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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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Shoot for photographic competition success with tips from Karina Perematko

By Kat Hill | 13 July 2018

Scratch chats to Karina Perematko, master nail technician and absolute master international educator with Crystal Nails London Studio Academy and owner of KP Vintage Studio, about entering The Great Scratch Shoot Out – and discover the story behind the shoot that scooped a close second place… “I was so happy…

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Create the perfect C-curve with NSI’s Pinching Tool

By Helena Biggs | 12 July 2018

Do you prefer silver, purple or unicorn style? NSI’s stainless steel pinching tool is available in all three! Helping you to create the perfect C-curve when sculpting L&P acrylic enhancements, use just before the product sets. Available via NSI by clicking here.

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Enhance your nail skills with an international master artist

By Helena Biggs | 12 July 2018

The Nail Academy Essex is welcoming nail artist, Kim Tu, to its seaside premises for a two-day workshop in July. Known as ‘That Nail Girl’, Kim Tu is an international master artist and educator and will visit the premises, which celebrates its first anniversary next month, on 22 and 23…

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Sophie Harris-Greenslade designs nail art inspired press-on range

By Kat Hill | 12 July 2018

Session stylist and nail artist, Sophie Harris-Greenslade, of The Illustrated Nail, has revealed a line of press-on nails. Featuring an array of the Scratch Stars Awards winner and Scratch columnist’s iconic artwork, the range launches next month in partnership with health and beauty product suppliers, H&A. The line currently sees two…

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What is a nail technician? Discuss…

By Scratch Staff | 11 July 2018

Bob Giblett, co-owner of Swedish nail product & education provider, Iryna Giblett AB, dissects the role of the nail technician and discusses differing standards across the globe… What is a nail technician? Who you ask and where you ask will produce very different answers! In most countries, nail tekking is…

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Habia Ambassador Network open for applications

By Kat Hill | 11 July 2018

The Hair and Beauty Industry Authority – or Habia – has launched an ambassador network for hairdressing and beauty therapy departments within further education colleges. This new network will see colleges directly in touch with Habia. Launched at the annual ambassador event recently, the new role for ambassadors offers a wide…

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