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Why you should enter The Great Scratch Shoot Out

By Chloe Randall | 4 July 2023

Thinking of entering our annual, worldwide photographic competition? The Great Scratch Shoot Out is your chance to collaborate with a creative team, snap a winning shot and share your work with the world – with prizes to be won, too. Open to any skill level with no set theme, the…

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Revealed: The most popular Scratch cover of 2022

By Chloe Randall | 4 January 2023

Revealed: The most popular Scratch cover of 2022 At the end of 2022, Scratch readers and nail industry fans headed to the Scratch website in their hundreds to cast a vote for their favourite Scratch front cover of 2022. February’s cover image took the top spot, with 39% of the vote. It was conceptualised by Scratch…

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Behind the scenes: Scratch’s filming with E4’s Teen Mum Academy

By Chloe Randall | 23 May 2022

Lights…camera…action! Back in August 2021, Scratch was invited to take part in Dragonfly’s Teen Mum Academy for E4, and now is the time that we can finally spill all the details! The programme follows six teens who have already experienced one of the biggest life events there is – becoming…

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The Great Scratch Shoot Out: Entry checklist

By Kat Hill | 13 July 2021

Here’s our quick entry checklist… ✔️Has your image has been enhanced in post-production? A little tweak here and there can lift an image. ✔️Have you checked the crop and resolution of your entry? To meet the competition’s criteria, it must be rectangular and in high resolution. ✔️Have you looked through…

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Scratch Snap: What you need to know

By Scratch Staff | 5 January 2021

Scratch has launched a new monthly nail art challenge, called Scratch Snap. In the challenge, a theme will be set each month and you have a limited amount of time to create a nail design that suits (salon-style). Simply snap a pic of the nail design (on yourself or a client) – and…

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The Great Scratch Shoot Out 2020: THE RESULTS

By Kat Hill | 14 September 2020

Ivana Prokic has scooped first place in Scratch’s annual photographic competition – for the second time. After 73 entries were received for The Great Scratch Shoot Out 2020, the top three and winner of the Voter’s Choice accolade were revealed via a livestream on social media. The top three sees: 1st –…

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The Great Scratch Shoot Out: Winners reveal

By Kat Hill | 25 August 2020

Join the Scratch team as they announce this year’s winners in the annual worldwide photographic competition, The Great Scratch Shoot Out. Hosted by competition organiser, Kat Hill, the announcement will live streamed via our Instagram and Facebook pages on Monday 14 September at 5pm GMT. This year saw a theme:…

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Emoki Nails reveals Christmas cuticle oils

By Sophie Nutt | 6 December 2019

Emoki Nails has revealed three new fragrances of cuticle oils in time for Christmas, with hints of shimmer and glitter specifically for the magical season. The new cuticle oils include: Gingerbread, Baby – The sweet and spicy smell of gingerbread with a hint of glitter Eau D’Elf – Minty and…

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MANI MONDAY: Cute Christmas

By Sophie Nutt | 2 December 2019

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! It’s officially December, which means there is no holding back when it comes to festive nail designs. Laura Easby has stolen our hearts and fired up our festive feels with this super cute Christmas design featuring hand…

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MANI MONDAY: Rainbow flames

By Sophie Nutt | 25 November 2019

Begin the week the right way with some nail inspiration this mani Monday! Will we ever get bored of flame nail designs? Probably not – and especially when they’re in the neon hues of the rainbow! Queen of flame nail art, Miss Betty Rose, knows exactly how to put a…

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