THE SCRATCH scoop

The Scratch team offers an insight into its antics & unveils events & products from the nail & beauty realms

REPLAY

Rewatch some of last month’s live interviews!

Management advice for beauty businesses

Spa and beauty business consultant, Valerie Delforge of The Delforge Group, joined Helena on Instagram to share key pointers from her first book on how to be an effective manager. Viewer, @nailz_by_gab, was revealed as the winner of a signed copy of I’d Rather Do It Myself: From Micromanagement to Leadership.

Course focus: client mental wellbeing

Award-winning beauty therapist & founder of the Massage4MentalHealth campaign, Hayley Snishko, spoke to Rebecca about her BABTAC-accredited online course, The Therapeutic Connection: Elevating Therapists’ Understanding of Client Mental Wellbeing.

An insight into GelJunkie

Kate Driscoll, founder of the GelJunkie brand, showcased its range of gel polishes and served up application advice. The successful salon owner & nail pro also revealed her Create The Length (CTL) formula, designed to support natural nails and aid their growth.

What we’re wearing...

For her January manicure, Helena opted for a serene navy blue hue with grey undertone. A glittering dot near the cuticle area was added, followed by TGB Cuticle Oil, courtesy of Rebecca Ellis aka @beautyby__beck.

On her visit to Shoreditch Nails’ studio, Rebecca embraced the January blues, opting for two coats of The GelBottle Inc’s Bolt colour for the base of her manicure. A coat of sheer shade, Glass Blue, was then layered over the top for extra wow factor.

Out and about

Senior news & features writer, Rebecca, headed to The Lanesborough Club & Spa, London, where plant-based nail brand, L’Atelier Green Paris, takes up residence. She was given a tour of the luxury venue by the brand’s co-founder, Yasmine Smatti, before nail tech, Alison, carried out the 24-carat Pure Gold Ritual. Rebecca was invited to smell a relaxing essential oil blend, prior to a gold mask being applied. The treatment finished with a manicure.

Chantelle Johnson & Hannah Beth Clayton.

Nail Order co-founder, Rebekka Costello.

Managing editor, Helena, headed to Birmingham for Nail Order’s Sunday Service Event, which welcomed a vast number of nail pros from across the UK and Ireland. Seminars from Clawgasmic co-founder, Chantelle Johnson, and Boss Your Salon founder, Maddi Cook, were enjoyed, and nail artist, Anouska Anastasia, and Lotte Seymour of Manicure Roulette hosted Q&As.

‘Sunday School’ saw nail workshops take place, while The Play Room allowed pros to try Nail Order’s product range and brands showcased their ranges via pop-ups at The Sunday Market. Complimentary tarot card readings courtesy of Melissa Mercury proved popular and attendees networked throughout lunch, before many attended an afterparty at popular nightspot, Tonight Josephine.

Rebecca took a trip to where it all began for conscious brand, Shoreditch Nails: its studio in the Cleeve Workshops space in Shoreditch, London. She met founder, Tina Michael, to talk about the brand’s goals for 2024; for its Shoreditch and Dalston studios, academy and 81% bio-sourced nail polish range. Rebecca also indulged in agel polish manicure, courtesy of nail tech, Carmen.

Listen up!

Beauty Business Academy founder, Layla Tourh, has launched the She’s Bossed It podcast, sharing motivational talks, personal success stories and the secrets and strategies behind her success in the beauty industry. Designed to help other pros grow their business, check out She’s Bossed It on podcast platforms including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.