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

By Scratch Staff | 4 April 2025

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

By Lilly Delmage | 20 March 2025

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

By Scratch Staff | 14 March 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 below…

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Improve gel nail application with Bio Sculpture’s new online training course

By Helena Biggs | 30 June 2018

With the aim to make nail training as easy as possible and accessible to all, Bio Sculpture Gel has launched an online training course.  Available to anyone with a manicure certificate and gel experience, the course offers the opportunity to complete training in your own environment over a couple of weeks; ideal for…

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Laura Easby on nail idols, artistic style and our industry

By Kat Hill | 30 June 2018

Tell us about your training… I decided to go straight from school to college where I trained in Beauty & Spa Therapies. From then started an apprenticeship, and this is definitely where I developed my crazy work ethic! The nail route really called to me and I knew this was…

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Relocating your salon? Here’s how to choose a new location…

By Kat Hill | 29 June 2018

Thinking of making the big move to a new salon location? Consider these pointers when selecting a new location… When choosing a location, consider at the level of passing trade; will you be able to entice this footfall through the salon door? Is this going to affect the success of…

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Prepare skin for flawless tanning with the Strip Tease Tan Eraser from Crazy Angel

By Sophie Nutt | 29 June 2018

Designed to gently and effectively remove self-tan, the Strip Tease Tan Eraser helps to reveal a fresh base for tanning services. The delicate cleansing mousse offers to remove self-tan in minutes without the use of harmful chemicals and promises to leave skin feeling smooth and hydrated. Effectively removing the tell-tale…

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UK industry welcomes Purple Professional nail products

By Scratch Staff | 29 June 2018

From Portugal with love…take a peek into the story of Purple Professional, a brand fuelled by its promise of vibrant, quality products for the pro… Bursting with colour and boasting a vast professional product range, the Portuguese Purple Professional brand is making a splash on UK shores; inspiring UK techs…

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Considerations & advice for nail techs thinking of ‘going mobile’

By Metta Francis | 29 June 2018

Multi-award winner and Scratch Stars finalist, Metta Francis of Nails by Mets, shares her top for techs consider the mobile manicuring route. Pick a business name You can choose to trade under a business name e.g. Nails by Mets or your own name e.g. Metta Francis Nails. Before deciding on…

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