How to elevate manicure services with CACI Micro-Pro
Nail techs! Are you keen to enhance your manicure services? CACI’s training & development officer, Lauren Evans, showcases the CACI Micro-Pro: a compact, multitasking device that supports glowing skin & smoother hands & boosts collagen. Enquire about adding it to your treatment menu by clicking here.
Read MoreNorth America’s Star Nail Artist – Season 1: An overview
Follow the journeys of 40 North America’s Star Nail Artist competitors as they fought for the top title in the first season of the contest, powered by Scratch magazine. Anastasia Totty of Jacksonville, Florida, was crowned champion on June 1, at the Scratch Social, held at Premiere Orlando. Click here to read more about the…
Read MoreCND Shellac™ Vivid: nail art possibilities & application pointers
Explore endless nail art possibilities with SHELLAC™ Vivid: a range of high opacity, bold additions to CND™’s much-loved gel polish line. Nataliya Al-Ta’ai, senior education manager, CND™ EMEA & Asia, and Sammy Birkett-Leigh, CND™ education ambassador & international Team CND™ member, serve up insight into the seven shades, including custom blending, application and removal. What’s…
Read MoreNorth America’s Star Nail Artist: Challenge 6 overview & advice
Glitterbels’ head of education, Charli Jepson, and co-founder, Annabel Maginnis, share insight into the magical FINAL challenge in the North America’s Star Nail Artist contest – S1, and offer top tips and advice.
Read MoreWe asked nail techs why neurodiversity is their superpower
We asked neurodivergent nail techs ‘why is neurodiversity your superpower?’ Here’s what they said… This video features: Luce Hawley, Danielle Brindley, Niccole Garcia, Mary Darcey, Chloe Blackwood and Cheryl Holland.
Read MoreTrain as a nail tech with Nail & Beauty Excellence: an insight
Multi award-winning nail pro, business owner & educator, Jade Barber, shares the various ways you can learn nail skills with her business: Nail & Beauty Excellence. If you’re taking the first steps into a career in nails or wish to upskill, watch to learn about the courses available and how you can learn around other…
Read MoreWhy VODEX? Nail tech & educator, Kirsty Parker, shares insight into SalonAIR dust & fume extractors
Plymouth nail pro & educator, Kirsty Parker, shares why she chooses VODEX for her dust & fume extraction needs in the salon – and discusses the health risks associated with poor ventilation. www.vodex.co.uk
Read MoreNASNA S1C2 – The Light Elegance team shares product tips & competition advice
Scratch‘s Helena Biggs chats to Lezlie McConnell, Lexy McLellan and Elaine Watson of Light Elegance about the challenge they’ve set for competitors of the North America’s Star Nail Artist contest – Season 1. They share product innovations and advice, and handy points to note when creating nail-focused video content.
Read MoreNASNA S1 C1: An overview of ‘Stylishly Spooky’ sponsored by CND
The task: Show off sculpting skills by creating a haunted house-themed nail design. Beth Livesay, Sr. Manager of Education Content at CND (and co-author of North America’s Star Nail Artist Challenge 1), chats to Scratch‘s Helena Biggs about the C1 entries, and shares advice and tips for NASNA contestants. Check out all Challenge 1 entries up…
Read MoreAbout the Sparkle Squad: Katy P’s nail art membership programme
The World’s Star Nail Artist, Katy Pottle, shares all the details of her tiered nail art membership programme, Sparkle Squad – for all skill levels looking to elevate their techniques and find community.
Read MoreAll about ACESO: the nail system from Famous Names that delivers targeted support to the nail bed
From the creators of IBX & Dadi’Oil comes ACESO, a system that delivers targeted relief and support through the nail plate and onto the nail bed. The founders of the Famous Names brand, Jim & Linda Nordstrom, are dedicated to supporting industry professionals with exceptional nailcare products. Aceso (pronounced A-see-so) is the name of the…
Read MoreNail product demo: Gelish Cream Gel with Georgie Smedley
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 how to apply the shades to nails and create blended and nail art designs. The Cream Gel formula ensures there is no cuticle flooding during…
Read MoreHalo Stained Glass collection demo & tour of Pure Nails’ training centre
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.
Read MoreIntroducing… North America’s Star Nail Artist competition!
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 to be crowned champion and win a cash prize! Register your interest via scratchmagazine.co.uk/nasna
Read MoreA chat with: Helen Zeng of MISSU Nails about the brand’s 14-day nail art challenge
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 to scoop prizes from MISSU Nails, Scratch & Polishpad? MISSU Nails’ 14-day nail art challenge launches Monday 6 May 2024 and the brand’s CEO &…
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