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Award-winning LGBTQ+ nail artist: 5 steps to create a blooming Pride rainbow nail

By Guest Writer | 14 June 2025

Miami-based nail pro & CEO of Nails BTCH., Tatiana Savostikova, shares her LGBTQ+ experiences and a blooming gel Pride step-by-step……

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Saddle up for cowboycore: 30+ Western nail looks to help you rock the trend

By Rebecca Hitchon | 13 June 2025

Howdy nail enthusiasts! Western-inspired styling trend, cowboycore, is riding high: helped by Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour and endorsements from celebrities…

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Rose nail art designs: 15 ways to style June’s birth flower

By Lilly Delmage | 12 June 2025

Whether you have a June birthday and want to showcase your birth flower, or you’re a hopeless romantic who adores…

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38 ways to style aura nails: the trend matching your energy & mani

By Scratch Staff | 11 June 2025

Bring good energy to nails and impact wellness through colour via aura styling. Auras, or energy fields, are said to…

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Coral nails: Get inspired with 19 designs using the trending summer colour

By Lilly Delmage | 6 June 2025

Seeking a vibrant colour for your summer nails? Coral is proving to be a popular choice at the nail desk.…

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Nail techs create 50 earth-inspired nail art designs for World Environment Day

By Lilly Delmage | 5 June 2025

Check out entries to the 4 June 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating…

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Florida nail tech scoops North America’s Star Nail Artist title

By Laura Tarling | 4 June 2025

On Sunday, June 1, at the Scratch Social event in Orlando, Anastasia Totty of Jacksonville, Florida, was revealed as the…

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Father’s Day: 14 nail & skincare retail ideas for your beauty business

By Rebecca Hitchon | 3 June 2025

Capitalise on Father’s Day, which is celebrated in the UK on 15 June 2025, with our pick of nail and…

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35 Pride nail art designs to try during Pride Month & beyond

By Rebecca Hitchon | 2 June 2025

June marks Pride Month, which is dedicated to celebrating the global LGBTQ+ community, as well as promoting acceptance and equality.…

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STEP-BY-STEP VIDEOS

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3D Valentine’s teddy nail demo with Gemma Dawson

Watch as talented pro, Gemma Dawson, uses HD Pro products to effortlessly create this versatile 3D teddy bear design. Make sure to tag @scratchmagazine and @gemma_dawson_nailartist, and use #showscratch if you recreate…

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Christmas nail design demo with Jiak Hing

Watch our live demo with Scratch Stars Gel Polish Stylist of the Year 2022, Jiak Hing of @jark.nails, where she shows how to create a vintage Christmas design and a…

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Pop art nail designs demo with Glitterbels

Glitterbels education ambassador, Emma Laverton of Fáilte Fae, showcases how to easily achieve the pop art nail trend, also known as comic or cartoon nails, in a variety of designs.

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Ombré chrome demo with Artistic Nail Design Chrome Pens

Check out our ombré chrome nail demo with Louella Belle brand ambassador, Laura Chree, who uses Artistic Nail Design‘s Chrome Pens to create a variety of gorgeous, trending styles.

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NAIL ART DEMO: Valentine’s Day design

Georgina Duffy (aka @whenbeautycallsbygeorgina) serves up a range of easy nail designs to create this Valentine’s and Galentine’s Day. Just click the image to watch!

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DEMO: Magnetic PowerGel

Seeking a new enhancement system to add to your nail menu? Magnetic Nail Design educator & UK distributor, Magda Gniewek, demos the PowerGel system, which has strength & sculpting capabilities.…

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NAIL ART DEMO: Valentine’s Day design

Sadie Jordan, creative nail expert & content creator at The GelBottle Inc, shows a step-by-step guide to creating a dreamy nail art design for Valentine’s Day. Just click the image…

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Ghost nail art for Halloween

Alana Lawson (aka @trickortreatnails) shows how to create a super speedy and oh-so effective ghost themed design on nails. She uses TGB gel polish and Blooming Gel available via www.thegelbottle.com…

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Demo: The AcryGel nail system

Want to learn more about the AcryGel nail system? Founder, Michelle Porter, serves up an insight, while you can watch a live demo by her daughter, nail stylist Chantelle Porter.…