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PHOTO GALLERY: The Scratch Stars Party 2024

By Helena Biggs | 23 July 2024

The UK&I nail industry was celebrated at The Scratch Stars Party on 21 July, which saw the winners of the 12th Scratch Stars Awards announced. The annual awards not only…

Nail, beauty & aesthetics salon, Pre-, welcomes all into second London location

By Rebecca Hitchon | 23 July 2024

Multi-service salon brand, Pre-, has expanded into a second premises in Parsons Green, South West London. Scratch paid a visit to the brand’s flagship salon in Islington last year, to…

Nominate now: Your favourite nail & beauty influencers 2024

By Lilly Delmage | 23 July 2024

The National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF) has opened its Top 100 Influencer Index to nominations. The annual event recognises and rewards professionals in the hair, barbering and beauty industries…

WINNER ANNOUNCED: Scratch Snap July 2024

By Rebecca Hitchon | 22 July 2024

The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge for July has been announced as Isabelle Pattissier. In a showcase of talent, techs created nail designs to fit theme, Magical Nails, in the…

Be enchanted by the 65 magical nail art entries into July’s Scratch Snap comp

By Rebecca Hitchon | 22 July 2024

The winner of Scratch’s monthly nail art challenge for July has been announced as Isabelle Pattissier. In a showcase of talent, techs created nail designs to fit theme, Magical Nails, in the…

Winners announced in Scratch Stars nail industry awards 2024

By Scratch Staff | 21 July 2024

The UK&I nail industry was celebrated at The Scratch Stars Party on 21 July, which saw the winners of the 12th Scratch Stars Awards announced. The annual awards not only…

Friendly competition: Nail techs from the same town confuse clients with name swap

By Lilly Delmage | 21 July 2024

Two nail techs from a small town in Sheffield were used to being compared by clients, but bolstered their confusion when they swapped surnames. One of the Birley-based techs, Rachel…

Meet Jessica White: The salon owner who started painting nails in her university room

By Lilly Delmage | 19 July 2024

Scratch Stars Social Media Star of the Year finalist 2024, Jessica White, shares her inspirational career journey: detailing her humble beginnings painting nails at university, to opening her own salon.…

Techs mark Scratch Stars Awards 2024 with party nail designs: #ShowScratch Creative Challenge

By Lilly Delmage | 18 July 2024

Check out entries to the 17 July 2024 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: Scratch Stars Awards 2024.…

Salon in the Spotlight: LB Beauty, Hathersage, Peak District

By Lilly Delmage | 17 July 2024

Libby Bramley, the beauty therapist behind LB Beauty, invites us inside her ‘clean, warm and cosy’ salon, located in the Peak District. Having always known she wanted to work within…

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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…