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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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44 milky white nail ideas for an on-trend & elegant manicure

By Scratch Staff | 1 July 2025

Milky white nails, also referred to as coconut milk nails, are a softer alternative to bright white nails. Use 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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MANI MONDAY: You got this

By Sophie Nutt | 20 August 2018

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! Sometimes we need creative inspiration for nail work, constantly keeping our fingers on the pulse of new trends and design ideas; this week’s mani Monday, however, brings inspiration in the form of some good, old fashioned motivation.…

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Beauty booking platform, Ruuby, acquires elite mobile beauty consultancy

By Helena Biggs | 20 August 2018

Ruuby, the platform that allows beauty lovers across London, Surrey and Essex to book appointments at the touch of a button, has acquired Perfect 10, a luxury mobile beauty and wellness consultancy. Also offering a way for beauty professionals to fill appointment slots with ease, Ruuby is accessible via its…

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WHAT I’M WEARING: Kerrie Labrum

By Sophie Nutt | 19 August 2018

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Talented tech, Kerrie Labrum, wears striking lime green stiletto design seeing encapsulated glitter and an ombre feature nail. “I created these nails using Team Gorgeous Acrylic Colour Powders in Juicy Green, Zesty Lemon, Honeycomb, Clear Candy and Glitterplanet Pre-Pinched Stiletto…

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London nail bar, Townhouse, reveals collaboration with Elemis

By Helena Biggs | 19 August 2018

Luxury London nail bar, Townhouse, has collaborated with British skincare brand, Elemis, to reveal limited edition manicure services. Featuring nods to Elemis’ violet colourway and the exclusive botanical extracts in its products, the manicures reveal bespoke, on-trend nail art designs. Each treatment is finished with the Elemis’ Peptide4 Night Recovery Cream-Oil, which…

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Salon suppliers celebrates opening of Bury store

By Kat Hill | 18 August 2018

Professional beauty and hairdressing salon supplier, Alan Howard has opened the doors of a new store located in Bury. Formerly based at Salon Centre in Bolton, which was acquired by Alan Howard in 2007, the team are looking forward to welcoming customers across the Bury and greater Manchester area into…

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Yvonne Tuckley on her love of IBX, perfecting her skills and wacky Instagram profiles

By Kat Hill | 18 August 2018

Tell us about your training… I kicked off my basic training with an independent local organisation and then trained in PolyGel application and e-filing with Nail Harmony UK, and one stroke nail art with Moyra UK.   What is your all-time favourite nail product? Gelish, PolyGel and CND SHELLAC™ are…

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