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Explore salon furniture with the REM Virtual Showroom

By Chloe Randall | 23 June 2021

REM has installed a Virtual Showroom Tour on their website to give customers a near lifelike experience in visiting the REM Showroom. Customers can now walk around the virtual showroom stopping at any point to view and learn more about the products, seeing them from every angle. Hot spots on…

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Sweet Squared kicks off e-file education with exciting product launch

By Helena Biggs | 22 June 2021

To coincide with the launch of the Light Elegance Zippy Gen2 e-file, Sweet Squared has launched online e-file education and will be hosting e-file education at its multiple training centres later this year. “E-filing is an amazing skill to speed up your services and enhance your business,” says Sweet Squared…

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Lady Showbiz introduces trade package for nail salons & spas

By Chloe Randall | 21 June 2021

Lady Showbiz has put together a professional package, aimed at salons, spas and mobile nail technicians. The package offers 90 gel-effect nail polishes in a variety of colours for £495 + VAT. The polishes are also cruelty-free and vegan friendly, allowing the shades to be catered to more clients. Featuring…

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NAIL BITES: 5 tales from the industry w/c 13 June

By Chloe Randall | 20 June 2021

Here at Scratch, we love keeping up to date with anything fun happening in the nail industry! These are our top 5 nail tales of the week… 1. The Aquarium manicure A video of a nail artist using a real live fish and inserting it in a mini aquarium created in…

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Can you help? 9-year-old launches nail painting fundraiser

By Chloe Randall | 18 June 2021

A nine-year-old girl called Esme, who is fighting acute myeloid leukaemia, and her dad, Richard have launched ‘Esme’s Man-icure Challenge’ to help raise money for Young Lives vs Cancer. After being diagnosed with cancer in March 2021, Esme’s dad, Richard let her paint his nails in bold and bright colours…

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Beauty takes the top title for most popular industry on TikTok with over 61 million likes

By Alex Fox | 17 June 2021

With nearly half of the world’s population using social media platforms, businesses old and new have been given a cheap alternative to advertise, interact and engage with customers. Since its launch in 2016, TikTok has exploded in popularity and now has over 689 million monthly active users. The hashtag ‘#smallbusiness’ currently…

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Revealed: The top 3 brow lamination trends

By Guest Writer | 17 June 2021

Lisa Stone, brow expert and Salon System educator shares her knowledge on brow lamination trends… The past year has been a rollercoaster, it’s had its’s ups and downs, highs and lows and has hit our industry hard. Many of our clients have been resorting to home treatments and DIY techniques…

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Unveiled: The 6 Gelish nail shades you need for summer 2021

By Helena Biggs | 17 June 2021

Embrace bright, fun colours on nails with the six-piece Feel The Vibes Gelish collection for summer 2021. The gel polish shades combine cool tones and punchy bolds for a fun and playful nail finish. “Summer is back and this year it’s brighter than ever!” comments Danny Haile, CEO & founder…

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A Bournemouth nail artist will attempt to paint over 4000 nails over 3-days for a Guinness World Record in support of charity, CRY

By Alex Fox | 15 June 2021

On the 6 August 2021, Bournemouth-based nail professional Lauren McBride of Get Nailed, will attempt to set the record for the Longest Artificial Nail Painting Marathon for The Guinness Book of Records. An exciting proposition, Lauren reveals just what she’s trying to achieve during the event. “My aim is to…

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Offer lash lifts & brow lamination with dual-purpose Salon System range

By Helena Biggs | 15 June 2021

Add brow lamination and lash lifts to your treatment menu and save on product cost with Salon System’s dual treatment range. The three-step system lifts lashes for eight weeks and laminates brows for up to four weeks. The existing Salon System Lashlift range has been developed to work for both…

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Interested in using OPI’s gel polish? Starter kit package available for pros

By Helena Biggs | 15 June 2021

OPI has unveiled its first GelColor Starter Kit, which contains product to perform up to 100 services. Featuring 10 of the brand’s best-selling essentials, it has been designed to ensure a successful start to your GelColor gel polish services and features: Pro Spa Cuticle Oil Bond Aid NAS 99 Expert…

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“Goodbye for now…”

By Kat Hill | 11 June 2021

Hello Scratch readers – Kat here! It’s with very mixed emotions that I write that today marks my last day at Scratch magazine. While I am excited for a new adventure, the decision to move on was not easy after nearly six happy years on the team. When I first…

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Want long-lasting, bright nails for summer? Check out INK’s colour gels

By Helena Biggs | 10 June 2021

INK London has launched a range of UV/LED curable colour gel, suitable for application over hard gel, acrylic, acrygel extensions and overlays. Be bold with the eight shades in The Flaming Hot Shimmer Collection or choose from eight delicate tones in The Pastel Collection. Standout shades are the punchy Pink Fusion…

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Share your smile with Fask clear panel face masks designed to aid lip reading for the deaf community

By Alex Fox | 9 June 2021

A specialist face covering brand has created two unique face masks that even after government guidelines and restrictions are lifted, will be a great option for those that want to keep masked up! Designed for those working in public sectors, service, hospitality , travel, health and beauty-based industries, the FASK…

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Indulge cuticles with SNA’s 5 perfume scented oil pens

By Chloe Randall | 8 June 2021

SNA Professional has announced the launch of its CUTE’ickle’ pens, inspired by your favourite perfume scents. Made from Jojoba and Sweet Almond Oil, the oils come in a stylish and easy to use twist pen applicator. The scents available: Spaceman- Inspired by the perfume Alien. Spaceman is a rich floral…

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