THE LATEST NEWS & FEATURES
London educator takes learning to the next level with ITEC approved nail courses
Scratch speaks to renowned nail tech and educator Anna Lee about her industry journey, bridging the ethnicity gap and launching Creative Academy London Anna began her journey in the nail industry in 2004, where she enrolled on a part-time nail course at her local course, for ‘something to do.’ Anna’s…
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NAIL TECH TALK: Ravi Uppal of Nails by Ravi
Scratch chats to Ravi Uppal of Nails by Ravi about nail trends and the importance of not comparing yourself to other techs… The Gel Bottle‘s Builder in a Bottle has to be my ultimate favourite product to use – it’s life changing! Before using it, I thought it was just…
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Nail tech launches self care platform to support those in need
Scratch chats to Laura O’Mahony, owner of The Pamper Cabin and founder of self care platform Share Your Self Care, about the importance of giving back… Laura had always loved beauty therapy, but was busy carving out a career in the events industry in Manchester, London and LA, when life…
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Here’s what it’s like to have your palm read
Scratch’s Emma Hobday had the eye-opening opportunity to sit down with James Divine for her own palm reading, and gained a valuable insight into herself in the process… It’s 9pm on a Wednesday evening and 1pm in Seattle when I met James virtually over Zoom. He answered with a cheery,…
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Salon in the Spotlight: Kulture, Fife
Selling her share of her previous salon to set up her own, Marie McFarlane and her husband fully converted a ground floor one bedroom flat into Kulture. “I was inspired to open my own salon as I have recently qualified in teaching, so will be running Kulture School of Beauty…
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Want to create textured designs? Check out Nailchemy’s 6 embossing gels
Nailchemy has launched its metallic embossing gel, comprising six shades. With a high viscosity enabling you to create raised or embossed designs, this highly pigmented gel only requires one layer to create a solid colour in your design as it has no inhibition layer so can be applied over the…
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Keen to enhance nails & aid structure? Turn to 8 Ceramic Bases from Kinetics
Create enhancements up to 2mm in a shade to suit every skin tone with the Kinetics Shield Ceramic Bases collection. Ideal for French manicures, ombré looks and as a base for colour application, each product helps eliminate the formation of cracks and wears for up to 28 days. The brush-on…
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Having achieved first place position in The Great Scratch Shoot Out in 2018 and 2020, and second place in 2022, Ivana Prokic has used her passion for nail artistry to kickstart her professional brush range. The Nordic Art Brush range includes three liquid & powder brushes in sizes 8, 10…
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Add delicate dried floral details to nail designs this spring for a subtle touch of blossoming beauty. Check out our roundup of 25 dried flower designs below…
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Phenix Salon Suites, which offers four UK locations and over 300 US sites for pros to rent, has unveiled the Phenix Grant, a competition to discover and support industry talent. Coinciding with the openings of suites in Liverpool and Nottingham, the competition is reminiscent of BBC TV show, Dragon’s Den,…
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The Nordics’ largest competition for nails took place 4-6 April in Gothenburg, Sweden, attracting participants from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Germany. Nordic Nail Open was hosted by Reni Mobrandt, owner of Nail Systems of Sweden & co-owner of Cosmo Nord. It saw 137 competition seats taken across 15 categories, including…
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Over 700 entries and nominations were submitted to the 12th annual Scratch Stars Awards, which champions exceptional talent across the UK&I nail industry. The awards recognise not just nail skill, but passion, business acumen and customer care, thus each entrant was required to answer a number of questions for the…
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Research from beauty and wellness marketplace, Fresha, has uncovered the most popular global nail trends of the year. Analysing video and view counts on Tiktok, the number of hashtags on Instagram and overall social media engagement, the company has compiled the top ten nail trends that have captured worldwide attention…
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