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40 milky white nail ideas for an on-trend & elegant manicure
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
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
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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OPI’s updated GelColor formula has launched, now featuring Intelli-Gel™ technology, and is shown on Scratch’s August 2024 edition cover. The brand has shared how the fun cover design was created, in the below step-by-step… Belinda Price, OPI UK&I education & capability manager, comments: “Micro French tips and cuffs are trending, but…
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Check out entries to the 31 July 2024 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: Superheroes. Each nail style was submitted via Instagram or Facebook using #ShowScratch #CreativeChallenge. Follow Scratch on Instagram and Facebook for future Creative Challenges – launching every other Wednesday.
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Megan Thompson of Nails by Megan opens up the doors of her ‘dream salon’ – flaunting a minimalistic, chic interior. The 23-year-old, Belfast-based nail tech initially set her sights on becoming a make-up artist, taking a beauty therapy course at Belfast Metropolitan College. However, once introduced to the world of…
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Gelish is encouraging clients to put themselves ‘In Frame’ and embrace their quirks with the shades in its six-piece autumn gel polish collection. Taking inspiration from the freedom of self-expression and embracing ‘quirks, intricacies, flaws and all’, Gelish has allocated the autumn-winter period as the self-love season, flaunting three rich,…
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Dani Bailey, nail educator & recipient of The Shooting Star Award at the Scratch Stars Awards 2024, explains the polymerisation process… The invention of curable products was a big revolution for the nail industry. Client smudging their nails? Never again! Customers not being able to put their shoes on after a…
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The National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) has released the findings of its latest quarterly State of the Industry survey. UK hair and beauty businesses are continuing to battle the challenging economic climate, with this the biggest challenge for them, followed by recruiting experienced staff and finding apprentices. 16% of…
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