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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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Male ‘beauty from within’ market is huge, reveals new research

By Helena Biggs | 6 May 2018

A ‘new standard and awareness of beauty has appeared throughout the male market’ according to the team at Redshoe, a branding and communications agency, who reveal that more men are turning to supplements to enhance skin from within. They put this down to frequent launches in the beauty industry, and…

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Create endless nail designs with the Dotting Tool Set from Posh Nailz

By Sophie Nutt | 5 May 2018

Offer clients endless nail art choices with the Dotting Tool Set from Posh Nailz, comprising of three dual-ended tools. With nail art as popular as ever, be prepared for clients asking for chic designs this summer as the dotting tools can be used to create speedy nail art or intricate…

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5 minutes with Lauren Holmes

By Kat Hill | 5 May 2018

Tell us about your training… When I originally trained I did a course that covered all aspects of nails through Salon Services to get me started. Since then I’ve retrained with Rachel Lunn from Nail Harmony. I also won Gelish Gives Back in 2016 and got the opportunity to take…

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Get the Look: Bridal couture

By Kat Hill | 4 May 2018

Seeking inspo for the upcoming wedding season? Nailist, Sarah Richardson, created this chic bridal look with Light Elegance UK products. Combining baby pink, lace effect and peachy pink hues, the design sees Sarah use the shades Sweet Lace and Show Me The Honey to create a pretty pastel look. Adding a chic metallic edge,…

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Go mad for metallic metals this spring with INK London Coloured Acrylink

By Sophie Nutt | 4 May 2018

INK London has revealed a Soft Metal Coloured Acrylink collection just in time for spring/summer. Featuring five shades of metallic silver, green, blue, red and purple, the collection can be used with INK London’s Miss Monomer, Mrs Monomer and Mr Monomer and are also designed for use with the Acrylink…

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Lash Perfect unveils new-look London Beauty Bar

By Helena Biggs | 3 May 2018

Slick, stylish and super eye-catching, the new-look Lash Perfect Beauty Bar offers lash, brow and now nail treatments to Londoners. Based in Warwick Street, near the busy Soho area (and just a stone’s throw from Leicester Square), the Beauty Bar boasts a pretty mint and silver interior, with beauty beds…

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