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Submit your fruit nail art for the chance to WIN a £200 HD Pro Nails prize

By Rebecca Hitchon | 4 August 2025

The August Scratch Snap competition is open! Scratch Snap is a monthly, online nail art challenge that invites nail pros to create a salon-style nail design in line with a theme. Simply snap a pic of the design on yourself, nail tips or a client – and you could be…

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Important August dates for your nail & beauty business

By Jess Watts | 27 July 2025

Get your business prepared for the month of August, with our roundup of dates to note… 2nd-3rd: Brighton Pride Pride Month may have been in June, but amplifying the voices of the LGBTQ+ community is not restricted to one month. The UK’s biggest pride festival takes place at the start…

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Seaside styles stun in nail art contest: check out 55 entries & winner

By Rebecca Hitchon | 22 July 2025

The winner of Scratch’s monthly salon-style nail art contest for July has been announced as Bethany Allen of @goodwithabrush. In a showcase of talent, UK&I techs created nail designs inspired by theme, Seaside Styling, in the bid to win a Halo prize courtesy of Pure Nails. Entries were judged by Tina Bell, head…

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Magpie Beauty announces nail art Facebook Live classes

By Kat Hill | 24 April 2020

Join the Magpie Beauty for a host of Facebook Lives classes, created to polish nail art skills in lockdown. Hosted by the brand’s team of educators, each session will see a different focus – from tortoiseshell effects with Sophie Hudd to character painting with June Gilbert. Scroll down to see…

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Scratch editors to join nail industry pros in #WorldNailsLive broadcast

By Scratch Staff | 8 April 2020

Canadian nail artist, Valerie Ducharme, and Flux Nails CEO, Nancy Craveiro have launched #WorldNailsLive, a series of free, live social media streams that take place across Facebook and Instagram until 23 April 2020. Each stream aims to entertain, inform and teach nail professionals from all over the world. “Nancy and…

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HD Brows stylists offer discounted treatments to NHS staff

By Sophie Nutt | 7 April 2020

In this time of uncertainty and crisis, a number of HD Brows stylists and beauty therapists across the country are focusing on giving back to those who are working tirelessly to battle Covid-19 on the frontline. A number of salons are offering free treatments to NHS workers, once it is…

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Nails & sales

Nails & Sales launches free challenge for techs to raise prices & attract clients

By Sophie Nutt | 20 March 2020

Joanna Tompkins, founder of Nails & Sales, is launching a free challenge for nail technicians titled ‘Raise Your Prices & Attract More Clients’. The challenge aims to equip techs with the knowledge and confidence to raise treatment prices and gain clients as a result. The Raise Your Prices & Attract…

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Dancing on ice

Dancing On Ice: Nail Designs – The Final!

By Guest Writer | 11 March 2020

Hey Scratch readers! I can’t believe this is my final blog post for Scratch this year! This week was the final of Dancing On Ice, but before I go into each look for all of the finalists I wanted to say a few huge thank you’s… The Gel Bottle Inc has provided me with all…

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Dancing On Ice: Nail Designs – Semi-final

By Guest Writer | 4 March 2020

Hey Scratch readers! It’s the semi-finals! I cannot believe how quickly this series has gone. This week, the semi-finalists had two dances that we needed to match the nails to and, as expected, both outfits were completely different. So, ‘neutral glitters’ were used a lot this week to cover all bases.…

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