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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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Winners of UK Nail Tech competition announced at Beauty UK

By Scratch Staff | 22 May 2018

The winners of the UK Nail Tech competition, which took place 20-21 May at the Beauty UK trade show, have been announced. The competition, administrated by Denise Wright, sees techs compete for trophies and accolades in the likes of Top Tech Permanent Polish, Salon Nail Challenge and, new for 2018,…

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CND™ distributors experience ‘the unexpected’ in Morocco

By Helena Biggs | 17 May 2018

Sweet Squared, UK distributor of CND™, joined fellow distributors of the brand in Marrakesh, Morocco for the CND™ a conference with the theme: deliver the unexpected. The three-day International Distributor Conference saw 86 delegates from 60 countries come together to CND™’s brand ‘personality’; authentic, innovative, creative, stylish and professional. Attendees from…

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Scratch Stars finalists battle for coveted titles in London

By Helena Biggs | 16 May 2018

Earlier this week, talented techs amassed at The LCBT to battle it out across eight categories in the Scratch Stars Awards 2018 in front of an esteemed panel of industry judges. Techs competed in the likes of Nail Stylist of the Year and Gel Tech of the Year, while a second…

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Lash Perfect extends expertise to India

By Sophie Nutt | 11 May 2018

Two members of the Lash Perfect team travelled to India in April to deliver training and attend the Hair & Beauty Show India. Natalie Piper, business development manager for the Eyelash Design Company, and Emma Apps, senior trainer, delivered training across four days, covering Lash Perfect Classic, Lash Perfect Russian…

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Win a Celina Rydèn Art Kit with Light Elegance UK

By Scratch Staff | 9 May 2018

Calling all creatives! See if you can get your hands on a brand new Signature Series Art Kit (worth over £115!) from Light Elegance UK – in collaboration with Swedish nail artist extraordinaire, Celina Ryden. Celina, who boasts an Instagram following of over 190K, has lent her artistic eye to…

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London salon gives complimentary manicures at Cosmopolitan Self Made Summit

By Sophie Nutt | 3 May 2018

The team from London-based salon, Jade Angel, were on-hand at Cosmopolitan magazine’s Self Made Summit to give guests complimentary nail art and express manicures. A two day event that ran across the 14-15 April, the Cosmopolitan Self Made Summit is a gathering of leading business brains, inspirational founders and both established and…

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