PRODUCTS & TREATMENTS

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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left handed nail tech katie barnes

Left-handed nail tech? Here’s how to adapt your tool kit

By Katie Barnes | 13 August 2025

It is assumed that when working left-handed, you just work the opposite way. But if you are leftie, you will know this is a myth. The majority of the population is right-handed, and so the majority of nail products and techniques are tailored to right-handed techs. Having to adapt to…

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Beauty pro christmas gift sets

BEAUTY PRO brightens winter with Christmas gift sets

By Sophie Nutt | 24 November 2017

Perfect for festive in-salon retail, Beauty Pro has launched a range of Christmas gift sets, seeing four kits for different skin needs. The Rejuvenating set aims to replenish and rehydrate dry skin and consists of two rejuvenating masks, two detoxifying masks and two under eye therapy masks. Designed to give a new lease…

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Bio sculpture nail art kit

BIO SCULPTURE release colourful nail art kit

By Sophie Nutt | 23 November 2017

Offer nail art with ease thanks to Bio Sculpture’s new nail art kit, featuring highly pigmented gel shades, nail art tools and sheets of nail stencils. The kit sees nail art gels in the shades black, white, turquoise, purple, pink, yellow, red and blue. The gels can be be mixed on the metal plate…

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Artistic cyber punk

RULE THE GALAXY with Artistic Nail Design’s Cyber Punk collection

By Kat Hill | 22 November 2017

Get ready to make a colour statement with four striking shades in Artistic Nail Design’s Cyber Punk collection. Inspired by space, the collection see four new shades. Included are three crème shades: graphite, Beam Me Up; navy, I Need Space; and muted pink, Vortex Vixen; as well as a silver chrome, Heart Of Chrome. The Cyber Punk Collection is available in…

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Roxanne campbell winter collection

ROXANNE CAMPBELL reveals winter collection

By Sophie Nutt | 22 November 2017

Celebrity manicurist, Roxanne Campbell, has unveiled a winter collection of nail lacquers just in time for the festive season. The four-piece set consists of the shades Expensive Taste, Wine and Dine, Kiss Me First and Snow Fight. These include a dark brown hue, deep burgundy, bright red and an off-white lacquer. Offering…

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Scentered balms

Scratch team gets immersed in Scentered products

By Sophie Nutt | 20 November 2017

On Friday, myself and Kat were invited to an event held by Scentered – a range of natural aromatherapy products that are designed to help the user stay centred, wherever and whenever. Fresh-faced and eager to find out more about the products and the concept, we were introduced to the Scentered therapy balms and…

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Calgel capture the moment

Capture The Moment with IZABELLE HAMMON LTD

By Kat Hill | 19 November 2017

Izabelle Hammon Ltd has revealed Calgel’s autumn collection – Capture The Moment. Inspired by the nostalgia of polaroids and old film cameras, the collection sees four new photo-ready shades: -CG845 Get Focused – deep blue grey -CG846 Don’t Be Negative – deep purple with grey tones -CG847 Snapshot – milk chocolate with…

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