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OPI encourages self-expression through 12 nail colours for summer 2022

By Scratch Staff | 1 June 2022

OPI’s summer nail colour collection, Power Of Hue, has arrived to send a bold message through nail colour. With a 12-piece palette of mood-boosting summer hues, from electrifying fuschia and…

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Purple Jubilee nails

By Callie Iley | 31 May 2022

Red, white and blue has been everywhere in the run up to the Jubilee celebrations… But so has purple! The Platinum Jubilee emblem is marked with platinum and purple. It’s…

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Queen’s Platinum Jubilee nail looks & products

By Scratch Staff | 30 May 2022

Get in the royal spirit to celebrate 70 years of Queen Elizabeth on the throne, with our regal roundup of nail looks and products…

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Nail safari 2022

Nail Safari returns for 5 days of animal fun & educational activities

By Helena Biggs | 30 May 2022

The Nail Safari – Paw & Claw is returning to Shepreth Wildlife Park, Cambridge, 21- 25 November 2022. The annual five-day intensive educational event is solely focused on nails. Hosted…

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Nail Tech Talk: Beca Carrillo of Geminails by Beca 

By Callie Iley | 28 May 2022

Beca Carrillo of Gemininails sits down with Scratch to chat about the wealth of opportunities for nail techs and where she sees her future within the industry… “I love to…

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Salon in the Spotlight: LEAF Beauty, Stoke on Trent

By Callie Iley | 26 May 2022

Working in a spa up until 2017, Zoe Cook made the decision to go self-employed, spending the first three years as a makeup artist in the wedding industry. “I was…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: Birthdays

By Rebecca Hitchon | 26 May 2022

Check out entries to the 25 May nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs with the theme ‘Birthdays’, as this month marks Scratch’s…

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Form fit for wide fingernail

How to effectively fit a form to a wide nail

By Katie Barnes | 25 May 2022

It can be tricky to fit a form on an uneven free edge or when the fleshy pad of skin where the free edge would usually be, is raised and…

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WINNER ANNOUNCED: Scratch Snap May 2022

By Chloe Randall | 24 May 2022

The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge has been announced as Magdalena Baranowska. In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for May & created nail designs inspired…

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World Friendship Day

This day recognises the importance of friendship and encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to foster meaningful connections and…

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24/7 Samaritans Awareness Day

Championed by the Samaritans, a charity well-known for its emotional support services, the day helps remind individuals that help is…

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