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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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Need to stock up on nail salon essentials? The GelBottle Inc has you covered

By Lilly Delmage | 4 October 2024

The GelBottle Inc has unveiled its Salon Essentials collection, a range of professional-grade products to assist the daily needs of nail pros. The brand has also welcomed the addition of ProBits to its portfolio:a selection of E-file bits and accessories for enhanced accuracy and ease of filing. Salon Essentials Over…

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This brand uses AI to apply techs’ designs to nails & pays them for their art

By Scratch Staff | 3 October 2024

Would you like to reap financial rewards from your nail concepts, and perform and showcase nail artistry at speed? Meet Umia: the Canadian creator of a fully automated artificial intelligence (AI) manicure studio, which has gained global recognition since its soft launch two months ago and allows intricate patterns to…

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Five steps to paint a Halloween-ready Scream nail

By Guest Writer | 3 October 2024

This Scream-inspired nail art, by Artistic Nail Design, Famous Names & Footlogix brand ambassador at Sweet Squared, Laura Chree, is perfect for Halloween! All products mentioned are available via Sweet Squared.

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Stiletto Nails

15 stiletto manicures to inspire bold & beautiful nail looks

By Lilly Delmage | 3 October 2024

The sharp stiletto nail shape holds its rightful place as one of the classics, with its tapered ends giving a claw-like finish. Boasting sophistication and oozing class, the long shape offers nail techs a larger area for intricate nail art, allowing them to unleash their creativity and giving clients more…

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Mickey Mouse pumpkin nail art: how to create for Halloween in 4 steps

By Guest Writer | 3 October 2024

Nailchemy ambassador, Dannika Bernadette, uses products from the brand to create this Halloween look, and shares how to recreate it below…

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How a Northamptonshire nail tech perfected her work-life balance by opening a garden salon

By Lilly Delmage | 2 October 2024

Nail tech, Kim Hearn, behind byKIMI Nails, shares how opening her garden salon helped her create more definitive work-life boundaries. The nail pro previously worked from a console table in her living room, and found that this not only left her three children without a space to play, but hindered…

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