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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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Create dazzling nail designs with Essence Glitter’s summer collection

By Helena Biggs | 5 August 2018

Enhance your nail creations with six additions to the Essence Glitter range, available via Bio Sculpture UK. Available individually or as a complete collection, burnish into Bio Sculpture Gel or Evo by Bio Sculpture for a pretty, long-lasting nail look that’s ideal for festival season. The Summer Collection includes: Blossom…

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How to service clients suffering with eczema

By Scratch Staff | 4 August 2018

Do you know how to help clients with the common yet chronic skin condition of eczema? As sometimes present on the hands and arms, your pre-treatment consultation should see you able to identify the condition, and adapt your treatment if needed. Alice Lambert, director of services at National Eczema Society, shares her advice……

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Tina Li talks about her arty client requests, entering competitions and learning new skills

By Kat Hill | 4 August 2018

Tell us about your training… I started out with beauty therapy at college. Nail technology was a part of the course and it really intrigued me. I decided to peruse this as a career and have gone on  to train with many companies and highly talented techs. To name a…

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New nail brand encourage nail pros to ‘Get Dipt’

By Kat Hill | 3 August 2018

Boasting a bright array of colours, Dipt has revealed a new dipping system for pros. Founded in Britain by Karisma Ahir, the range currently sees 60 coloured powders, as well as liquid counterparts to the system. The brand utilise medical grade resins and a very finely milled acrylic powder to create semi-permanent colour…

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Smooth & exfoliate hands & body with Dadi’Scrub

By Kat Hill | 3 August 2018

Offer a luxurious upsell to your hand and foot services with new Dadi’Scrub from Famous Names – the creators of Dadi’Oil. Available from Louella Belle, the hand, foot and body scrub smoothes, exfoliates and conditions – leaving skin feeling soft, hydrated and rejuvenated. The scrub can be used a pre-manicure or pedicure treatment, as well…

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Open your eyes to lash tinting with the Hive Tinting Starter Kit

By Sophie Nutt | 3 August 2018

An ideal introduction to lash treatments for both the professional and the client, Hive’s new Tinting Starter Kit is suitable for students and salons looking to spice up their treatment menu and increase their offering. The professional starter kit contains: No. 1 Impact Black 20ml tint No. 2 Uptown Brown…

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