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Important May dates for your nail & beauty business marketing

By Lilly Delmage | 30 April 2025

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

By Rebecca Hitchon | 28 April 2025

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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Inside look: Nail Beauty Congress & Championship 2025, Belgrade, Serbia

By Alex Fox | 24 April 2025

The landmark event highlighted industry advancements, expertise and hosted the first Serbian nail competition in nine years, while raising the region’s industry profile and standards, writes Alex Fox… The Nail Beauty Congress & Championship, held in Belgrade, Serbia, in April, was a historic event that brought together nail professionals and…

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LFW Nails: Orly for Julien Macdonald SS19

By Helena Biggs | 16 September 2018

Glitz and glamour were key themes for Julien Macdonald’s spring/summer 2019 fashion collection, and Orly was the nail brand of choice at the London Fashion Week showcase. The collection Skin was largely on show and feminine drapes of glittering fabrics reflected his signature luxe and glossy style. The nails Session…

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NYFW Nails: CND™ for Libertine SS19

By Helena Biggs | 16 September 2018

Fashion design house, Libertine, chose the CND™ Design Lab Team once more to create the nail looks for its SS19 showcase at New York Fashion Week. The collection inspiration Libertine’s Johnson Hartig drew inspiration from Georgian glass-covered portrait stones and fine needle-point embroidery. The SS19 collection aims to show there…

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Kristine Toce leads Vin + Omi’s SS19 showcase

By Kat Hill | 15 September 2018

Kristine Toce, a London-based nail artist, led the nail team for Vin + Omi’s SS19 presentation for London Fashion Week. Taking place at one of the grand entrances to St Pancras Station, the show saw a theme of ‘Thought is the new Religion’, challenging the ‘throw away’ nature of fashion. Featuring the…

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Host a fundraising mani party to help fight blood cancer

By Kat Hill | 13 September 2018

It’s time to pick up your nail tools and help fight blood cancer! The international non-profit organisation, DKMS, is inviting salons, technicians and clients alike to host a #LetsNailBloodCancer Party. By lending your salon or set-up to a mani-pedi party for family, friends and colleagues, you can help raise funds…

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What I loved about my visit to Townhouse nail salon

By Sophie Nutt | 25 August 2018

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of visiting Townhouse – a nail bar located just off Regent Street and only a hop, skip and jump away from Oxford Circus station. Describing itself as ‘London’s no. 1 independent luxury nail salon’ and a ‘premium nail studio’ that is ‘redefining clean…

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Airbase make-up course now available at Capital Hair and Beauty

By Sophie Nutt | 24 August 2018

Airbase has expanded its introductory airbrush make-up course to selected Capital Hair and Beauty stores throughout the UK. The one-day workshop teaches the fundamentals of how to create the perfect base using the combination of the Airbase Ultra Foundation technology and lightweight, atomised application of the airbrush. Taught by a…

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