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Butter yellow summer is almost over: here’s why you should make way for mustard

By Jess Watts | 2 August 2025

Butter yellow took over the world this spring/summer, with the pastel hue dominating décor, outfits and nails. But autumn/winter will see another member of the yellow family soar in popularity… (Lead image by @byemilyann_) Say hello to mustard yellow! Experts predict that this rich, deeper version of summer’s trending hue…

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Cat eye lead

16 products that will help you nail the cat eye manicure trend

By Jess Watts | 29 July 2025

Lead image courtesy of @hopejungnails using Light Elegance P+ Gel Polish in Ice Kitty, available via www.lightelegance.co.uk. The iridescence and reflective depth of cats’ eyes have long entranced humans. So much so, that their power has been harnessed to create stunning nail designs. Specially crafted magnetic nail products contain metallic…

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Crack. Snack. Create: A takeaway inspires fortune cookie nail art experience

By Scratch Staff | 28 July 2025

Do you – or your clients – struggle to make decisions about nail designs at appointments? Say hello to Nail Fortunes™: an edible fortune cookie experience that delivers inspiration to the nail desk. “This started as a totally random idea I threw out to my husband over dinner,” says founder,…

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4 ways to speed up nail services – without compromising on results

By Guest Writer | 7 August 2024

Scratch Stars Social Media Star of the Year 2024, Kamila Borowiec, shares her advice… Are you ready to take your work to the next level? Let me help you out. By implementing my time-saving tips, you can be more efficient, enhance the overall customer experience and fit in more clients.…

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Get ‘In Frame’ & embrace quirks with Gelish’s 6 gel polish shades for AW24

By Lilly Delmage | 31 July 2024

Gelish is encouraging clients to put themselves ‘In Frame’ and embrace their quirks with the shades in its six-piece autumn gel polish collection. Taking inspiration from the freedom of self-expression and embracing ‘quirks, intricacies, flaws and all’, Gelish has allocated the autumn-winter period as the self-love season, flaunting three rich,…

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Glitterbels nail brand launches 4-piece pink apparel range

By Helena Biggs | 26 July 2024

Glitterbels has launched a four-piece apparel collection, promising comfort and style while at the nail desk, on the move or lounging at home.   The pastel pink collection has been designed by the nail brand’s founder, Annabel Maginnis, and combines practicality with cosiness. It features a hooded sweater with back…

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Colour theory: How to create harmonious & eye-catching nail art

By Katy Pottle | 26 July 2024

The World’s Star Nail Artist 2023, Katy Pottle, explores how the magic of colour theory can elevate your nail art designs… No matter what stage you are at on your nail journey, understanding how to play with colours can take your nail styles to the next level. Do you remember learning…

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Gelish Cream Palette

Explore a ‘spectrum of colour’ with Gelish’s 4 HEMA-free Solid Cream Gel Palettes

By Lilly Delmage | 24 July 2024

Gelish has unveiled four HEMA-free Solid Cream Gel Palettes – perfect for colour-loving nail techs seeking gel that ‘stays put exactly where you want it’. The solid cream gel product presents a zero chase formula, offering an alternative to gel polish and preventing cuticle flooding. The ‘smooth, buttery and workable’…

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The UK heatwave: Is it affecting your nail products?

By Katie Barnes | 19 July 2024

Educator & award-winning nail technician, Katie Clark, reveals why hot weather may impact your nail products and services… Most techs will have noticed a difference in their L&P and gel systems at varied times, especially different temperatures and seasons, with changes being particularly noticeable during periods of very warm weather.…

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