What is a nail workshop?
Nail workshops are continuing to boom in popularity – but what are they and how can they benefit you? Nail workshops allow techs or educators to pass on their skills and techniques to fellow professionals in the form of demonstrations and practical ‘play time’. While workshops and guest artist residencies…
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Tech Talk: Tracey Hazeldon
Scratch catches up with nail tech, Tracey Hazeldon, to learn more about her industry journey… Tracey Hazeldon from Ashford in Kent has been qualified as a nail tech since 2010, when she swapped a retail career to embrace her artistic flair. “I wanted to combine a love of art with…
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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Dominique Sharpe, Beau’tique Beauty
We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Dominique Sharpe, of Beau’tique Beauty, has revealed rich grape hues with added sparkle have been popular with her clients recently. “I feel this design has been so popular because many of my clients chose full-on festive nail art over…
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#ManiMonday: Pink Sparkles
Scratch puts the spotlight on an eye-catching, sparkly pink L&P nail design and the talented tech behind it… Eleanor Szejner of Beauty by Ele is 18 years old and has worked in the nail industry for a year and a half. She runs her own salon alongside her mother in…
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WHAT I’M WEARING: Terri Eaton
We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Talented tech, Terri Eaton, wears a super celestial nail look with gold accents. “I’m a very celestial kind of character, I love being outside and staring at the sky. Anyone who knows me know this to be the case, so…
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Tech Talk: Sian Peters
Scratch catches up with nail tech, Sian Peters, to learn more about her industry journey… Sian Peters, nail tech at Halo Hair & Nails in Bearsden, Glasgow began her nail journey began about eight years ago when she completed a Diploma in Nail Technology with NSI in Glasgow. She is…
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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Samantha Redhead, Nails By Samantha
We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Samantha Redhead, of Nails By Samantha, reveals lace nail designs have been popular with her clients recently. “Clients love the lace design because it can be used with so many colours and it is a really classy nail look.…
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#ManiMonday: Acknowledging Australia
Karolyn McLaren of Blackburn-based Belle Beau Nails qualified in 2001 and worked part time as a mobile nail tech. After having children, she had a break from the industry and returned in 2018 to work with her daughter. She also has experience in creating theatre set designs, and utilises her…
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WHAT I’M WEARING: Kayley Cairns
We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Kayley Cairns, multi award winning tech and Hazel Dixon Nail Artist & Academy educator, wears an embellished design inspired by Pantone’s colour of the year. “The nails are created using coloured L&P from HD Professional. They were infills so I filled…
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Helen Burton-Ward on how to prep the natural nail
Whether you’re providing a natural nail service or perfecting the nail plate for enhancement application, a thorough consultation is imperative. If you don’t complete a consultation before every service, you may find that you struggle to achieve the desired outcome and may compromise the health of the natural nail. More…
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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Amy Clarke
We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Amy Clarke, of Amy Clarke Nail/Make-up Artist & Educator, reveals babyboomer designs and rose gold glitter has been popular with her clients recently. This glam yet sophisticated look sees pointed almond nails softened with the babyboomer design and muted…
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WHAT I’M WEARING: Hayley J’s Nails
We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Hayley, of Hayley J’s Nails, wears a sparkling glitter ombre nail look. “The Gel Bottle Inc BIAB Baby was used for the nude base, which I set the loose multi cut glitter into before curing and then encapsulated it using…
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Ilona Vasiliauskiene shares her career story & highlights
Fresh from scooping third place in Scratch’sphotographic nail competition, The Great Scratch Shoot Out 2019, Ilona Vasiliauskiene is keen to share her passion for competing through her role as an educator at her international nail training centre, ONIKSAS. “My career started in 2015 when I sought my first manicure course,” she explains. “In…
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How to manage your nail client’s expectations
Many clients bring pictures of nail designs that they have found on social media to the nail desk and want us to recreate the exact nails from the photograph. While to some techs, having an image to work from is a safety blanket, many dread being presented with this. Nail…
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Sarah Thompson on being an NSI educator
Scratch quizzes Sarah Thompson, an NSI educator & Gold nail artist, about her love for nails & career story so far… How did you get into the nail industry? When I became pregnant with my son, I wanted to find a career that allowed me to work from home and that…
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