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TECH TALK: Nadia Rouch of Nadia’s Beauty Box

By Callie Iley | 19 December 2020

Scratch chats with Nadia Rouch of Nadia’s Beauty Box about her average day as a nail tech and her love for creativity.       My all time favourite nail product has to be The Gel Bottle’s Builder in a Bottle. 90% of all my manicures now have Builder in…

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#NowTrending: Green & gold cog nails by Charlotte Vizor

By Callie Iley | 15 December 2020

Scratch chats to Charlotte Vizor of Nailed it by Chaz about her love for being a nail tech, as she describes how to create this gorgeous green and gold design. Please detail your background in nails… “My nail career blossomed from a hobby. When I first started falling in love…

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TECH TALK: Rachel Willis of Rachel Willis Nails & Education

By Callie Iley | 12 December 2020

Scratch catches up with Rachel Willis of Rachel Willis Nails & Education about her journey through the nail world and her passion for teaching & learning… I have over 30 nail training certificates; including beginners’ manicure, to extreme nail shapes and nail art. My first course was an online L&P…

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#NowTrending: Mystical mushrooms by Kim Colclough

By Callie Iley | 8 December 2020

Scratch chats with Kim Colclough of Studio K Waxing & Beauty about her entry into the nail industry & the inspiration behind this psychedelic design… I’ve had an interest in nails since the age of 14 years old, when I dabbled with corner flick nail art. I went to college…

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TECH TALK: Isadora Borges Sá of Caliente Nails

By Callie Iley | 5 December 2020

Scratch chats with Isadora Borges Sá of Caliente Nails, based in Porto District, Portugal, about her passion for her nail business and her inspiration sources when creating gorgeous nail art creations. What is it about nails that has you hooked? I really can’t believe how much nails have changed my life.…

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#NowTrending: Stunning snakeskin nails by Shannon Rae Smyth

By Callie Iley | 1 December 2020

Scratch chats with Shannon Rae Smyth of Shannon Rae Nail Artist about her love for nails, as she explains how she created this striking snakeskin nail design…   I started doing nails as a hobby; having always had both an interest in, and a passion for nail design. I spent…

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TECH TALK: Hannah Taylor of Hannah Taylor Beauty & Makeup

By Callie Iley | 28 November 2020

Scratch chats to Magpie Beauty brand ambassador, Hannah Taylor of Hannah Taylor Beauty & Makeup about her career and future goals. Tell us about your nail career so far… My name is Hannah, and I’m a nail tech, make-up artist and beauty therapist. I’ve been working in the industry since…

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#NowTrending: Fairy Liquid nails

By Callie Iley | 24 November 2020

Scratch chats to Sophie Parkinson of Soph Builds Nails about how she created the instantly recognisable Fairy Liquid nail art design, featured on our Instagram in November 2020. I’ve been doing nails since 2019, but I really got into it over lockdown, and perfected my craft throughout this time. At first,…

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Fall in love with Light Elegance’s The Art of Kissing nail colours

By Helena Biggs | 21 November 2020

Pucker up this winter and prepare to fall in love with six sumptuous gel nail shades from Light Elegance. Available in the ButterCream formula, which glides on the nail and offers one coat coverage, The Art Of Kissing collection features a palette of on-trend hues to suit the season and…

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TECH TALK: Danny Manchip of Beau’s Beauty Box

By Callie Iley | 21 November 2020

Scratch chats with Danny Manchip of Beau’s Beauty Box about his life as a nail tech and his incredible fundraising efforts.   What is your all time favourite nail product? I’ve got to say Magpie Beauty’s gel paints. I love doing free hand nail art, and their paints are just…

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