wheatley

By Callie Iley | 25 May 2021

Scratch chats to Aimie Wheatley of AimieVee Beauty Studio about creating a safe space for women in her salon and how she created this 90’s pierced nail design… I began my journey into nails over 10 years ago. I started with gel polish, and loved it, and then moved onto acrylic…

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NAIL TECH TALK: Terri Louise Copeland of Terri Copeland Nails

By Callie Iley | 22 May 2021

Scratch chats to Magpie Beauty brand ambassador, Terri Louise Copeland of Terri Copeland Nails, about social media and her favourite products to use… I work from my home-based salon in Chesterfield and have been doing nails on a full time basis since 2019. Before this, I worked for over 10…

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From Coronation Street to cuticles… Georgia May Foote on qualifying as a nail tech

By Chloe Randall | 20 May 2021

After starring in Coronation Street for five years as Katy Armstrong, Georgia May Foote has now made the move from the cobbles to the salon after qualifying as a nail technician three weeks ago. Georgia trained at Bace Academy in Manchester, completing a gel polish and an acrylic course after…

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