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Nail piercings: the trending way to upgrade your manicure
Nail piercings are everywhere – offering a simple, pain-free solution to nail enthusiasts wanting to add some edge to their looks, without having to commit to a body piercing. The…
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Staffordshire tech: Working from a home salon has been the best decision I’ve made
Katie Pritchard of Katie Lou Nail Artist and Educator opens her salon’s doors to Scratch and shares the benefits of becoming a home-based tech. Having been in the nail industry…
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China on your hand? Porcelain nails are trending: here’s 20 designs we love
English pop group, T’Pau, topped the UK singles chart in the ’80s with ‘China In Your Hand’, and who knew that almost 40 years later, wearing china on the hands…
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Bexy Glow unveils Bexy Build builder gel at star-studded launch event
Paige Chohan and Becky Willett, founders of nail brand, Bexy Glow, hosted an event in Cheshire to launch Bexy Glow Bexy Build: a builder gel designed to offer strength, flexibility and long-lasting…
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Vogue director & cosmetics brand CEO named as British Beauty Council ambassadors
Jessica Diner, global beauty & wellness director at British Vogue, and Trinny Woodall, founder & CEO of cosmetics brand, Trinny London, have been named British Beauty Council (BBCo) ambassadors. Joining…
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Get lucky with these 50 St. Patrick’s Day nail art designs: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge
Check out entries to the 12 March 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: Feeling lucky. Each nail…
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Glossy black, green nude & 2 other nail colours dominating Paris Fashion Week
After London, New York and Milan, the AW25 Fashion Week has concluded in Paris, finishing the season with a stylish bang. Over the past weeks, we’ve seen intricate and daring nail…
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Break the glass ceiling: how to attract premium beauty clients & grow your business
Beauty business mentor & award-winning entrepreneur, Stevey Powell, shares advice for if you’re experiencing the ‘glass ceiling’ effect… We start our beauty businesses with a passion for what we do…
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Nail competition winners announced at Dublin trade beauty event
The Professional Beauty & Hair Ireland trade exhibition, held at The RDS in Dublin 9-10 March, welcomed nail students and professionals to the competition arena in a bid to take…
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