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Euro 2025: simple football pitch nail design tutorial

By Guest Writer | 25 July 2025

Francesca Paliotto is an Italian nail artist & educator. She has been awarded 27 Nailympia Competitions medals, as well as an Art Winner of Winners accolade and two Winner of Winners trophies. Here, she shares how to paint a salon-friendly football pitch style on a nail.

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Leo season: 12 zodiac-inspired nail art ideas

By Jess Watts | 24 July 2025

Leo season typically spans from July 23 to August 22. If you’re looking for birthday nails, or just want to embrace the adventurous spirit of the Leo zodiac, now is the time to check out nail inspo! One of the three zodiac fire signs, Leo’s are known for their confidence,…

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Wedding nail tutorial: 5 steps to create chic chrome heart nails for brides

By Guest Writer | 13 July 2025

Kirsty Brown, owner of Paintbrush Nails in Stirling, Scotland: Scratch Stars Home Nail Salon of the Year 2024, shares how to create a delicate heart accent nail for a simple but sweet bridal style. She fashions it on the ring finger and reveals that it’s one of her most requested…

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15 nail art design ideas for St. George’s Day

By Scratch Staff | 23 April 2025

23 April marks St. George’s Day: the anniversary of the patron saint of England’s death in 303 AD. Legend is that a dragon was slain by St. George, and his symbol is a red cross over a white backdrop: the same symbol incorporated into the English flag. Check out themed…

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Taurus birthday nails: 20 nail art ideas for the zodiac sign

By Rebecca Hitchon | 21 April 2025

Taurus season is upon us, lasting from April 19 to May 20, and what better way to celebrate the second zodiac sign than through nail art? Taurus’ symbol is the bull, portraying strength and determination, and offers an ideal way to incorporate the earth sign into nail designs. Check out…

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30 egg-cellent Easter nail art ideas to try in 2025

By Scratch Staff | 20 April 2025

Egg-cel at Easter nail artistry and crack clients’ requests with Scratch‘s roundup of super sweet manicure inspiration…

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Nail art tutorial: textured Easter egg pattern

By Guest Writer | 14 April 2025

Warrington nail tech, Katarzyna Korzeniak of Kate’s Simply Nails, shares how to create a cracking Easter egg nail art design using gel polish.  

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Easter nail tutorial: rabbit nail art in 4 simple steps

By Guest Writer | 13 April 2025

Nail artist & content creator, Carla Brannan of @gelled_pretty, shares a step-by-step guide to perfecting an adorable rabbit design. She uses Gems Nail Systems products, available via www.gemsnailsystems.com

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How to create a 3D bunny nail for Easter

By Guest Writer | 12 April 2025

Scratch Stars Polish & Paint Artist of the Year 2023, Kamila Borowiec, used Kirsty Meakin products to create this 3D Easter bunny design and shares a step-by-step below. “For 3D nail art, I would definitely charge over £100, as the time taken to create the design, level of difficulty and…

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