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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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Play That Piano

By Scratch Staff | 28 May 2019

Do you have music mad clients? Recreate this piano-inspired artwork using Gelish’s Rocketman collection! Gelish products are available via Nail Harmony UK at www.nailharmonyuk.co.uk

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Margaret Dabbs on the challenges business women face

By Kat Hill | 28 May 2019

What challenges do you think face women in business today? Margaret Dabbs, foot expert turned founder of a global health and beauty brand, shares her thoughts… What in your view are the biggest challenges facing women seeking to build their own businesses? It is sometimes hard to be taken seriously…

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New RefectoCil course encourages brow & lash colour creativity

By Kat Hill | 28 May 2019

Salon System has launched a new RefectoCil Browista Creative Colour Workshop. The new course encourages therapists to get creative with colour for client requests and create on-trend looks for lashes and brows. Using RefectoCil’s colour palette, therapists will learn how to custom blend shades and create a unique colour for…

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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Elli Kershaw, So Polishable

By Sophie Nutt | 28 May 2019

We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Elli Kershaw, of So Polishable, reveals iridescent nails have been popular with her clients recently. “I’ve found the iridescent glitter designs really popular for holiday nails, they go with everything and have a ‘wow’ factor – they look so…

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Why & how you should tailor each nail service to the individual

By Katie Barnes | 28 May 2019

Just as a hairdresser wouldn’t give every customer that sits in their chair the same hairstyle because it wouldn’t suit them or their lifestyle, nail techs should tailor their services for different clients. This leads into the all-important client consultation; the conversation whereby you sit down and chat to your…

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MANI MONDAY: Funky cow print

By Sophie Nutt | 27 May 2019

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! A trend that has made a mark over the past few months is cow print, and while the design can be jazzed up through different hues within the traditional pattern, talented tech Jema Baynes has taken it…

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