NAIL ART INSPO

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Wedding nail tutorial: 5 steps to create chic chrome heart nails for brides

By Guest Writer | 13 July 2025

Kirsty Brown, owner of Paintbrush Nails in Stirling, Scotland: Scratch Stars Home Nail Salon of the Year 2024, shares how…

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Serve up ace nail looks for Wimbledon with 30 tennis-themed nail art ideas

By Scratch Staff | 13 July 2025

Pimm’s and strawberries and cream anyone? We’re serving up nail art designs to get you in the swing for British…

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Don’t miss out on the butter nails trend loved by celebs: here’s 28 mani ideas

By Scratch Staff | 10 July 2025

Butter nails are all over our socials, serving as the perfect hue for the spring and summer months. We’ve rounded…

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Nail tutorial: hibiscus flower nail art in 5 easy steps

By Guest Writer | 8 July 2025

Irish nail tech, Freya Murphy of @nailzbyfrey, uses The Manicure Company products to create trendy hibiscus flower art in five…

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Create Week: nail techs share their favourite manicure they’ve ever created

By Lilly Delmage | 5 July 2025

To mark Create Week – a celebration encouraging people to get creative and invest time in the arts – we…

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Scratch Stars Awards 2025: finalists share their dazzling manicures for nail industry party

By Rebecca Hitchon | 4 July 2025

The biggest event in the nail industry calendar: The Scratch Stars Party, takes place on 6 July, bringing together nail…

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Beginner-friendly nail art: 20 simple summer designs to try

By Lilly Delmage | 4 July 2025

Are you a newbie tech wanting to branch into nail art? Whether a beginner nail artist or a nail lover…

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Get party-ready with 29 Scratch Stars Party-inspired nail designs

By Lilly Delmage | 3 July 2025

Check out entries to the 2 July 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating…

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Looking for a sweet summer nail trend? Here are 20 ice cream manicures for inspiration

By Scratch Staff | 2 July 2025

What screams summer more than ice cream? Nail enthusiasts are taking inspiration from the refreshing treat for nail art, with…

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STEP-BY-STEP VIDEOS

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Cat eye bow nail art

Educator, Sarah Thompson, showcases how to create a stunning festive bow nail design using the Roxi Cat Eye collection and NSI Tech-Gels, available via www.nsinails.co.uk

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Nail art demo: St. Patrick’s Day design in 10 minutes

Natural nail and nail art specialist, Annie Kilalea, shares how to create a St. Patrick’s Day nail design.

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Valentine’s nail demo using OPI: carved out heart art

Watch OPI Nail Boss & award-winning tech, Emma Brock, share how she created the illusion of carved out hearts on nails in this Valentine’s Day demo using OPI GelColor shades.…

Halo Stained Glass Live

Halo Stained Glass collection demo & tour of Pure Nails’ training centre

Watch Halo VIP, Michaela Phillips, demo the Halo Stained Glass gel polish collection and give a tour of Pure Nails‘ training rooms at Enhance Nail & Beauty Emporium.

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NAIL ART DEMO: using Light Elegance’s spring 2024 Happy Vibes collection

Watch Light Elegance UK head of education, Jojo Wickens, demo two salon-friendly spring nail looks: a tie dye pattern with daisies and a sparkly ombré with swirls, using the brand’s…

Ink Fusion Gel Live

Product demo: INK London’s Fusion Gel

Award-winning INK London educator, Agnes Dullo, shares the benefits of Fusion Gel & offers an application demo for pros. Shop Fusion Gel via www.inknails.com

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DEMO: On-trend Valentine’s nail styling

Halo VIP, Michaela Phillips of Kent home salon, Gelalicious, shares how to create two gorgeous chrome designs for Valentine’s Day. Halo products are available via www.purenails.co.uk

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NAIL ART DEMO: Gelish’s Change of Pace collection

Scratch’s Chloe chats to Gelish educator, Catherine Jimenez about the Change of Pace collection and showcases a nail art demo! Purchase the shades used via www.gelishmorgantaylor.co.uk

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Demo: The Lyco’Pedi 7-step pedicure system from Lycon UK

Join BTI’s Catherine Bond and beauty therapist, Laura Kate Grodon, to learn all about the Lyco’Pedi 7-step system to revitalise & refresh feet. PSST! Save 20% on products with code…