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#NowTrending: Super Mario nails by Jane McCann

By Callie Iley | 2 March 2021

Scratch chats to Jane McCann of Reality Beauty x Jane about her goals to expand into education, and how she created this Super Mario pixel nail design… I trained in…

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Introducing iMix: the hands-free colour mixing tool for gel polish & nail lacquer

By Helena Biggs | 1 March 2021

Shave off the precious minutes at the start of a nail appointment spent rolling and shaking product bottles with imix, a super handy hands-free mixing device. imix alleviates the stress…

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Roadmap: Nail & beauty training to recommence from 8 March in England

By Kat Hill | 1 March 2021

In-person nail & beauty training in England can resume from 8 March as part of Prime Minister, Boris Johnson’s lockdown exit strategy. The British Beauty Council & Marian Newman, of…

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In Memoriam: A tribute to Dennis Duisters

By Scratch Staff | 1 March 2021

The nail & beauty industry has been deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of Dennis Duisters by cardiac arrest on 20 January 2021. The 39 year old businessman from The…

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Coronavirus: Nails & beauty businesses in Wales could reopen from 15 March

By Chloe Randall | 1 March 2021

The Welsh Government has revealed that nail and beauty businesses could reopen from 15 March as part of their plan to exit lockdown. Despite Wales not publicly announcing a long…

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NAIL BITES: 5 tales from the industry w/c 21 February

By Chloe Randall | 28 February 2021

Here at Scratch, we love keeping up to date with anything fun happening in the nail industry! These are our top 5 nail tales of the week… 1. Essie’s virtual reality…

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The Nail Boxes launches a monthly nail mail membership

By Alex Fox | 28 February 2021

We’ve seen this concept in wine and gin clubs for some time now – but at last you can pay a monthly membership to receive an exciting box bursting with…

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Chancellor to announce further cash business grants

By Kat Hill | 28 February 2021

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is set to unveil a new ‘Restart Grant’ to help high street businesses reopen as restrictions are lifted under the Prime Minster’s roadmap out of lockdown.…

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Under 30s behind over 2,700 new beauty & hair businesses

By Alex Fox | 27 February 2021

The rise of the lockdown-preneur – under 30s behind over 2,700 new hairdressing and beauty treatment businesses. Under 30s account for four in 10 new businesses versus 30% three years…

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National Creativity Day

The nail and beauty industries thrive on creativity and artistry – so what better day to celebrate your craft? If…

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Sherlock Holmes Day

Celebrate the world’s most iconic detective with some mystery and intrigue! Create a scavenger hunt on your social media: post…

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