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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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What happened at the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist event 2019

By Kat Hill | 9 June 2019

While at Premiere Orlando, the Scratch team was invited to a very exciting event – the NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Social. The evening saw the live announcement of this season’s winner and was a celebration of all things nails! The evening kicked off with a social which saw the…

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Global Wellness Day: What it means & how you can get involved

By Scratch Staff | 8 June 2019

Save the date – as Saturday 8 June 2019 marks the eighth annual Global Wellness Day, which highlights the need to encourage ‘wellness for everyone’. Last year, over 100 countries celebrated GWD, with over 4000 locations offering a range of health and wellness activities (some free of charge) to the…

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Premiere Orlando 2019: Key nail & beauty events

By Kat Hill | 6 June 2019

Scratch’s Helena and I touched down in sunny Florida for Premiere Orlando, a trade exhibition for the hair & beauty industry in the US. Taking place across June 1-3 at the Orange County Convention Center, the professional exhibition saw over 850 brands exhibiting, as well as educational seminars, demonstrations and…

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Here’s what happened at the Peacći products launch event

By Sophie Nutt | 4 June 2019

Yesterday, I headed to The Vinyl Factory in Soho, London – a stone’s throw away from the hustle and bustle of Carnaby Street – for the exciting and highly anticipated pre-launch of Peacći by The Gel Bottle Inc. Peacći is the latest brand to be launched by The Gel Bottle…

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HD Brows pampers dancers for Strictly Come Dancing Live tour

By Sophie Nutt | 31 May 2019

HD Brows were on hand at the First Direct Arena, Leeds, to pamper the cast and crew members of Strictly Come Dancing Live – The Professionals after weeks on the road. Brow stylists Millie Sharp and Jess Gregory perfected the brows of the band and crew members along with the…

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UK Training Solutions hosts educator event

By Sophie Nutt | 31 May 2019

Educators for UK Training Solutions have been brought together in an event to update skills and learn about new products and courses for 2019. The appointed beauty training agency for Salon System, UK Training Solutions host courses suitable for complete beginners to experienced therapists. “As 2019 quickly moves into spring,…

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