5 celebrities using nail art to express themselves

By Lilly Delmage | 8 August 2024

Nails offer the perfect canvas for self-expression. Here’s a round-up of celebrities who have used their nails to communicate something about themselves recently: 1. Ilona Maher The US rugby star joins many other Olympic athletes in flaunting a themed manicure, sharing her nails to her 2.2 million TikTok followers with…

Nailing Fashion Week: The course made by a nail expert, featuring tips and advice on working the runway

By Lilly Delmage | 5 August 2024

Session manicurist & celebrity nail stylist, Nickie Rhodes-Hill, has launched Nailing Fashion Week, a course focused on ‘everything a nail tech needs to know about working at Fashion Week’. The course is ideal for nail pros who want to experience the action of Fashion Week, but don’t know how to…

100m Olympic gold medallist, Noah Lyles, brushes off criticism of his nail art

By Rebecca Hitchon | 5 August 2024

Yesterday (4 August), team USA sprinter, Noah Lyles, sported nail art while scooping a gold medal in the Paris Olympics men’s 100m final. The Olympian is known for wearing nail designs during his sporting and personal appearances, but has received backlash for this while on the international stage at the…

Scratch Stars Award-winning techs create Paris Olympics nail art for Team GB equestrian star

By Rebecca Hitchon | 26 July 2024

After a winning weekend at the Scratch Stars Party, sisters, Lucy Price-Marshall and Jessica Price, headed back to the nail desk to tend to the nails of Olympics dressage competitor, Becky Moody. The pair, who are based at Huddersfield salon, Nailspa: winner of Nail & Beauty Salon of the Year…

Celebrities investigate beauty trends & treatments for TV series

By Helena Biggs | 18 June 2024

Entertainer & radio presenter, Debbie McGee, has teamed up with actress & producer, Debbie Arnold, to explore beauty treatment and wellbeing trends for a TV show, titled Beauty Investigates. Airing on Sky 186, Ayzat online and YouTube, the stars are joined by singer, Dee Anderson of Thunderbirds fame, and actress,…

Actress & singer, Lucy Hale, receives manicure at Townhouse Beverly Hills

By Rebecca Hitchon | 31 May 2024

Scratch Stars award-winning salon brand, Townhouse, tended to the nails of award-winning actress & singer, Lucy Hale, in its newest location: Beverly Hills, California. Hale, best known for her role in TV teen drama, Pretty Little Liars, enjoyed a Signature Gel Manicure with BIAB / Super Gel Overlay service and…

Met Gala 2024: 20 show-stopping celebrity nail looks from the red carpet

By Rebecca Hitchon | 7 May 2024

An annual celebration of fashion and style, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Met Gala fundraising event took place in New York last night (Monday 6 May 2024). The event honoured new exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, and welcomed celebrities to represent dress code, The Garden of Time, via their fashion,…

Basketball star, Jared McCain, named as Sally Hansen ambassador

By Rebecca Hitchon | 17 April 2024

Global nail colour and care brand, Sally Hansen, has announced a partnership with US college basketball sensation, Jared McCain. The brand’s first sports partnership will see the athlete promote inclusivity and self-expression in the sports community and beyond, in his role as brand ambassador. Together, Sally Hansen and Jared McCain…

Tyler, The Creator & Pharrell Williams collaborate on nail polish launch

By Helena Biggs | 20 March 2024

Music artists and longtime friends, Tyler, The Creator and Pharrell Williams (‘Pharrell’), have brought their respective brands, le FLEUR* and Humanrace, together to create a limited edition nail polish. The addition to the le FLEUR* line of clothing and accessories is a cruelty-free, highly pigmented nail shade in Humanrace’s signature…

Nicki Minaj enters the press-on nail market with Pink Friday Nails

By Helena Biggs | 19 March 2024

Rap star, Nicki Minaj, has launched Pink Friday Nails: a press-on nail brand that aims to serve women and men with social media-worthy designs that reflect her style. The Trinidadian-born artist is renowned for her flamboyant outfits and extravagant nails, and has often been papped with long, bejewelled talons. She…

Dragon’s Den star, Deborah Meaden, to offer business advice to SMEs

By Scratch Staff | 16 February 2024

NESCAFÉ® B2B by Nestlé Professional is giving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the chance to win face-to-face business insight from entrepreneur, business guru & Dragon’s Den investor, Deborah Meaden. Open to SMEs across all industries, the Let’s Partner up for Good programme will see six businesses win a seat at…

The 10 hottest nail looks at the Grammys 2024

By Helena Biggs | 5 February 2024

The 66th annual Grammy Awards saw the finest artists in the music sector gather at the Crypto.com Arena in LA last night (4 February). Hosted by Trevor Noah, the iconic gold gramophones were handed to artists across all music genres to honour their achievements from the last 12 months, with…

Darts star Fallon Sherrock on beauty in sport, her go-to nail look & oche style rules

By Rebecca Hitchon | 17 December 2023

There’s one word that is repeatedly used to describe English professional darts player, Fallon Sherrock MBE, and that is ‘trailblazer’. The ‘Queen of the Palace’ has had many firsts as a woman in the darts sphere, from becoming the first woman to beat a man at the PDC World Championship in…

Here’s the royal family members with the most in-demand beauty secrets

By Callie Iley | 12 December 2023

Research conducted by beauty and wellness marketplace, Fresha, has explored online articles discussing royal family members’ beauty routines, ranking each to find out which royal women have the most talked-about beauty routines in 2023. Fresha discovered 63,693 articles from the last 12 months about the late Queen Elizabeth II’s beauty…

Get the look: Kim Kardashian’s GQ Awards chocolate nail style

By Helena Biggs | 20 November 2023

TV personality & business owner, Kim Kardashian, was awarded the Tycoon of the Year award at the GQ Men of the Year Awards, showcasing a chocolate brown nail look created using CND™ products. The event celebrated individuals who have significantly impacted culture, fashion, entertainment and sports in 2023, at a…