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NAIL TECH TALK: Aminah Akhtar of Minnie’s Beauty Lounge

By Callie Iley | 13 February 2021

Scratch chats with Aminah Akhtar of Minnie’s Beauty Lounge about the messages behind her nail art and the progress she’s made during her nail career so far… “The thing I…

5 things I love about being a session nail technician

By Helena Biggs | 12 February 2021

Scratch chats to session nail technician & Scratch Stars Session Stylist of the Year 20/21 finalist, Lauren Michelle Pires, about her work life & the things she loves most about…

Mindful matters: power of positivity #2

By Alex Fox | 11 February 2021

Goodness me, is it February already? Where does the time go? The word February is taken from the Latin word ‘Februa’, meaning ‘to cleanse’. The Roman calendar month of Februarias…

Facebook Classes set to support the delivery of online nail education 

By Kat Hill | 11 February 2021

Social media platform, Facebook, is set to offer a new function which allows users to create and host interactive and live classes on its platform. Ideal for nail educators and…

5 things I love about being a nail educator

By Chloe Randall | 11 February 2021

Scratch chats with award-winning educator, Hannah Garbett of Staffordshire Nail Academy, about why she loves being a nail educator… 1.Colleagues Working with so many talented and passionate individuals. 2.Rewarding The…

#ShowScratch Creative Challenge: If I wasn’t a nail tech…

By Callie Iley | 11 February 2021

Check out all the entries to the 10 February nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating designs inspired by what job they’d be doing if…

5 ways to use Canva to support your beauty business marketing

By Metta Francis | 11 February 2021

Award-winning nail professional, Metta Francis, shares her top tips for graphic creation tool, Canva… I’m a big fan of Canva as it allows you to create free (or very low…

Vu Nail Systems announces 4 brand ambassadors

By Chloe Randall | 10 February 2021

Vu Nail Systems has announced four brand ambassadors to join the Vu Crew. The brand has welcomed Marie Lewis of @thelittlebeautyroomuk, Jo of @josprettylittlegels, Michaela @mica_nail_art and Beata Dybciak of…

Alkaline water: the secret to glowing skin

By Alex Fox | 10 February 2021

Cold air and central heating play havoc with the skin; fortunately we know that hydration from drinking water, cares for skin from the inside out and is key to good…

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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…

International Day of Education

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