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#NowTrending: Hawaiian floral nails by Lauren Adams

By Callie Iley | 6 April 2021

Scratch chats to Lauren Adams of Get Nailed By Lau about her future goals and how she created this summery Hawaiian floral nail art design… I’ve always loved doing my own nails, as well as the nails of friends and family members. During the pandemic, I was furloughed from my…

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#NowTrending: Dreamy pink nail art by Sophie Rogers

By Callie Iley | 23 March 2021

Scratch chats to Sophie Rogers of Sophie’s Beauty Bar about her nail training and how she created this dreamy pink design…. From a young age, I knew I wanted to work within the beauty industry. However, it wasn’t until October 2020, after I was made redundant from my job, that…

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NAIL TECH TALK: Frederica Waldron of EEKA Beauty

By Callie Iley | 20 March 2021

Scratch chats to Frederica Waldron of EEKA Beauty about sourcing inspiration for nail art and the importance of self-confidence… What is your all-time favourite nail product? This is a hard question! I don’t think I can choose one favourite product, but I definitely have a few must-have products that I…

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#NowTrending: Gold leaf nails by Lindsey Cunningham

By Callie Iley | 9 March 2021

Scratch chats to Lindsey Cunningham of Lindsey’s Beauty Lounge about her journey into the nail industry and how she created this gorgeous gold leaf nail design… After working in an office when I finished university, I soon realised it wasn’t for me. I trained in beauty therapy part-time while working…

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#NowTrending: Super Mario nails by Jane McCann

By Callie Iley | 2 March 2021

Scratch chats to Jane McCann of Reality Beauty x Jane about her goals to expand into education, and how she created this Super Mario pixel nail design… I trained in beauty therapy in 2014, but from early on in my course, I knew I wanted to specialise in nails. I…

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#NowTrending: Beachy gemstone nail art by Toni Sullivan

By Callie Iley | 9 February 2021

Scratch chats with Toni Sullivan of Hands On about her hopes for the future, and how she created this beautiful beachy gemstone nail design. I qualified in beauty in 2009. It was when I qualified that I found a strong love for nails. I worked in a local beauty salon,…

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NAIL TECH TALK: Rachel Hemmings of Rachel’s Nails & Beauty

By Callie Iley | 6 February 2021

Scratch chats with Rachel Hemmings of Rachel’s Nails & Beauty about her time training as a nail tech and her future plans… Tell us about your training… My adventure started soon after leaving school. I decided to go to college and study level 2 and 3 Beauty Therapy, and qualified…

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Peacći extends support for nail techs with 20% commission opportunity

By Scratch Staff | 27 January 2021

Peacći has extended its brand partner initiative for nail techs to help make commission on product referrals during lockdown 3.0. Qualified nail technicians – regardless of brand affiliation – can gain 20% on all Peacći referrals. From 27 January, consumers can get 3 for 2 on all Peacći nail lacquer…

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#NowTrending: Monochrome diamond nails by Laura Katy Chester

By Callie Iley | 26 January 2021

Scratch chats to Laura Katy Chester of LK Beauty about how she created this striking monochrome nail design. She also shares the small moments that make her proud of her career…. I qualified as a nail technician back in 2016 with Young Nails. After a couple of years in a…

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TECH TALK: Yndaly Neimanis of Lee Beauty Studio

By Callie Iley | 16 January 2021

Scratch finds out more about nail tech, Yndaly Neimanis of Lee Beauty Studio as she unveils her plans for the future. I have been doing nails since 2000 and have four to five bookings for manicures in a normal day. I am always looking for inspiration or soothing myself by…

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TECH TALK: Lucy Booth of Lucy London

By Callie Iley | 9 January 2021

Scratch chats with Lucy Booth of Lucy London about the progression of her love for nails and the advice that changed her career. I’ve always loved nails! Even when I was younger, I’d have walls full of hundreds of nail polishes. As I got older, I completely fell in love…

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#NowTrending: Pastel Care Bears by Stacey Machin

By Callie Iley | 5 January 2021

Scratch chats to Stacey Machin of Painted by Stacey about her life as a new nail tech, and how she created this pretty pastel Care Bears design. I qualified as a nail tech in September 2020, and got my certificate in gel polish before the lockdown of the same year.…

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TECH TALK: Michaela Phillips of Gelalicious

By Callie Iley | 1 January 2021

Scratch chats with Michaela Phillips of Gelalicious about the most exciting parts of the nail industry and how she sources her inspiration for her nail work… I’ve always had a passion for nails since a young age. I would buy the Boots 17 range nail art pens and practise designs.…

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#NowTrending: Stars & squiggles by Egle Bivainyte

By Callie Iley | 22 December 2020

Scratch chats to Egle Bivainyte of Greeneye Nails about her journey in the nail industry and how to recreate this gorgeous nail design. I started doing nails as a hobby a few years ago after getting my nails done at Imarni Salon. Seeing the process and how it’s done really…

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TECH TALK: Nadia Rouch of Nadia’s Beauty Box

By Callie Iley | 19 December 2020

Scratch chats with Nadia Rouch of Nadia’s Beauty Box about her average day as a nail tech and her love for creativity.       My all time favourite nail product has to be The Gel Bottle’s Builder in a Bottle. 90% of all my manicures now have Builder in…

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