Innovation, creative flair, commitment to industry and its people - these are the qualities that we expose and acknowledge!


The Ciaté nail range - August 2008
August celebrates the offering of the 8th Scratch Stomp Award. This month Stomp bathes the blend of style, elegance, wit, charm, cheekiness and pure loveliness that is inherent in the brand packaging of the Ciaté nail range.

Karin Ström - July 2008
The 7th Scratch Stomp Award to be presented is given to supersonic Swedish nain tech Karin Ström. Without a doubt this nail tech is highly motivated, passionate, driven and absolutely crazy about nails.

Elmien Scholtz - June 2008
The summer Scratch Stomp Award for June is dedicated to South African entrepreneur and founder of Bio Sculpture International, Elmien Schultz, in honour of her 20-year journey of excellence with the brand she fashioned and formed.

Solaroil - May 2008
The 5th Scratch Stomp Award is being bestowed upon the multi award-winning nail essential - Creative Solaroil. Manufactured in the USA by CND and distributed in the UK by Sweet Squared, this extremely popular and highly regarded cuticle oil is marketed by its maker's, ‘The 25-year-old miracle manicure in a bottle’ and coined as it's ‘hero’ product.

Tom Holcomb - April 2008
Known as The Godfather of Nails (a term coined by Christian Cesar
at the Nail World Championships in 2004 Austria),Tom Holcomb (USA)takes centre stage this month as we present to him the
Scratch Stomp Award for April 2008.

Salongeek.com - March 2008
Last January www.salongeek.com celebrated its 5th birthday.
It was back in the winter of 2002 that industry icon, expert and education guru, Samuel Sweet, devised his next industry innovation - a community for nail professionals of all skill levels across the nation and beyond.

Marian Newman - February 2008
Long overdue for a place in the nail industry Hall of Fame, this nail genius is a truly worthy candidate for industry recognition.