Nail product demo: Gelish Cream Gel with Georgie Smedley

By Helena Biggs | 2 September 2024

Nail brand, Gelish, has launched four Cream Gel palettes, each featuring six solid LED gels with a smooth, buttery and workable texture. Georgie Smedley, the brand’s digital education developer, shows…

Halo Stained Glass collection demo & tour of Pure Nails’ training centre

By Rebecca Hitchon | 7 June 2024

Watch Halo VIP, Michaela Phillips, demo the Halo Stained Glass gel polish collection and give a tour of Pure Nails‘ training rooms at Enhance Nail & Beauty Emporium.

Introducing… North America’s Star Nail Artist competition!

By Helena Biggs | 6 June 2024

Entry opens July 1 for the first North America’s Star Nail Artist contest, which invites nail creatives across the region to showcase their creativity across seven challenges in the bid…

A chat with: Helen Zeng of MISSU Nails about the brand’s 14-day nail art challenge

By Rebecca Hitchon | 2 May 2024

Do you want to practice and improve your nail art skills – in your own time, all while having loads of fun, connecting with fellow nail techs AND being able…

The Cosmetic Nail Reconstruction Course: with Hazel Dixon & Cat Leith

By Helena Biggs | 24 April 2024

Multi award-winning nail pros, Hazel Dixon & Catriona Leith, unveil the Cosmetic Nail Reconstruction course, which teaches qualified nail pros how to reconstruct damaged or missing nails safely. In addition,…

Sadie J Nails on… her new academy & masterclasses for nail techs

By Helena Biggs | 19 January 2024

Do you want to master character nail art or create engaging nail content for social media? Learn all about a series of masterclasses from social media savvy nail stylist, Sadie…

GelJunkie: An insight into the nail brand & CTL product

By Helena Biggs | 17 January 2024

Kate Driscoll, salon owner & nail pro with 18+ years experience, offers an insight into her gel polish range, GelJunkie – and its hero product, CTL (Create The Length). Learn…

All about Hayley Snishko’s client mental wellbeing course

By Rebecca Hitchon | 15 January 2024

Find out about award-winning beauty therapist & Massage4MentalHealth campaign founder, Hayley Snishko’s new course, THE THERAPEUTIC CONNECTION: Elevating Therapists’ Understanding of Client Mental Wellbeing. Enrol at www.mindbodytouch.co.uk

All about Polishpad: the nail-focused business management tool

By Rebecca Hitchon | 11 December 2023

Get to know Polishpad, the booking platform and business tool solely focused on nails – built by nail tech, Abi Bright, to eradicate nail techs’ problems. Here, she also shares…

Nailympia announces competition in Vietnam

By Helena Biggs | 4 December 2023

Global nail competition organisation, Nailympia, has announced the launch of Nailympia Vietnam, to be hosted 10-11 April 2024 by esteemed nail artist & educator, Damon Ho. Here, the competition’s global…

Nail Safari 2023: Everything you need to know

By Rebecca Hitchon | 21 September 2023

Co-founder of Nail Safari, Jennie Nippard, talks to Scratch from Shepreth Wildlife Park: the location for the five-day education event. She shares the benefits for all pros, answers your questions…

Nailympia London 2023: Everything you need to know

By Helena Biggs | 14 September 2023

Are you thinking of entering Nailympia London 2023 – or keen to find out what it’s all about? Scratch‘s Helena Biggs chats to the competition’s global director, Alex Fox, about…