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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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Key apps & organisational tools for mobile nail techs

By Metta Francis | 19 July 2018

Award-winning mobile nailist, Metta Francis, shares some handy apps and tools to ease manicuring on the move… There are a number of tried, tested and mainly free apps and tools that I find helpful as a mobile nail technician, from organisational to marketing and accounting tools. ORGANISATIONAL TOOLS Google Calendar, Contacts…

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Male waxing: Andy Rouillard shares six tricks for furless fingers

By Sophie Nutt | 19 July 2018

Whether you’re considering branching into male waxing or are a mobile tech with limited space varying from appointment to appointment, smaller services such as ear and nose waxing can be a good place to start. Waxing expert and owner of Axiom Bodyworks, Andy Rouillard, explains, “For nail techs interested in…

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Offer clients a fresh fix as tic tac launches into salons

By Sophie Nutt | 19 July 2018

Boost customer experience as Ferrero Foodservice, the Italian family-owned confectionary comapny, launches its tic tac pillow packs for salon environments. Recent research commissioned by Ferrero found that, despite the fact consumers were happy to receive complimentary mints, 60% believe that a bowl of open mints at reception looked dated and…

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Cuccio welcomes three new educators to the Cuccio Effect Education Programme

By Sophie Nutt | 18 July 2018

Cuccio has announced the addition of three new educators to the Cuccio Effect Education programme. The brand welcomes Gaynor Joliffe (North West), Becca Downham (Derby) and Kerry Anderson (Macclesfield). Cuccio elite educator, Nikki Kiss, worked alongside both Liz Richards, national salon sales and education manager, and Lisa Dunlop, head of…

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Salon in the Spotlight: The Powder Room Beauty Parlour, Hull

By Kat Hill | 18 July 2018

With a tight budget but a clear dream, Claire Edwards knew she wanted to achieve – the upmost luxury in a boutique setting. “The Powder Room Beauty Parlour was established in November 2011,” explains Claire. “I already had a small business renting a room within a hair salon, but I just…

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New president of Elemis is revealed

By Sophie Nutt | 17 July 2018

Previously the managing director of the UK for the company, Noella Gabriel has been promoted to president of Elemis. With a background that started in beauty therapy, Noella achieved unprecedented growth for Elemis year on year as managing director of the UK since her appointment in 2014. In her new…

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