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WINNER ANNOUNCED: Scratch Snap April

By Chloe Randall | 26 April 2021

The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge has been announced as Dani Bailey.  In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for April & created nail designs inspired by ‘Movie Night’ in the bid to win a prize from OPI.  Judged by Scratch‘s news & features writer, Chloe…

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Nail tech dubbed ‘nail expert of the country’ after winning Nailympia trophies

By Alex Fox | 4 April 2021

Angela Wilden of Luxembourg walked away with the Division 2  – Art Winner of Winners & the Winner of Winners trophies from the first edition Nailympia Online last month and has been dubbed the ‘nail expert of Luxembourg’ by her local TV station. This led to a spotlight on local…

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Lockdown: the advent of online nail competitions

By Chloe Randall | 24 March 2021

Nail competitions have been growing steadily in popularity for some years now with the likes of Nailympia London attracting many nail pros from around the globe to its arena every autumn. The onset of national lockdowns across the globe and heavy restrictions on travel have meant that 2020 did not see any live competitions, but…

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WINNER ANNOUNCED: Scratch Snap March

By Kat Hill | 24 March 2021

The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge has been announced as Carla Watson. In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for March & created nail designs inspired by ‘Petal Power’ in the bid to win a prize from INK London. Judged by Scratch‘s…

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HTV Nail Academy in Vietnam hosts inspiring nail competition during pandemic

By Alex Fox | 23 March 2021

Hua Thanh Vy director of education for HTV Nail Vietnam Academy for nail design in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, hosted and organised one of the largest nail competitions the world has seen during the pandemic – The HTV Nail Cup 5th Edition 2020. The theme across the board was…

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Nailympia Online 2021: THE WINNERS

By Helena Biggs | 15 March 2021

Nailympia Competitions, in association with Scratch magazine, has announced the winners of the first edition of Nailympia Online. The renowned competition organisation moved online for 2021 following the postponement of its in-person competitions globally due to the coronavirus pandemic. Nailympia Online welcomed 12 categories with three divisions, plus the introduction…

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Enter the Nailon nail artist great giveaway now!

By Alex Fox | 26 February 2021

Nail artists have a chance to take part in the biggest nails Give-Away this February. Prizes include … Afinia Dust Collector  Staleks pro kit from Anna Popova Manicure smart kit from Zrinka Vuksan Bolancha Plus extra knowledge boosters with… Smart studio manicure class by Zrinka Vuksan Bolancha Nail Art treasury…

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Safari themed nail comp inspires techs in lockdown

By Alex Fox | 20 February 2021

It’s exciting and delighting to come across Facebook groups where support, unity and inspiration are the names of the game. Invited to judge a weekly nail competition for a nail group on Facebook, I, Alex Fox, was charmed by what I found when I got there. The FB group, Nails,…

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5 things I love about being a competition judge

By Alex Fox | 13 February 2021

Scratch chats to Denise Wright, who’s name is synonymous with nail competitions, about why she loves running & judging nail competitions   1: What it means to me Competitions have been an important part of my life since I started competing at the age of 24. From that very first…

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Scratch Snap: What you need to know

By Scratch Staff | 5 January 2021

Scratch has launched a new monthly nail art challenge, called Scratch Snap. In the challenge, a theme will be set each month and you have a limited amount of time to create a nail design that suits (salon-style). Simply snap a pic of the nail design (on yourself or a client) – and…

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