MANI MONDAY: Dreamy dusk

By Sophie Nutt | 7 January 2019

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! Pushing aside those Monday blues this week is this dreamy design by ROSE B, of @rosebnails on Instagram, which has left us yearning for lighter, warmer Summer evenings – even if it is only the 7 January… The…

Transgender woman opens salon to help others transitioning

By Sophie Nutt | 17 December 2018

A transgender woman has opened a hair and beauty salon in Hull to support other people who are transitioning. Ria Cooper underwent gender reassignment surgery to become a woman when she was 14 however, having initially struggled with the change, the now 24-year-old wants to help others going through the…

MANI MONDAY: Winter wonderland

By Sophie Nutt | 17 December 2018

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! It’s one week until Christmas Eve and the Scratch team aren’t afraid to admit that Christmas songs are playing loudly all day, everyday in the office. With frosty mornings and a festive chill in the air, we love this…

Mavala supports LCBT at the Ideal Home Christmas Show

By Sophie Nutt | 10 December 2018

Mavala begun its Christmas celebrations early by appearing at the Ideal Home Christmas Show alongside the London College of Beauty Therapy (LCBT). Following a series of training session with Mavala’s nail care expert, Lynn Grey, the LCBT students were set up at the Ideal Home Christmas Show from 20-24 November…

Speakeasy style pedicure room for gents opens in London

By Helena Biggs | 22 November 2018

A gentleman’s pedicure room has opened in London – offer a menu of manicure and pedicure treatments ‘for the modern man’. Located in a speakeasy-style space at the back of Sharps Barber & Shop on Windmill Street, Aldwyn & Sons was founded out of a desire to make men feel…

Embracing natural beauty at Nails & Brows

By Sophie Nutt | 31 October 2018

At the beginning of this week, I was lucky enough to visit the beautiful Nails & Brows boutique in Mayfair, London – simply a stone’s throw from Green Park. Tucked away on Berkeley Street amongst an array of hotels and cool lunch spots, the beauty boutique catches your eye from…

North Nail Championships winners announced

By Helena Biggs | 22 October 2018

Professional Beauty North played host to the North Nail Championships 21-22 October 2018, organised by Denise Wright. Competition was fierce, and a number of new nail faces took to the floor to try their hand at categories including Permanent Polish and Spa Manicure. A ceremony at the end of each…

Salon owner launches sleek, professional range of manicure tools

By Helena Biggs | 15 October 2018

Trained beautician and salon owner, Rebecca Crawforth, has launched Navy Professional, a brand featuring beauty tools designed for lash, brow and nail treatments. With a clear emphasis on exemplary standards of hygiene and durability, Navy Professional tools are accredited by Dr Patricia Fenton, MB BS, NHS trust director of infection…

Perfect your prep-work with with Halo Prep & Scrub

By Kat Hill | 7 September 2018

Ensure your services start right by adding the new Halo Prep & Scrub bottle size to your kit. Owning to popular demand, Halo has launched the air-dry prep liquid in a new, larger size. Featuring a sweet, fruity orange and mango scent, use to prep the nail plate properly before a Halo…

What I loved about my visit to Townhouse nail salon

By Sophie Nutt | 25 August 2018

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of visiting Townhouse – a nail bar located just off Regent Street and only a hop, skip and jump away from Oxford Circus station. Describing itself as ‘London’s no. 1 independent luxury nail salon’ and a ‘premium nail studio’ that is ‘redefining clean…

Smooth & exfoliate hands & body with Dadi’Scrub

By Kat Hill | 3 August 2018

Offer a luxurious upsell to your hand and foot services with new Dadi’Scrub from Famous Names – the creators of Dadi’Oil. Available from Louella Belle, the hand, foot and body scrub smoothes, exfoliates and conditions – leaving skin feeling soft, hydrated and rejuvenated. The scrub can be used a pre-manicure or pedicure treatment, as well…

Gently remove gel polish with Kaeso’s Fresh Start

By Sophie Nutt | 14 July 2018

Remove gel polish and enhancements while helping to maintain healthy nails with the Fresh Start Soak-Off Gel Polish Remover from Kaeso. Enriched with vitamin E and grapeseed oil, the polish remover also offers to protect skin from drying and can be used as a soak-off remover or with foil wraps. Available…

Kit out salon space with Cosmetronic beauty equipment

By Sophie Nutt | 25 May 2018

Ensure your salon is as practical as it is stylish with the Lumina No Plumbing Pedicure Chair and Spec Nail Station from Cosmetronic. The unplumbed Lumina pedicure chair features a centre section that slides out for bowl storage, with an adjustable footrest for the customer to use while in treatment.…

LCN launches handy Manicure Kit for holidays

By Helena Biggs | 21 May 2018

Maintain manicures on holiday or on-the-road with the handy Manicure Kit from LCN. Ideal for caring for nails in between salon visits, the kit features travel-sized products in a compact clear bag; perfect for hand luggage. Products include: Rich Avocado Cuticle Softener Cuticle Pusher Nail Serum Summer Deluxe Edition Drop…

WHAT I’M WEARING: Leanne Furley, Leanne Furley Makeup Artist

By Sophie Nutt | 20 May 2018

We want to see what you’re wearing on your nails! Leanne Furley, of Leanne Furley Makeup Artist, wears glitzy pink nails with an encapsulated feature nail using a pretty Cuccio hue from the recent Ballerina collection. “Firstly, I prepped my nails and applied The Edge Nails white French tip to…