SALON & SPAS

Cutiecles lead

Inside the nailcare oasis in the centre of Huddersfield

By Jess Watts | 2 August 2025

Meet Rebecca, ‘toe wizard’ & owner of Cutiecles – a salon sanctuary that prides itself on comfort, care and calm. Recently refurbed, Cutiecles Nail Salon is a passion project for the nail technician, who boasts 10 years’ experience in the industry. After returning to work from maternity leave, Rebecca (and…

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This Victorian-style Doncaster beauty salon is designed to feel like home

By Jess Watts | 26 July 2025

Salon owner, Khristie Lawton, shares how she crafted a home-away-from-home oasis just outside the hustle and bustle of Doncaster city centre. Relaxing, welcoming, and safe are three words that inspired the design of Khristie Lawton’s Victorian-style salon. Defining her parents’ living room as the muse for the space, Khristie explains…

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Inside the Leeds nail salon known for its Y2K decor & viral nail art

By Jess Watts | 25 July 2025

Meet Freya-Poppy Bowden, the Y2K-obsessed nail tech whose Leeds-based salon is every millennial’s dream! Growing up in a family of artists, it is no surprise that Freya-Poppy’s creativity flourished early. At the age of 11, she began experimenting with nail art and quickly fell in love with the medium. She…

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5 things I love about being a salon owner

By Kat Hill | 10 February 2021

Scratch chats with Glasgow-based owner of NAF! Salon, Tammy Koslowski, about why she loves being a salon owner… 1 Our team & clients (the NAFIA!) I never knew people were my passion until I opened my own salon. I love that I get to work with – and support –…

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SCRATCH SNAP: The Rules

By Scratch Staff | 10 February 2021

Scratch Snap is a monthly nail art challenge to create a salon-style nail design in line with a theme. Simply snap a pic of the design on yourself, nail tips or a client – and you could be in with a chance of winning a fabulous prize. The challenge’s rules…

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Laura’s beauty lead

Salon in the Spotlight: Laura’s Beauty, Stockton-on-Tees

By Kat Hill | 10 February 2021

Having worked in the industry in various capacities, Laura Easby recently found a permanent base for her business. “I started out on my own eight years ago above a hairdressers, before going mobile for a few months,” Laura remembers. “Carrying all my kit around wasn’t for me, so i started…

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Salon in the Spotlight: Zoe Brown Nail Salon, Edinburgh

By Kat Hill | 3 February 2021

Opening its doors in summer of 2019, Zoe Brown Nail Salon can be found in the historic city of Edinburgh. With its chic décor and welcoming team, the salon has captured the attention of locals with its nail and beauty offering. “We are a salon of seven independent successful technicians,…

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Nova nails lead

Salon in the Spotlight: Nova Nails, Glasgow, Scotland

By Kat Hill | 27 January 2021

After working in call centres for years, Jackie Logan wanted a change of career. “After three years of practise and training, I work up the courage to quit my job and start Nova Nails,” Jackie remembers. “I worked in a few places renting a table, but during the first lockdown…

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WINNER ANNOUNCED: Scratch Snap January

By Kat Hill | 25 January 2021

The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge has been announced as Julia Armstrong. In a showcase of talent, techs stepped up to the Scratch Snap challenge for January & created nail designs inspired by ‘Purple Positivity’ in the bid to win a prize from Purple Professional. Judged by Scratch‘s…

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