Scratch Stars Awards entry announced

Entry to the UK's only annual awards dedicated to the nail industry opens on 1st February. The Scratch Stars Awards are now in their ninth year, and include 18 categories celebrating the UK's best nail professionals and businesses.

Open to salons, individual nail technicians, freelance nail educators, session nail artists and nail bloggers, categories cover business, technical, artistic and media.

Entries are free of charge, and will be judged by a panel of industry experts, with five finalists invited to attend a competition day to demonstrate their skills at the London College of Beauty Therapy (LCBT).

Business finalists including Nail Salon of the Year, Nail & Beauty Salon of the Year and Mobile Nailist of the Year will be visited by a mystery shopper, whilst the Session and Media finalists will be required to submit further information to then be judged by a specialist panel.

Deadline for entry is 28th February. Winners of the Scratch Stars Awards 2020, organised by Scratch magazine, will be announced on Sunday 19th July at the annual Scratch Stars Awards Party held at Proud, Embankment in London.