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Nail techs, here’s how to diversify your skills to reap rewards

By Guest Writer | 26 May 2025

Scratch columnist & beauty business and mindset coach, Zaara King, shares advice for taking your next career step… Do you want to change your role or take a leap in a new…

Hampshire nail pro on maternal mental health struggles & pressure to be a perfect mum

By Guest Writer | 25 May 2025

Andover-based nail artist & educator, Jo Bennett, opens up about feeling her lowest after having twins… When I was a new mum, I struggled to focus, my mood dropped significantly…

Having a niche as a nail tech: is it important?

By Lilly Delmage | 24 May 2025

Whether your skills focus is natural nailcare, premium pedis or portrait painting, Scratch investigates the importance of identifying and capitalising on your expertise… What is a niche? ‘Niche’ is a…

3 simple ways to paint French tips using nail polish or gel polish

By Marie-Louise Coster | 23 May 2025

Session nail stylist, salon owner & educator, Marie-Louise Coster, shares three methods to perfect the French manicure… A nail style that never loses popularity is the French manicure, but as a…

The nail techs who went from online friends to podcast hosts

By Lilly Delmage | 23 May 2025

Nail techs, Rachel Coast and Evie Glows, started out as online friends within a nail tech community, and have since launched their podcast, The Nail Files. Describing the podcast as…

UK beauty industry & MPs announce initiatives to improve UV safety

By Rebecca Hitchon | 22 May 2025

With new UK melanoma skin cancer cases projected to rise to around 26,500 each year by 2038, the beauty industry is uniting to spearhead positive change. The British Beauty Council…

Be inspired by these 61 encapsulated nail art designs

By Lilly Delmage | 22 May 2025

Check out entries to the 21 May 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: Encapsulation Creations. Each nail…

15 stylish Gemini nail art ideas to celebrate your zodiac birthday

By Lilly Delmage | 21 May 2025

Celebrate the Gemini season with chic and playful designs inspired by the zodiac sign. The Gemini star sign typically governs from May 21 to June 21. If you’re looking for…

Devon nail tech & mental health first aider on how to prioritise wellness in the salon

By Rebecca Hitchon | 18 May 2025

“While holding clients’ hands – quite literally for hours at a time, they can open up, allowing you to celebrate the ups in their lives, but also the downs,” says…

My client’s nautical-themed manicure went viral on her cruise ship holiday

By Lilly Delmage | 18 May 2025

Manchester nail tech, Natalie Reay, and her client, Joanne Darby, spent over twelve months planning Joanne’s nail design for her cruise holiday – a style that unexpectedly found fame among…

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International Nail Tech Day

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Join Cordoza Nail Supply for a two-day seminar dedicated entirely to nail science expert, Doug Schoon. This will be his…