MOVERS & SHAKERS
From polish to pitch: The GelBottle Inc partners with Bristol Bears Women rugby team
The GelBottle Inc (TGB) has teamed up with Bristol Bears Women as its Official Nail Provider for the 2025/26 season. TGB is no stranger to sporting collaborations, with previous partnerships including Wimbledon stars, McLaren F1 Racing and the Lionesses. The latest collaboration – between the female-owned nail brand and women’s…
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Beauty Trends & Innovations Conference to offer insight & inspo to pros & brands
Are you free on 24 September and want to level up your trends knowledge and accelerate the growth of your brand? The Beauty Trends & Innovations Conference is returning to London for its 13th year, welcoming over 40 beauty brands and retailers. These include L’Oréal, Unilever, Marks & Spencer, Amazon,…
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UCA graduate adds 5,000 false nails to fashion project
Demitris Zacharia recently graduated from UCA with a BA (Hons) in Fashion Design. His final major project, titled ‘The Good, The Bad and The Glamorous’, caught the eye of Scratch due to its unusual and innovative use of false nails. Demistris shares his inspiration and ideation, and why false nails…
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Scratch Stars Awards organiser, HELENA BIGGS, shares an update on this year’s event… After the pandemic stopped play in 2020 – and prevented 88 finalists from being recognised at the infamous Scratch Stars Party, I am delighted to announce that we are at last able to reboot the competition process,…
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The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge has been announced as Dani Bailey. In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for April & created nail designs inspired by ‘Movie Night’ in the bid to win a prize from OPI. Judged by Scratch‘s news & features writer, Chloe…
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The Scottish Government’s official guidance for close contact services including nail salons has been updated ahead of reopening on April 26. The guidance includes information on ventilation, face coverings, staff considerations, hand hygiene, physical distancing, cleaning, capacity, PPE as well as the Test & Protect scheme. The biggest change to…
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First Minister of Northern Ireland, Arlene Foster has announced that close contact services can reopen in Northern Ireland from 23 April. The sector is able to reopen by appointment only and it has also been said that this includes training, as well as close contact services provided from a mobile…
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A report by Simply Business has found that since the beginning of the pandemic, hair and beauty professionals have lost £11,603 on average in earnings. Despite the hair & beauty industry reopening again in England, it has been anticipated that losses will continue for some time and will eventually cost…
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New research has found that two thirds of UK adults with a social media account believe social media companies have a duty to protect the mental health of people who use their platforms. Focusing on social media use during the pandemic, 4,000 people were surveyed by wellbeing company, Soul Analyse, and OnePoll.…
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