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Community chat: 3 networking groups for nail pros

By Lilly Delmage | 10 June 2025

Are you seeking support from fellow nail techs? Do you want access to hundreds of tutorials to inspire your creativity? Do you have questions but don’t know who to ask? The answer might lie in joining a nail networking group. Here’s three to have a look at… The Nail Tech…

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OPI announces updates to its UK brand team

By Rebecca Hitchon | 29 May 2025

Global nail brand, OPI, has unveiled the three members of its restructured UK brand team. Jess Gregory has been appointed OPI’s associate brand director. In this role, she oversees and leads OPI’s brand strategy, and ensures an exciting product innovation roadmap for UK customers and businesses. She is also responsible…

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Family affair: Meet 3 sets of siblings finding success in the nail industry

By Rebecca Hitchon | 10 April 2025

Scratch puts the spotlight on brothers and sisters working together in the nail industry… Glitterbels While Annabel Maginnis will likely come to mind when you hear the word ‘Glitterbels’, there is a trio of siblings involved in the brand: Annabel’s husband, Elliott, and his brothers, Mac and Alex. It was…

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Dry, chapped hands? Here’s how to soothe in 5 steps…

By Helena Biggs | 2 August 2020

With frequent hand washing and sanitising now the norm, you – and your clients – may be suffering with dry, chapped and sore hands. Offer a soothing experience and promote moisture with a helping hand from Mavex and its Anti Dark Spot Hand treatment, before retailing the Hand Silky Peeling,…

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Behind The Brand: Meet the female powerhouses behind Color Club products

By Helena Biggs | 1 August 2020

Owned and operated by women since 1979, Harriet Rose founded Forsythe Cosmetic Group to focus on developing products for the needs of nail pros. Acclaimed for its innovative products, such as the Finishing Touch Nail Corrector Pen, Forsythe Cosmetic Group quickly expanded into private label services and created its Color…

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Behind The Brand: Get to know the names behind Dipt Nails

By Scratch Staff | 22 July 2020

Dipt was born out of a desire to bring next generation nail technology using British chemistry to the market, while being mindful of developing a system that is kind to nails. Founded by Karisma Ahir, the idea for Dipt formed from a determination to meet her own nail needs as…

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Behind the Brand: Meet Oksana Boitmane, founder of Luxe Gel Professional

By Helena Biggs | 20 July 2020

The Luxe Gel Professional brand was founded in Latvia in 2016 by creative personality, Oksana Boitmane. Her vision was to create a luxury, quality, reliable, innovative and trend-led nail care range at a fair price that met the needs of nail pros – and the vision has become a very…

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Behind the Brand: Meet Shantelle Booysen, founder of Elim

By Sophie Nutt | 11 June 2020

Striving to change the way therapists think about the traditional pedicure, Elim offers a treatment that uses state-of-the-art ingredients to elevate the experience for both client and pro. While some pedicures rely on the filing of the skin, Elim’s MediHeel pedicure chemically breaks down protein bonds in the skin to…

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What it takes to be a Bio Sculpture Gel brand mentor

By Scratch Staff | 9 June 2020

Nail colour and care brand, Bio Sculpture, has appointed 21 mentors to represent the brand in the UK and serve up inspiration, advice and techniques for fellow pros and those interested in using the products. Originating from South Africa, Bio Sculpture has been creating quality gel nail products for over…

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