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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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Government announces plan for small businesses: here’s what it means for nail & beauty pros

By Helena Biggs | 1 August 2025

The UK government has unveiled a Small Business Plan, which hopes to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by giving them ‘the most comprehensive support package in a generation’. Many measures within the plan will directly affect the nail, hair and beauty sectors, which comprise thousands of salons and self-employed…

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HONA nail brand attends small business celebration at Downing Street

By Rebecca Hitchon | 29 July 2025

Wales-based professional nail brand, Home Of Nail Art (HONA), was invited to a small business celebration hosted by the UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, this month. Held at 11 Downing Street, the event brought together over 40 winners and finalists of The Small Awards 2025 by Small Business Britain, where HONA…

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Crystal Nails welcomes eight new educators to its team

By Sophie Nutt | 11 May 2018

After hosting it’s educator programme at the end of April, Crystal Nails has welcomed eight new educators to it’s growing team. The first educator programme held by Crystal Nails in the UK for over three years, the event saw an abundance of applications, which were narrowed down to eight talented…

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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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Male ‘beauty from within’ market is huge, reveals new research

By Helena Biggs | 6 May 2018

A ‘new standard and awareness of beauty has appeared throughout the male market’ according to the team at Redshoe, a branding and communications agency, who reveal that more men are turning to supplements to enhance skin from within. They put this down to frequent launches in the beauty industry, and…

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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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Get Lippy and raise awareness with new campaign

By Kat Hill | 1 May 2018

Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) and The Eve Appeal have announced the launch of a new national campaign – Get Lippy. Aiming to raise awareness for gynaecological cancer and break taboos about gynaecological health, the campaign will see brands who have lipsticks, lip gloss, lip balms or any lip products in…

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Winners announced of Mad Hatter nail art competition

By Helena Biggs | 30 April 2018

The Nail Guru’s, a Facebook nail art collective, has announced the winners of its Mad Hatter-themed nail art competition. Over 20 entries were received across two categories; extended nails and natural nails, with a masters (qualified for 3+ years) and beginners division (less than 3 years) in each. The judges, Katie…

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