SPRING/SUMMER
Coral nails: Get inspired with 19 designs using the trending summer colour
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
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
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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CND™ nail tech, Tabby Casto reveals how to create this pretty nail design using CND’s Sweet Escape collection, available in the UK via Sweet Squared. Follow Tabby on Instagram @tabbyfa and visit www.tabbycasto.com
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“Alcohol inks are very popular at the moment!” reveals Anastasiia Morozova. “I love this style of nail art, I think it afford such an interesting effect. Don’t be surprise if your client will love the result even without blending the colours!”
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Recreate the nail look as seen on the front cover of February 2019’s Scratch magazine, with a hand from session nail technician, Metta Francis. Metta used iZ Beauty of London nail lacquer, but gel or gel polish can be used for a longer-lasting look. All products used are available from…
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Fashion design house, Libertine, chose the CND™ Design Lab Team once more to create the nail looks for its SS19 showcase at New York Fashion Week. The collection inspiration Libertine’s Johnson Hartig drew inspiration from Georgian glass-covered portrait stones and fine needle-point embroidery. The SS19 collection aims to show there…
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“For my Fiji-themed nails, I chose to take inspiration from the Fijian Masi, or tapa cloth,” reveals Jo Wickens. “Made from bark, the tapa is decorated using rubbing, stamping, stencilling or smoking to create geometric patterns with repeated motifs.”
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