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How to elevate & promote pedicure services

By Guest Writer | 17 June 2025

Enhance your pedicure confidence and elevate your promotion of the service with top tips from footcare specialist, Denise Spragg, owner of The Sangha House. Feet, right? ‘Ugh, I hate my feet, and I couldn’t bear anyone touching them’ is something I hear so often as a pedicurist. In this article, I…

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Pedicure tips: how nail techs can safely support clients with diabetes

By Scratch Staff | 12 June 2025

According to charity, Diabetes UK, approximately 6% of the UK population suffers from diabetes. Learning about the condition and how to accommodate it is key to making diabetic clients feel safe and able to enjoy their nail experiences. Here, we explore how the condition can affect clients and what you…

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Doncaster nail & beauty salon owner: Offering waxing has elevated my business & filled my diary

By Michelle Brookes | 11 June 2025

Scratch Stars Educator of the Year 2022 & 2025 finalist, Michelle Brookes, shares how introducing waxing services has benefitted her salon… What do waxing treatments bring to a beauty business, and how do they complement nail offerings? Adding waxing treatments to a beauty business helps fill diary gaps. Most waxing…

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Why you should offer one stroke services

By Sophie Nutt | 11 April 2019

The sweep of a brush over a nail creating a tonal, delicate creation is mesmerising for the client and a joy to perform for the tech. Striking and a visual feast for the eyes, the blended nature of one stroke and aquarelle designs easily capture attention and creates a talking…

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Why add salts to your pedi soaks

By Kat Hill | 6 April 2019

Pedi season is here! Here, Anu Jarvinen, of Newton Wood shares the benefits of incorporating soaks infused with salts into your service… “Start your pedicure with a proper long soak. I would recommend Newton Wood Epsom Salt crystals to create a luxurious, health and therapeutic soak. “You could also add essential oils…

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Why it’s important to attend beauty industry events

By Metta Francis | 4 April 2019

A nail professional is constantly seeking information about upcoming nail trends and innovations. It’s equally – if not more – important to keep your industry knowledge and business skills up-to-date to ensure longevity in your career. Attending workshops and events is a fantastic learning and networking opportunity and also contributes…

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How to create fashion week nail art trends in the salon

By Sophie Nutt | 4 April 2019

Helena Linsky, co-director at Q61 Nail and Beauty Studio, reveals her top nail trends for spring/summer 2019 as seen at fashion week and tips on how to incorporate them into salon life. GILT TRIP Rodarte kicked off the bacofoil-effect trend, with models at its Spring/Summer ‘19 Fashion Week show sporting…

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Points to consider before purchasing nail products

By Scratch Staff | 3 April 2019

Samantha Sweet, co-founder of nail & beauty distribution & education company, Sweet Squared, offers advice for those looking to enhance their professional nail kit… When buying professional products, you should be looking for a company that asks questions such as what certificates you have. If you don’t have certificates, does…

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How to ace encapsulation in L&P & gel nails

By Katie Barnes | 2 April 2019

Encapsulation, also referred to in the nail industry as ’embedding’ is the action of enclosing something in or as if in a capsule, for example in-between two layers of nail products like L&P or gel. The possibilities of what you can encapsulate are endless; from conventional nail items such as…

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