Feet Poses

6 feet poses to nail pedi photos

By Guest Writer | 4 August 2024

Footlogix, Artistic & Famous Names brand ambassador for Sweet Squared, Lily Lou Moore, explains how to master her six go-to feet poses for pedi photos… 1. One foot in front of the other With the client stood, ask them to put one foot in front of the other. I try…

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Nails By Emoke Salon In The Spotlight

Salon in the Spotlight: Nails by Emoke, Harrow, Greater London

By Rebecca Hitchon | 22 June 2024

Emoke Andre, owner of London nail salon, Nails by Emoke, tells Scratch about the unique qualities of the business and its ‘family’ of staff… Qualifying as a nail technician in 2014, Emoke Andre worked in a salon in London, but always had a bigger goal in mind: to open her…

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Sweet Squared New Cnd Educators

Sweet Squared appoints 18 CND™ educators across the UK&I

By Helena Biggs | 9 May 2024

Sweet Squared, provider of professional hair and beauty products and training, has appointed 18 education ambassadors to its CND™ training team. The UK&I distributor for CND™ (Creative Nail Design) now boasts a team of 40 education ambassadors, who each offer brand education and will drive the growth and success of…

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Cnd Summer 2024 Gleam Glow

Keen to elevate your nail finishes? CND™ serves up on-trend twists for summer 2024

By Helena Biggs | 8 May 2024

Six vibrant shades make up CND™’s summer 2024 nail colour collection, Gleam & Glow: a combination of iridescent, glittery and sheer jelly finishes. The collection is inspired by heartwarming traditions across Eastern cultures, ‘where nights filled with lights and colour symbolise a wish for fortune, happiness, and love’. Available in…

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Scratch Snap Apr 24 Winner Announcement

WINNER ANNOUNCED: Scratch Snap April 2024

By Rebecca Hitchon | 22 April 2024

The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge for April has been announced as Kamila Konopniak. In a showcase of talent, techs created nail designs inspired by theme, Stunning Sapphires, marking CND™’s 45th anniversary, in the bid to win a prize from Sweet Squared. Entries were judged by Scratch senior news…

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Artistic Lucid Blooms

Create dreamy nail looks with Artistic Nail Design’s 6 spring shades

By Rebecca Hitchon | 26 March 2024

Artistic Nail Design has unveiled its spring 2024 colour collection, Lucid Blooms, inspired by the ‘hazy yet captivating memory of a dream’. Each of its six colours is available in Artistic Colour Gloss Soak-off Gel Polish, Colour Revolution Reactive Nail Lacquer and Perfect Dip & Brush Powder formulas to meet…

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Cnd Across The Mani Verse

Travel ‘Across The Mani-verse’ with CND™’s vibrant spring nail shades

By Rebecca Hitchon | 8 March 2024

CND™ is inviting nail enthusiasts on a captivating colour journey with its spring 2024 collection, Across The Mani-verse. With six shades available in both CND Shellac™ Gel Polish and CND Vinylux™ Long Wear Polish, the mood-boosting, playful spring palette pays homage to an alternate reality, offering crème and holographic nail…

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Cnd Harris Reed Aw24

CND™ & Charlotte Tilbury collaborate with Harris Reed for London Fashion Week showcase

By Helena Biggs | 16 February 2024

CND™ and Charlotte Tilbury collaborated with British-American designer, Harris Reed, to create bold nail designs and vibrant make-up looks for his AW24 London Fashion Week showcase. Renowned for creating gender fluid items that play with themes of masculinity and femininity, Reed describes his aesthetic as ‘Romanticism gone non-binary’, and items…

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Sweet Squared Building

Sweet Squared acquires distribution of Louella Belle’s hand & footcare brands

By Helena Biggs | 26 January 2024

Award-winning distribution and training company, Sweet Squared (S2), will take over distribution, support and education for Artistic Nail Design, Footlogix, Belava, Famous Names and Footsie in the UK from 5 February 2024. The acquisition of these hand and footcare brands from Louella Belle will offer greater choice for the professional S2 customer,…

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E-file bits: Understanding types of bits, their uses & how to keep them clean

By Callie Iley | 1 December 2023

E-file bits come in a range of materials and grits, with a variety of different uses. Some types of E-file bits include: Diamond bits – not for use on the natural nail. Used for exfoliating or polishing skin and pushing back the proximal nail fold. Carbide & ceramic bits –…

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