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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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WHAT I’M WEARING: Chantelle Crerand, Chantelle’s Pretties

By Sophie Nutt | 10 June 2018

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Chantelle Crerand, of Chantelle’s Pretties, created mermaid-inspired nails for a family holiday to the seaside. “I created these nails on my hard gel nails infill – they were for a family holiday away to the seaside town of Scarborough/Whitby! I…

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5 minutes with Emma-Jane Rudman

By Kat Hill | 9 June 2018

What is your all-time favourite nail product? It’s hard to pick just one favourite product, but I’m obsessed with glitter and coloured acrylics. What designs do you love to create?  I love working with acrylic: I much prefer it over hard gel. Creating designs with coloured acrylics, sequins and glitter…

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Hazel Dixon reveals new academy and acrylic range

By Kat Hill | 8 June 2018

Hazel Dixon and the HD Nail Artist Academy education team came together to reveal the new New HD Professional Liquid and Powder range and the new HD Nail Artist Academy and Akzentz UK Head office based in Norfolk. Over 60 techs attended this ticketed event and were treated to an…

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Hara reveals new pastel collection for spring/summer

By Sophie Nutt | 8 June 2018

Featuring seven new shades and a Glow Top Coat, Hara has revealed it’s new spring/summer gel polish collection. The collection sees the shades Sky Blue, Mint Cream, Lavender Love, Tiffanie’s Blue, Electric Teal, Bare All and Peach Melba as cool pastels make their mark for summer. Also featuring in the…

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Gelish launches Make A Splash summer nail colour collection

By Kat Hill | 8 June 2018

Nail Harmony UK has unveiled the Make A Splash Summer 2018 collection from soak off gel polish brand, Gelish. Featuring six ultra-bright shades, new hues include: Flip Flops & Tube Tops – a fuchsia shimmer Flamingo Float – coral pink shimmer You’ve Got Tan-gerine Lines – orange neon creme Limonade…

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Knowing Karen Louise

By Sophie Nutt | 7 June 2018

Meet Karen Louise, a super-cool session stylist and Salon System and Gellux techspert who juggles photo shoots with exciting nail gigs and celebrity clients. Known for het chic geometric and negative space designs, tailoring looks to celebrity clients and getting creative on set, Scratch catches up with Karen Louise… What has you…

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