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15 tools & products to use on damaged toenails & runner’s feet

By Lilly Delmage | 13 April 2025

Spring welcomes marathons, so we’ve rounded up products to help care for damaged toenails and runner’s feet – because they deserve some TLC. “Runners can be prone to a lot of foot problems,” explains nail educator & brand adviser, Rachel Gribble. “Hard skin, ingrown toenails and bruised nails are some…

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35 short nail art design ideas for 2025

By Bella Feldman | 9 April 2025

Who said nail art is just for long nails? Not us! Short nails are a popular and practical choice amongst nail enthusiasts, with over 426,000 posts under #shortnails on TikTok, so take inspiration from 35 short designs that will up your nail game…

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Nail tutorial: simple spring plaid nail art

By Guest Writer | 7 April 2025

Team Lecenté is behind this pretty, glittering plaid nail design, and shares how to recreate it below… All products used are available via www.lecente.com

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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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30+ empowering nail designs to celebrate International Women’s Day

By Rebecca Hitchon | 8 March 2025

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global event, taking place each 8 March to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and promote the acceleration of women’s equality. The campaign theme for 2025 is ‘Accelerate Action’. Check out our roundup of IWD-inspired nail designs for the occasion…

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How to create girl power nail art for International Women’s Day

By Guest Writer | 6 March 2025

Nail artist & educator, Julie-Anne Larivière, has created a girl power nail step-by-step to celebrate International Women’s Day. *Originally created using GELLUX

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International Women’s Day: 5 steps to create female outline nails

By Guest Writer | 6 March 2025

Norwich nail artist, Tabby Casto, has created a purple pierced design with female outlines to celebrate International Women’s Day, using Artistic Nail Design – available in the UK via Sweet Squared.

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50+ daffodil nail art designs to celebrate St. David’s Day

By Scratch Staff | 1 March 2025

St. David’s Day is the feast day of the patron saint of Wales and falls on 1 March: the date of his death in 589 AD. Symbols of Wales: daffodils and leeks, are traditionally worn to commemorate the day, while traditional Welsh food is eaten and parades are enjoyed. Explore…

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Get Jennifer Lopez’s nail look with 30 butterfly nail art designs

By Scratch Staff | 27 February 2025

Butterfly nail art: the perfect spring accessory being worn by celebrities. Celeb nail tech, Tom Bachik, shared a photo of singer, JLo’s, butterfly nail art on Instagram, captioning the design ‘Butterfly Kisses’. The singer opted for black hand-painted butterfly outlines, enhanced with Swarovski crystals for a touch of sophistication and…

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