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Plum perfect: 38 purple nail designs & products to get your creative juices flowing

By Jess Watts | 23 August 2025

According to WGSN’s Global Colour Forecast, purple is set to be a big hit. The report states: “Purple is a culturally emotive colour with links to royalty, love, mystery and spirituality.” Enter plum: a universally loved fruit and stunning nail shade. Plum is incredibly versatile; the hue can be worn…

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Scarlett Senter Embellishments

7 tips for working with nail embellishments

By Scratch Staff | 16 August 2025

Adorning nails with 3D embellishments adds dimension to designs, allowing you to transform plain styles into striking looks. 7 nail stylists offer adhesion and application advice… Lead nail tips by Scarlett Senter (@scarlett_senternailartist). 1. “Practice wearing embellished designs on your own nails, as this will help you to learn a…

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L&p nail enhancements, safe removal

How to remove L&P acrylic nail enhancements safely

By Jess Watts | 15 August 2025

Whilst it is tempting to try remove nail enhancements as quickly as possible, correct removal requires professional attention to prevent damage to the natural nail. Here’s how it should be done… Each type of nail enhancement requires a specific method of removal, and the time this takes varies. While UV…

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Craving bright nails? Meet the Summer Squeeze shades from Light Elegance

By Helena Biggs | 21 May 2020

Get set for a colour frenzy when you can start tending to the nails of clients – and embrace their need for bright hues with the Summer Squeeze collection from Light Elegance. Inspired by the fresh colours and textures of fruits, the 12 hues serve up a palette of fruity…

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Salon system lashtint

Salon System relaunches LashTint range & adds 2 new shades

By Sophie Nutt | 21 May 2020

Salon System has relaunched its LashTint range, seeing a new design, formula and two new tint shades. The new vegan-friendly LashTint formula is highly pigmented while offering a cream consistency for easy application and includes a number system for easy recognition. The LashTint range is ideal for clients that seek intense…

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Facebook shops

Facebook & Instagram set up Shops feature for businesses

By Helena Biggs | 20 May 2020

Facebook and Instagram have launched Shops, a feature that allows consumers to buy and sell products directly on both platforms in a few clicks – without having to leave the app. If you have a Facebook business page, you can add a shop. Free to set up, businesses can choose the products…

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Beauty 2trs alcohol nail art

How to use alcohol inks to create show-stopping nail designs

By Scratch Staff | 19 May 2020

Scratch puts the spotlight on the esteemed educators at Beauty2trs, the online platform for nail classes… This month: Shelena Robinson & Winnie Huang collaborate to reveal how to craft amazing nail designs using alcohol inks About Shelena Shelena Robinson is a veteran nail professional with over 20 years’ experience in helping nail…

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Halo beach party

Halo reveals 6 bold & exciting summer gel polish shades

By Scratch Staff | 19 May 2020

Pure Nails has unveiled its Halo Gel Polish summer collection; six bold, bright shades to excite and catch the eye. The Beach Party collection is inspired by colourful cocktails and typical beach settings, and includes three classic brights and three temperature changing gel polishes. Bikini Pink – a bold fuchsia…

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Vu neon lead

Amp up nail art with neon glitters from Vu Nail Systems

By Scratch Staff | 17 May 2020

Supercharge nail designs with Vu Nail Systems’ range of Neon Sprinkles nail art glitters. Ideal for overall coverage or incorporated into art designs, the glitters are available in four colours: Neon Orange Neon Pink Neon Green Neon Yellow The glitters are presented in a handy screw top jar for easy…

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