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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: Afternoon Tea Week

By Rebecca Hitchon | 11 August 2022

Check out entries to the 10 August nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs to celebrate Afternoon Tea Week. Each design was submitted…

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CND™ enchants with 6 nail shades for autumn 2022

By Helena Biggs | 11 August 2022

CND™ has unveiled its autumn 2022 nail colour collection, designed to bring ‘energy, optimism and romance’ to nails. Featuring a modern, vibrant palette for the season, the six shades in…

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Nail enhancements: How, why & when to maintain them

By Katie Barnes | 10 August 2022

There are so many terms in the industry surrounding nail enhancement maintenance, such as back-fills, fill, fill-in, touch-up and maintenance, which can be confusing to nail techs and clients. Most…

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Not sure which E-file bit to use? Willow Academy is here to help

By Chloe Randall | 9 August 2022

Are you looking for the right E-file & bits to suit your services? Scratch chats to founder of Willow Academy, Lucy James about the brand, the story and educating nail techs…

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Nail Tech Talk: Nadine Slater of The Little Nail Shed

By Callie Iley | 6 August 2022

Scratch chats to Nadine Slater of The Little Nail Shed about what she wants to achieve within the nail industry longterm, and taking things at her own pace… “My signature…

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Report urges govt to ‘speed up’ licensing regime for non-surgical cosmetic procedures

By Callie Iley | 5 August 2022

The National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) has welcomed a report this week from the Commons Health & Social Care Committee, which urges the government to speed up the introduction…

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Minnesota woman’s 42ft nails make history as longest nails ever

By Helena Biggs | 4 August 2022

Diana Armstrong of Minnesota, USA, has been honoured with Guinness World Records titles for longest fingernails on a pair of hands (female) and longest fingernails on a pair of hands…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Boo Does Nails, Birmingham

By Callie Iley | 4 August 2022

During lockdown, Beckie Jones reflected on her career, deciding to take a risk when restrictions eased, opening up her own salon. “It was a risk I needed to take, as…

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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: Commonwealth Games

By Callie Iley | 4 August 2022

Check out entries to the 3 August nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating nail designs with the theme the Commonwealth Games! Each design was…

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Burns Night

A celebration in honour of Scottish poet, Robert Burns, Burns Night often features traditional Scottish food, such as Haggis, turnips…

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International Day of Education

Proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) as a day to encourage peace and development by way of worldwide education, International…

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