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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: 90s nostalgia

By Callie Iley | 25 March 2021

Check out the entries to the 24 March nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating designs inspired by 90s nostalgia! Each design was submitted via…

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Nailympia medalist launches nail workshops after winning gold

By Alex Fox | 24 March 2021

Gold medal winner (Division 1) of the Invent A Nail Shape category of the first Nailympia Online championship, Angelique Blenckner presents her online nail workshops. Soon to be launched at…

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Lockdown: the advent of online nail competitions

By Chloe Randall | 24 March 2021

Nail competitions have been growing steadily in popularity for some years now with the likes of Nailympia London attracting many nail pros from around the globe to its arena every autumn. The…

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Practice nail designs on paper with The Peachy Colouring Book

By Helena Biggs | 24 March 2021

Courtney Jade, a nail technician from Cork, Ireland, has created The Peachy Colouring Book within which pros can sketch and showcase design ideas. The pages feature outlines of hands and nails…

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Salon in the Spotlight: The Studio, Aberdeen

By Kat Hill | 24 March 2021

Having been in the industry for over 20 years, Sammy MacDonald has grown her beauty business from the ground up. “My salon business opened on the 1 December 2016 with the…

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WINNER ANNOUNCED: Scratch Snap March

By Kat Hill | 24 March 2021

The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge has been announced as Carla Watson. In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for March &…

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Scratch Snap: March 2021

By Chloe Randall | 24 March 2021

In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for March & created some nail designs inspired by ‘Petal Power’ in the bid to win a…

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LART Nails adds 7 dipping powder shades for spring

By Chloe Randall | 24 March 2021

LART Nails has unveiled its Pro Elements collection, an addition to the Mineral Dipping Powder range. LART Pro is an advanced Mineral Dipping System™ for use by nails professionals. It…

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HTV Nail Academy in Vietnam hosts inspiring nail competition during pandemic

By Alex Fox | 23 March 2021

Hua Thanh Vy director of education for HTV Nail Vietnam Academy for nail design in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, hosted and organised one of the largest nail competitions the…

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Nail Order Sunday Service Event

28th September 2025, 10.30am to late, Birmingham You do not want to miss this event! This event has it all:…

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Highly anticipated Grand Slam tennis tournament, Wimbledon, returns to London at the end of June, serving up sporting excitement, iconic…

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