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Milky white nails

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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5 minutes with Annabel Maginnis

By Kat Hill | 31 March 2018

Scratch chats to Annabel Maginnis – brand ambassador, distributor, double salon owner and top tech whose a passion for all things nails has made her a social media star… My career so far… I’ve always loved having my nails done professionally. I spotted Kirsty Meakin’s work and contacted her for an appointment…

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bSafe with personal safety app

By Kat Hill | 30 March 2018

Perfect for nail technicians or stylists on the move, make your personal safety a priority with the bSafe app. Check in and share your location with selected family and friends via the app, and allow live GPS tracking for those contacts to follow your journey when you choose so. The…

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Wow clients with new WOW Hybrid Gel Polish hues

By Sophie Nutt | 30 March 2018

LCN has revealed six new WOW Hybrid Gel Polish shades to add to the already vast range available. The additions see Mr. Grey, a light slate hue, My Dear Rose, a creamy pink, Dark Diva, a sultry deep red, Silk Emotion, a metallic blush, Urban Beats, a dusty khaki and…

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Embrace the brushed-up trend with HD Brows workshop

By Helena Biggs | 30 March 2018

Stay ahead of the brow game by attending an HD Brows workshop and be well equipped to offer clients the looks they demand. Available exclusively to all HD Brows stylists, stockists and make-up artists, the brand will be hosting a series of trend workshops. Run by HD Brows elite trainers,…

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Benefit Cosmetics to unveil brow bar 65ft over the River Thames

By Helena Biggs | 29 March 2018

Benefit Cosmetics is to launch an Extreme Brow Bar suspended over the River Thames – open for one day only. The brand has been offering eyebrow waxing since 1976, and taking its message – that achieving natural-looking brows doesn’t have to be extreme – to new heights. Hovering up to…

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Moments with Mel Shengaris

By Sophie Nutt | 29 March 2018

Meet Mel Shengaris, a session and celebrity manicurist who was born in North London but is now living in Los Angeles and is carving her name in the American nail scene. Scratch caught up with the cool and talented tech as she tends to some of the most in-demand celebrities…

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