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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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What it takes to become a nail industry educator

By Scratch Staff | 25 October 2018

Industry veteran and Scratch Stars award winner, Sue Davies, reveals what it means to be an educator in the nail realm… Education is one of the most important areas in our industry. It drives us towards our goals or skill enhancement and helps us to build our career. However, in…

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Dame Kelly Holmes helps open Tonbridge salon owned by twins

By Helena Biggs | 25 October 2018

Identical twin sisters, Nicola Simpson and Maria Hammond, celebrated the launch of their second salon premises, Tipz N Toez, with Dame Kelly Holmes and around 200 guests. The retired athlete cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the new salon on Tonbridge High Street, Kent. The move marks…

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What to do during a slow spell at work

By Scratch Staff | 24 October 2018

Naomi Mogg, educator for ASP, reveals how to make the most of any business downtime… If your business is suffering from a dip in clients in the lead-up to the Christmas rush, there are a number of ways you can increase your turnover and keep thriving. Consider giving your VIP…

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Westfield London welcomes beauty bar inspired by famous painting

By Helena Biggs | 24 October 2018

 A brass shell-like beauty bar has been unveiled a the entrance to Westfield London. Designed by Mizzi Studio, the beauty bar for S&G Beautique has been inspired by The Birth of Venus, a painting by Boticelli. The painting depicts the goddess of beauty standing in a giant shell, and Mizzi…

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NHF & NBF reveals number of beauty salons continues to boom

By Sophie Nutt | 23 October 2018

Recent figures have shown that, for the first time, the number of salon offering only hairdressing has started to decline, especially over the last year. Over the same period, however, the number of beauty salons, nail salons and hair and beauty salons has risen. Beauty is expected to be the…

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OPI reveals intergalactic glitter polishes

By Kat Hill | 23 October 2018

Add an intergalactic effect to OPI manicures with the Metamorphosis Collection. The six limited edition glitter nail polish shades see a dazzling effect designed to transform the look of any OPI nail polish shade. The lacquers see poly-chromatic glitter particles offer a transformative finish. The collection sees: This Changes Everything! – a golden…

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