EVENTS
Met Gala manicures 2025: Sabrina Carpenter, Sydney Sweeney & more
Fashion’s most prestigious and anticipated night, the Met Gala, drew top talent from the beauty industry to create standout nail styles for A-list attendees. This year’s event marked the opening of ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. Guests were invited to dress according to…
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Important May dates for your nail & beauty business marketing
Get your business’ marketing content prepared for the month of May, with our roundup of dates to note… Skin Cancer Awareness Month Educate clients on the importance of protecting their skin by sharing the Protect and Check campaign from UK skin cancer charity, Skcin, and the Sun Protection Campaign from…
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Nails inspired by spring trends: see 94 entries & winner of nail art comp
The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art contest for April is Katarzyna Korzeniak of @katessimplynails. In a showcase of talent, techs created nail designs inspired by theme, Your Favourite Spring Trends, in the bid to win a prize from Andreia Professional. Entries were judged by Sara Pinto, Andreia Professional product director, and Scratch deputy editor,…
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Read the latest issue
Ahoy! Join Wendy Old, educator with HD Professional, as she embarks on a nail-focused cruise and shares tech tales from the High Seas… Day 3 Today saw the first full day at sea, as well as the first day of education for those on the Nail Those Profits at Sea Cruise. The…
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Nailist, Nickie Rhodes-Hill, who scooped the Scratch Star for Session Stylist of the Year in 2018 & 2019, headed to Paris Fashion Week with a team of techs to prepare models for the spring/summer 2020 Haute Couture Ralph & Russo showcase. Here, she reveals the backstage story… “My team and…
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Ahoy! Join Wendy Old, educator with HD Professional, as she embarks on a nail-focused cruise and shares tech tales from the High Seas… Day 2 Having never been on a cruise before, setting sail today was a new experience for all of us in our group. We travelled from the hotel…
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Session stylist and nail creative, Jenni Draper, led the nail team for the Paul Smith showcase at Paris Fashion Week. The autumn/winter 2020 collection required a barely-there nail look to complement the chunky fabrics and checkered knits, with the Paul Smith team revealing, “Tailored garments remain at the centre of the…
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Esteemed beauty expert Nergish Wadia-Austin has announced the course dates that she will run for salon owners throughout 2020. Nergish has offered training in best management practice to salon, spa, nail bar and hair and beauty managers across the world for 22 years. “My courses are action-packed, practical and easy…
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Hey Scratch readers! This week’s theme for the Dancing On Ice performances was musicals! There is no better theme for me as I love a good old musical. This week I had my assistant @thehouseofbeauty_brentwood with me. We really had to get our creative juices flowing in order to bring you incredible nail art to…
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