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What’s the deal with fish nails? Here are 20 designs to catch the eye

By Jess Watts | 30 July 2025

It’s National Fishing Month! Celebrate with the catch of the day… Aquatic designs have dominated this summer, with our finned friends being splashed across nail designs. If you haven’t tried the trend, maybe one of these designs from Instagram will get you hooked?

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Radiate good karma with these evil eye amulet nail art designs

By Scratch Staff | 26 July 2025

Eye spy this trend taking over Instagram! Unlock the energy of the Turkish nazar or Greek mati (amulets used as protection against the ‘evil eye’) with our roundup of themed designs from Instagram…

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Summer nail art tutorial: blooming French tips & hibiscus flowers

By Guest Writer | 18 July 2025

Scratch Stars Gel Polish Stylist of the Year finalist 2025, Carrie Williams, shares a step-by-step guide for this summer style, featuring blooming effects at the tips and hibiscus flowers.

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30 trending swirl nail styles for SS23

By Scratch Staff | 29 May 2023

Bored of your usual nail choices? Forget your classic French tips, we’ve rounded up some swirly nail designs to inspire a bold twist for your SS23 nail styling!

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Spring roses nail design

By Guest Writer | 22 May 2023

Salon System nail expert, Caroline Roberts of The Nail Fairy, painted these stand-out spring roses on nails using Gellux, and shares how you can recreate the design. Gellux products are available via wholesalers nationwide.

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Abstract flower nails for summer with Light Elegance

By Guest Writer | 4 May 2023

Light Elegance educator, Hope Jung, shares how to create this bold, abstract flower design using the summer 2023 Viva La Fiesta collection. Light Elegance products are available to buy here.

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Spring floral nail art design

By Guest Writer | 11 April 2023

Add pretty, pink flowers to nails for a spring-time feel. Salon System nail expert, Jaz Moger, reveals how to create a stylish design using Gellux, available via wholesalers nationwide.

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Spring rainbow & smiley nails

By Guest Writer | 11 April 2023

Don’t let April showers get you down! Magpie Beauty educator, Nicolette Manesh, shares how to create this uplifting gel polish manicure for spring.

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Spring daisy nail art

By Guest Writer | 11 April 2023

Create a spring daisy design with a twist, courtesy of The GelBottle Inc’s brand ambassador, Charlotte Cliff. For this look, TGB’s Marshmallow (base), June, Sealight, Pastel v005, Peach Daquiri, Caipirinha and Queen Bee were used.

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