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Prepare your business for the month with our roundup of October dates to note… All month: Breast Cancer Awareness Month Since 1985, every October has marked Breast Cancer Awareness Month…
Business mentor, Hannah Clayton, shares why there needs to be a shift in the way nail professionals are seen… Recently, I shared an Instagram post that went viral. It was so…
The nail sector is often described as ‘one big family’, but for many nail brand owners, techs and educators, this is a reality. Scratch has spoken to mother-child duos and…
The Daytime Beauty Awards (DBAs) honoured Tom Bachik with the Outstanding Achievement in Nail Artistry award at its ceremony on 21 September 2025. The seventh annual DBAs took place at…
Check out entries to the 24 September 2025 nail art challenge from Scratch, in which techs were tasked with creating a design to fit the theme: Your favourite meal. Each…
Lead image by Instagram.com/nailsbysammymac The biggest event in the UK fashion calendar, London Fashion Week, burst onto runways across the city this September. The variety of shows, featuring spring/summer 2026…
Scratch was invited to watch Paul Costelloe’s SS26 London Fashion Week show, featuring nails by Mii Cosmetics. Here’s what happened… Paul Costelloe’s spring/summer 2026 collection, ‘Boulevard of Dreams’, is an…
Justyna Pryke, Scratch Stars Gel Tech of the Year 2015 & 2025, serves up a step-by-step guide to removing hard gel enhancements safely and effectively. Removing hard gel manually (without…
Jan Arnold, co-founder of nail brand, CND™, has been appointed as executive advisor to Glitterbels. Boasting over four decades’ experience at the helm of CND™, Jan Nordstrom Arnold has played a…
With a number of day-to-day considerations to navigate, how you manage your salon waste can often be pushed to the back of your mind. But it’s easier than you think…
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Train in Builder Gel with Celebrity Manicurist and our founder, Jenni Draper Take your skills to the next level with…
The Scratch Stars Awards is a prestigious annual event that celebrates excellence, innovation and creativity within the UK&I nail sector. Launched in 2012,…