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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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Techs scoop awards at Brillbird annual meeting

By Sophie Nutt | 12 February 2019

The Brillbird team came together to enjoy an annual meeting, celebrating the brand’s successes over the past year and the achievements of it’s techs. “Across the country our lives are all so busy running salons, training centres and keeping our own continued development and training progressing,” says Liliya Moss, owner…

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Top tips for nailing it backstage at Fashion Week

By Scratch Staff | 12 February 2019

Fashion Week is nearly upon us, and if your skills will see you secure a stint backstage as a nail stylist, follow these words of wisdom from fellow pros… KNOW YOUR LEAD “While assisting at Fashion Week, you are there on behalf of the lead session stylist and your work…

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NHF & NBF launch service to help settle client disputes

By Kat Hill | 12 February 2019

Beauty and hair trade associations, The NHF and NBF, have revealed a new mediation service for helping to settle salon and client disputes. The NHF/NBF’s new Hair & Beauty Mediation service is now a certified provider of Alternative Dispute Resolution for the hair and beauty sector. The ADR involves using mediation…

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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Steff Georgiou, The Nail Designer

By Sophie Nutt | 12 February 2019

We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Steff Georgiou, of The Nail Designer, reveals shimmery pearl finishes topped with embellishments have been popular with her clients recently. “I think they’ve been so popular because the various tones in the Swarovski Crystals really stand out and catch…

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Dancing On Ice: Nail Designs – Week 3

By Guest Writer | 11 February 2019

Maddy Rooke, celebrity nail technician, reveals the backstage antics and nail looks from ITV’s Dancing On Ice… Hi Scratch readers! The theme for Dancing On Ice – Week 3 was fairytales, and unicorns, mermaids and evil queens all featured. Actress and celebrity contestant, Jane Danson, wore a lovely ombré nail design…

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MANI MONDAY: Pretty petals

By Sophie Nutt | 11 February 2019

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! Many salons will see romantic nail requests this week in the lead up to Valentine’s Day, but this doesn’t mean that your creative flair is bound to red shades only. Delicate and certainly romantic, this floral design…

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