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Coral nails: Get inspired with 19 designs using the trending summer colour

By Lilly Delmage | 6 June 2025

Seeking a vibrant colour for your summer nails? Coral is proving to be a popular choice at the nail desk. Blending orange, pink and red tones, clients can find a shade of coral that best suits them – whether bold and bright, or pastel and muted. This makes it a…

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Prom-ready nails: 18 subtle glam manicures to impress in 2025

By Lilly Delmage | 31 May 2025

A picture-perfect manicure is the ideal finishing touch to any prom look. Whether you’re wearing a vibrant gown or a minimalistic, neutral dress, Scratch has rounded up a series of versatile nail styles that combine a subtle colour palette with glamorous accents. Get inspired by these 18 designs…

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Fruit nails are trending: Here’s 35 fun nail art ideas for summer 2025

By Scratch Staff | 29 May 2025

Fruits are a long-standing muse for nail art inspiration, with grapefruit, blueberry, strawberry, kiwi and lemon designs especially popular during the summer months. Whether hand-painted, sculpted or stamped, let your creativity flow and experiment with vibrant, juicy hues this season. Want to hop on the nail trend? Check out our…

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Rainforest animal nails

By Guest Writer | 9 May 2020

“I was inspired by the nature of Brazil so chose to mix the animals of the rainforest with the country’s flowers,” says Sinead Bulley. “I decided to use the cloisonné painting technique as I really love the way it makes the animal designs ‘pop’.”

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Tie-Dye Dreams

By Guest Writer | 2 January 2020

Salon System nail expert, Karen Louise, reveals how to create this tie-dye inspired nail design using the Gellux Soak Off Gel Polish Soul Sister collection, available from wholesalers nationwide.  

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Holiday-Ready Nails

By Scratch Staff | 14 June 2019

Get summer-ready with this design by Salon System nail expert, Karen Louise, using Gellux Soul Sister Collection… Salon System Gellux products are available via wholesalers nationwide.

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To Tie Dye For!

By Kat Hill | 15 May 2019

Get in the summer vibe with these totally tie dye nail art looks…

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Taste of the Tropics

By Helena Biggs | 14 May 2019

Indulge clients in a stylish, tropical nail design with a step-by-step from Karina Perematko, absolute master educator for Crystal Nails. Karina uses Crystal Nails products, available via www.crystalnails4u.co.uk. Follow Karina on Facebook and Instagram.

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Pastel animal print nails

By Scratch Staff | 24 April 2019

The team at Renew Beauty reveals how to create this playful pastel animal print design using Bio Sculpture products, available via www.renewbeauty.co.uk

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