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40 milky white nail ideas for an on-trend & elegant manicure

By Scratch Staff | 4 April 2025

This softer alternative to bright white nails uses sheer, creamy hues to create the ultimate milky mani. Check out our roundup of milky white designs from nail pros on Instagram…

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Don’t miss out on the butter nails trend: here’s 35 designs for inspiration

By Lilly Delmage | 20 March 2025

Butter nails are all over our socials, serving as the perfect hue for the transition into the warmer months. With pastels booming in popularity this spring, we’ve rounded up 35 manicures boasting the muted yellow shade for your spring manicure inspo…

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60 green nail designs that are trending right now

By Scratch Staff | 14 March 2025

Green nails have been dominating our social media feeds, and show no signs of going anywhere anytime soon! Check out our roundup of trending designs below…

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EVE TAYLOR London launch skincare kits

By Helena Biggs | 24 June 2017

Aromatherapy brand, Eve Taylor London, has launched a new range of skincare kits to enhance its growing retail portfolio. Each travel-sized kit contains a cleanser, toner, moisturiser and eye gel and is available in Ultra Soothing, Soothing, Balancing and Purifying. As well as being a great gift item, the kits…

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To pinch or not? Katie Barnes on nail enhancements

By Helena Biggs | 23 June 2017

Salon owner, educator, former Scratch columnist and award-winning nail stylist, Katie Barnes, reveals how and when to use pinching tools… There is often a debate within the industry about whether or not you should pinch L&P and gel enhancements. I think there are situations where it is necessary and others where it is…

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NAF! SALON scoops music make-over from PRS for Music

By Kat Hill | 23 June 2017

Glasgow salon and Scratch Stars 2017 finalist, NAF! has been named winner of PRS for Music’s national Music Makeover Salons competition, taking home a £5,000 prize to revamp the beauty haven’s soundsystem. As part of the celebrations, which coincided with NAF!’s second birthday, PRS for Music held a special launch…

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GIVE THE GIFT of glowing skin with Sienna X Staycation Kit

By Helena Biggs | 22 June 2017

Sienna X has launched a Staycation Kit, featuring all the products needed to achieve a ‘stepped off the beach’ glow. It features a Q10 Tintend Bronzing Mousse, Polishing Body Scrub, Radiance Body Balm and Luxury Tanning Mitt, all in a handy bag, for an effortlessly bronzed look. What’s more, Sienna…

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JESSICA INTRODUCE summer brights

By Helena Biggs | 22 June 2017

Fire up your colour collection with new summer sizzlers from Jessica GELeration. The gel polish range has welcomed seven shades that are made to look fabulous on both fingers and toes. The new additions range from a dark blue to a neon coral, with orange, pink and purple hues adding…

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COURSE BITES: Perfect French with CND™ Liquid & Powder

By Kat Hill | 22 June 2017

Course Details: Create the classic pink and phite, French nail enhancement with CND™’s Liquid & Powder system. Learn to sculpt beautiful smile lines by hand, built right into the structure of the nail enhancement. On this class you will learn three techniques for creating beautiful French Nail Enhancements, including Classic CND™ Zone…

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