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55 green nail designs that are trending right now

By Scratch Staff | 25 August 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 from Instagram below…

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Brighten up summer styling with these 24 neon nail art designs

By Scratch Staff | 12 August 2025

Ensure nails are looking on-trend for summer with neon art styles! Check out our pick of bright and bold nail designs below…

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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 up manicures boasting the muted yellow shade to inspire, courtesy of nail pros on Instagram…

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Find out the top 10 nail trends for spring 2024

By Callie Iley | 10 April 2024

Analysing search volume data on Pinterest, discount platform, Wethrift, has revealed the 10 most popular spring nail trends for 2024. Wethrift reports searches for ‘spring nails’ increasing by 1011% on Pinterest, seeing a shift away from the deep and moody palette of autumn and winter with the return of pastel…

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The Federation of Nail Professionals: what can it do for you?

By Guest Writer | 9 April 2024

If you have been a regular reader of Scratch magazine for some time, you will probably have seen a series of articles called The Force of the Feds, written by the directors of The Federation of Nail Professionals (The FNP). So who are we, what do we do and why…

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Flame nail art using Glitterbels’ Rock Chick collection

By Guest Writer | 9 April 2024

Content creator at Glitterbels HQ, Stacey Machin, shares how to create a fierce flame nail design using shades from the brand’s Rock Chick collection of punky Hema Free Gel Polishes…

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Embrace iridescent elegance with 20 shimmering pearl nail styles

By Scratch Staff | 9 April 2024

Elevate your spring styling with a touch of pearlescent elegance, an understated twist on glazed donut nails.

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HMRC launches online tool to help sole traders report profits

By Scratch Staff | 8 April 2024

Sole traders are to benefit from an interactive, online tool launched today (8 April) by HMRC. It will support those affected by Basis Period Reform changes to navigate these changes and report their profits at the end of the tax year. The tool will help sole traders complete their 2023-24…

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Dreamy pink cloud nail art

By Guest Writer | 8 April 2024

Salon System nail expert, Julie-Anne Larivière, has created a pink cloud-inspired step-by-step using a range of Gellux products.

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