THE SCRATCH scoop

The Scratch team offers an insight into its antics & unveils events, treatments & news from the nail realm

Helena Biggs Editorial & partnerships director

Jess Wilkie Art editor

Rebecca Hitchon Deputy editor

Lilly Delmage Multiplatform writer

In the MAIL

Check out the nail & beauty goodies in Scratch’s postbag this month…

The GelBottle Inc (TGB) sent the team its handbag and travel-friendly TGB Spa™ Minis: Better Balm™ and H2O Cream™. Ideal for on-the-go moisturisation of nails, hands and cuticles, the nutrient-rich products are perfect for retailing. Available via www.thegelbottle.com

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How nail businesses can positively impact the environment Claudia Sear, Sussex pro & owner of Claudia Sear: Luxury Eco Nails, shares the environmentally friendly practices and initiatives she takes part in, and offers advice for fellow techs who are keen to adopt more eco-friendly measures in the nail space.

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Event insight: Annabel’s Art Assembly Glitterbels co-founder & creative director, Annabel Maginnis, and creative brand director, Ebony Shepherd, divulge details about the company’s Art Assembly education event. Taking place in the brand’s new Staffordshire HQ 9-11 June, gel, acrylic and builder gel courses will be delivered by Annabel. Purchase tickets to Annabel’s Art Assembly via www.glitterbels.com

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Tech talk: Maisie Jackson Maisie Jackson: Yorkshire nail tech, organiser of Maisie’s Nail Tech Soirée events and Maisie’s Nail Tech Natter Zoom sessions, shares details of her career journey, highlights and future goals. Scan to watch

Product spotlight: CND Shellac™ Vivid Nataliya Al-Ta’ai, senior education manager for CND™ EMEA & Asia, and Samantha Birkett-Leigh, CND™ EA & international Team CND™ member, detail the design possibilities with Shellac™ Vivid: seven intensely pigmented additions to CND™’s popular gel polish line. They showcase custom blending, stamping techniques and fine linework with the primary and secondary shades, which are available via www.sweetsquared.com

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HD Nail Academy’s education extravaganza

Rebecca travelled to Hazel Dixon Nail Artist Academy HQ in Thetford, Norfolk, where educators gathered for the company’s annual training event. The Scratch Stars Award-winning education team refreshed knowledge and shared techniques and application tips for HD Professional Nail Systems products. Get a detailed insight into the three-day event from page 60.

Nailympia Germany

Helena joined Scratch’s co-founder & global director of Nailympia Competitions, Alex Fox, in Düsseldorf for the fourth edition of Nailympia Germany. Hosted at the BEAUTY Düsseldorf trade show 28-30 March and organised by Stefanie Lo Re of Signature Nail International, the event welcomed competitors from 20 countries, who took 237 competition seats. View the winners from page 82 and register for upcomingNailympiacompetitions via www.nailympia.com

What we’re wearing...

Helena has embraced spring with pastel hues on nails: mint green and lilac, complemented by fuchsia dots and sparkling lines. The mani was perfected by Dartford-based nail pro, Rebecca Ellis (@beautyby__beck).

An on-trend pearly chrome finish has been chosen by Lilly, whose nails were transformed by Annie Kilalea of

@nailsbyanniek__, London.