TECH TALK: Hannah Taylor of Hannah Taylor Beauty & Makeup
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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Fall in love with Light Elegance’s The Art of Kissing nail colours
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
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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TECH TALK: Natasha Newton of Nails by Natasha
Scratch catches up with Natasha Newton of Nails by Natasha about her achievements since featuring in January 2020’s Readers Gallery and what the future holds for her career. What is it about nails that has you hooked? I’ve always enjoyed playing around with nails from a young age. It…
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Protect & support natural nails with Flexiglaze nail coating
Flexiglaze has unveiled its formula flexible nail coating. The nail coating is a reinforcement coating helps keep nails in tip-top condition in between salon appointments. Designed for safe home use, the coating adds a clear brush-on layer that dries to protect natural nails. It should be applied after removing gel…
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#NOWTRENDING Tortie hearts by Vanessa Armitage
Scratch chats with Vanessa Armitage of Nailicious by Vanessa about her love for all things nails and her hopes for the future – and she reveals how to create a tortoiseshell design… I work from home in my tiny little salon. I decided to take the leap into working and…
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TECH TALK: Khristie Marie Lawton of KIKI Nail Bar
Scratch chats with Khristie Marie Lawton of KIKI Nail Bar about her future aspirations and her love for all things nails… What is it about nails that has you hooked? I love the untapped potential that the nail industry offers – the creativity, career progression, and of course the skills…
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#NOWTRENDING Pastel geometric nail art by Stephanie Yianni
Scratch chats to Stephanie Yianni of SY Nails about her love for creativity and passion for nail art…. Coming from a creative background, I have adjusted to my new career in the nail industry pretty well. I was previously in roles related to fashion and art, so luckily, nail styling…
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TECH TALK: Katie Baulk of Katie’s Beauty Room
Scratch chats to Katie Baulk of Katie’s Beauty Room about the next steps in her career and her advice for aspiring techs… What is your all-time favourite nail product? This would have to be CND Shellac. I have used it religiously since 2011 and have never fallen out of love…
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#NOWTRENDING Pink marbled galaxy nails by Beth Gaunt
Scratch chats with Beth Gaunt of Elegance Beauty Boutique about her love for sparkle and freehand nail art… I work from my home salon in Swadlincote, Derbyshire and I qualified as a nail technician in 2016. I studied Art and Business Studies at school, and have always had a love…
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