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MANI MONDAY: Lovely lavender

By Sophie Nutt | 1 July 2019

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! Sometimes simplicity can equal perfection and this is the case with this week’s mani Monday that comes courtesy of Amanda Sim, nail tech at Glasgow’s NAF! Salon who specialises in gel polish and acrylics. Going hand-in-hand with…

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Create bold nail looks with the Gel II California collection

By Sophie Nutt | 29 June 2019

Gel II has revealed its California collection for summer 2019. Featuring an array of vibrant, punchy hues, the eight-piece collection is ideal for creating eye-catching nail looks that command attention this season. The California collection includes: Los Angeles Orange County San Francisco Venice Beach Napa Valley Malibu Beverly Hills Hollywood…

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INK London adds summer shades to iLac range

By Kat Hill | 28 June 2019

Get set for summer nail services with the new iLac shades from INK London. The new additions see four new vivid hues: i-172 Unconditional Love – sparkly, grapefruit pink i-173 Just Jade – a sparkling teal tone i-174 Mayday – a hot red i-175 Fiesta – grape purple. Offering up…

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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Karen Brown, Sanctuary In The City

By Sophie Nutt | 25 June 2019

We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Karen Brown, of Sanctuary In The City, reveals pink camouflage has been popular with her clients recently! “This design is such a cute and fresh set! Girly but not too girly. Camouflage is always a popular design and changing…

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Nail tales from the Ibiza Fashion Festival

By Scratch Staff | 24 June 2019

In her second blog instalment for Scratch, Suzanne Clayton of Souz Nails & Beauty and Souz & Co reveals more about the nail antics at Ibiza Fashion Festival… “Souz and co arrived at Ibiza Fashion Festival with 280 pre custom made tips ready to apply to the models. As always,…

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MANI MONDAY: Marble madness

By Sophie Nutt | 24 June 2019

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! Here to brighten up your social feed is this playful nail design created by talented tech, Isabel May. Seeing an array of bold, beautiful and vibrate hues with hints of sparkle, these nails are sure to catch…

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WHAT I’M WEARING: Katie Foster, Nomad Beauty

By Sophie Nutt | 23 June 2019

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Katie Foster, of Nomad Beauty, wears a nail design inspired by the little green men from Toy Story! “My nails are my natural nails that I have been working on growing using Give Me Strength by Magpie Beauty, which I…

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Drink in summer style with The Gel Bottle Inc Summer Cocktail Collection

By Kat Hill | 22 June 2019

Get ready to drink in summer style with the latest colour collection from The Gel Bottle Inc. Inspired by the brand’s favourite tipples, the Summer Cocktail Collection sees 12 new gel polish shades. Boasting up to four weeks’ wear time, the formula is highly pigmented, non-shrink and non-yellowing. The colours…

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Be bold this summer with CND™’s Prismatic nail shades

By Helena Biggs | 20 June 2019

California dreaming meets runway fashion this summer with CND™’s bold nail colour collection, Prismatic. The five punchy shades are inspired by the youthful energy of a rebellious summer, and comprise the dynamic ‘Ultraviolet’, swimming-pool blue ‘Dimensional’, urban ‘Psychedelic’, sweet shop ‘Holographic, and emerald ‘Aura’. “Summer is all about the vivacious…

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#TRENDINGTUESDAY Emma Brock, The NailDresser

By Sophie Nutt | 18 June 2019

We want to see the designs trending at your nail desk! Emma Brock, of The NailDresser, revealed neon animal print has been popular with her clients recently. “Neon and animal print is everywhere at the moment. So when Lecenté mixed the two together with a foil in their summer collection…

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WHAT I’M WEARING: Sherrine Jermy, Sherrine’s Sparklies

By Sophie Nutt | 16 June 2019

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Sherrine Jermy, of Sherrine’s Sparklies, wears nude nails with nature-inspired detailing. “I used Premier Gel’s LBG in Paris with a layer of INK London Additions Clear Holographic in Pearl. I then used water colour inks to create the green-yellow ‘clouds’.…

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MANI MONDAY: Candy floss rainbow

By Sophie Nutt | 10 June 2019

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! We’re a sucker for pastel candy floss tones any day of the week, but we are especially loving the candy floss hues in this oh-so sweet nail design created by Rosemarie Jones at The Nail Bar, Owestry.…

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WHAT I’M WEARING: Terri Eaton

By Sophie Nutt | 9 June 2019

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Terri Eaton wears a glam take on milky nude nails. “I am trialling some of The Gel Bottle Inc products at the moment. I was desperate for some opal effect nails but wanted a crushed pearls effect also, so I…

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Light Elegance LEDdot Lamp now available via Sweet Squared

By Kat Hill | 4 June 2019

Designed to be ‘smaller, cuter and offering better curing’, the new Light Elegance LEDdot is now available to purchase via Sweet Squared. The LEDdot is exclusive to Light Elegance and was developed by co-Founder Jim McConnell, incorporating the latest dual-wavelength LED technologies. Thanks to an increased number of LED emitters, the lamp…

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Here’s what happened at the Peacći products launch event

By Sophie Nutt | 4 June 2019

Yesterday, I headed to The Vinyl Factory in Soho, London – a stone’s throw away from the hustle and bustle of Carnaby Street – for the exciting and highly anticipated pre-launch of Peacći by The Gel Bottle Inc. Peacći is the latest brand to be launched by The Gel Bottle…

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