NAIL BITES: 5 tales from the industry w/c 17 October

Here at Scratch, we love keeping up to date with anything fun happening in the nail industry! These are our top five nail tales of the week…

1. Squid Game nail art

Squid Game has inspired many things since it made its mark on Netflix. From Halloween costumes to toys, the hit show has now inspired nail art, taking social media by storm. Celebrity manicurist, Naomi Yasuda was one of the first to jump on the trend with this detailed masterpiece showcasing a different design on each finger.

Instagram @naominailsnyc

2. Naomi Osaka’s 3D Teddy bear mani

Fresh from a US Open appearance, the tennis star took to Instagram to share her kawaii manicure; pink, purple, orange, blue, and yellow jelly nails with matching 3D teddy bear charms resembling the popular Japanese character, Rilakkuma.

Instagram @naomiosaka

3. Madelaine Petsch’s nail art passion

Riverdale star, Madelaine Petsch, has admitted that the two things she can’t live without are nail art and her dog. The actress revealed that as long as she incorporates red into her nail design, she is permitted to have whatever design she likes for appearances on the TV show.

4. Adele’s trend set

According to Look Fantastic, within a couple of hours of the Easy On Me hitmaker’s music video going live, searches for ‘Adele’s nails’ shot up by a staggering 900%, while searches for ‘dark nails’ also shot up by 426%.

Instagram @kimmiekyees

5. Celeb spot!

I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here winner, Giovanna Fletcher took to Instagram to show off her manicure by her youngest son, 3-year-old Max, who is her new nail technician, as long as she has her nails in his favourite colour, pink!

Instagram @mrsgifletcher