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Fun fingertips for World Friendship Day: 28 nail designs to help inspire the love

By Jess Watts | 31 July 2025

Check out entries to the 30 July 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: Friendship. Each nail style was submitted via Instagram or Facebook using #ShowScratch #CreativeChallenge. Follow Scratch on Instagram and Facebook for future Creative Challenges – launching every other Wednesday.

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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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Celebrate Women’s Euro 2025 with football-themed nail designs

By Jess Watts | 27 July 2025

England’s Lionesses have made it to the finals of the UEFA Women’s Championship, and what better way to support the team than to sport a football-inspired manicure? Cheer on from the sidelines with these nail looks from Instagram…

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40 pop art nail ideas that are seriously trending

By Rebecca Hitchon | 28 January 2023

The pop art nail trend has seemingly popped out of nowhere, dominating our Instagram feeds in a variety of colours and styles. Check out some of our readers’ designs that captured our attention…

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20 must-see Hailey Bieber-inspired glazed donut nail ideas

By Callie Iley | 29 December 2022

The glazed donut nail trend, also known as Hailey Bieber nails, have taken social media by storm! The trend took off after Zola Ganzorigt created the nails for Hailey Bieber’s Met Gala 2022 look. Check out our roundup of reader recreations below…

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Festive French tips

By Scratch Staff | 17 December 2022

Add some festive fun to French tips for a seasonal twist to the classic nail style. Check out our roundup of reader designs below…

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20 delectable Christmas pudding nail designs

By Scratch Staff | 1 December 2022

Who’s for some figgy pudding? Here, Scratch readers serve up designs inspired by festive favourite, Christmas pudding.

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Blush nails

By Callie Iley | 26 September 2022

Korean nail style, blush nails, has skyrocketed in popularity on TikTok, with the hashtag #blushnails reaching 15.9 million views across the platform! Check out our roundup of blush nails below…

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Pick n mix nails

By Scratch Staff | 19 August 2022

Why opt for just one nail art design, when you could have ten? Check out our roundup of reader designs featuring a mixture of colours, styles and nail artistry…

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