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#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: BOARD GAMES

By Callie Iley | 14 January 2021

Check out all the entries to the 13 January nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating designs inspired by board games! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for future…

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Prep for arty appointments with Emoki Nails planner

By Chloe Randall | 13 January 2021

Emoki Nails has revealed its nail art planner, designed to help put those doodles in an organised space. Including 182 double hand templates to design on, this A5 planner features…

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What is an influencer? | The Beauty Bloggers

By Guest Writer | 13 January 2021

The Beauty Bloggers, aka Natalie Thompson & Rachel Jenkinson, evaluates the role of an influencer in the beauty sphere… Nat and Rach are ‘The Beauty Bloggers‘ and have over 21…

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Why you shouldn’t use an at-home gel polish kit

By Katie Barnes | 13 January 2021

Salon owner, educator and award-winning nail stylist, Katie Barnes, unveils concerns surrounding DIY gel polish kits… Gel polish seems like an easy to use, harmless product – surely, it’s just…

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How I navigate my 4 London nail salons & staff through lockdown

By Guest Writer | 13 January 2021

Hi Scratch readers, My name is Thanh Vu and I guess I fall into the stereotypical Vietnamese nail technician. I run Dream Nails, a nail and beauty salon business, which…

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Nailon Announces Winter Cover Winner

By Alex Fox | 12 January 2021

The Nailon Global Nail Championship group has announced the winner of its Winter Cover photographic competition for January 2021. As the editor-in-chief of Scratch magazine, I was invited to judge…

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How I cope as a nail tech in a national lockdown

By Guest Writer | 12 January 2021

Scratch chats to Millie Donovan, brand ambassador for SNA Professional & owner of MBeauty, about how she’s navigating lockdowns… This year has been a rollercoaster for everyone, with both highs and lows. There…

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#NowTrending: Big hug graffiti nails by Laura Cord

By Callie Iley | 12 January 2021

Scratch chats to Essex nail tech, Laura Cord of Laura Cord Nail Artist, about her journey into the nail industry and how she created this uplifting graffiti nail design.  …

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Does the nail industry recognise the needs of the deaf?

By Alex Fox | 12 January 2021

Deaf nail technician, Rachel Spry speaks of a punishing personal nail journey & offers solutions to an industry that’s unaware of its short comings when it comes to the deaf…

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Women’s Equality Day

Women’s Equality Day commemorates the 1920 adoption of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, giving women the right to vote.…

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Notting Hill Carnival

When we think of Notting Hill Carnival, we think vibrancy, colour, art, and fun… basically, the perfect recipe for an…

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