We are delighted to announce the celebrity host of the 2016 Scratch Stars Awards as radio and TV presenter, George Lamb!

The awards are designed to recognise the exceptional talent in the UK nail industry, and finalists have been battling it out to take the coveted title in their category.

George will reveal the winners at a lavish party on Sunday 5 June at Café de Paris, Piccadilly, and everyone’s invited! To order your tickets, simply call +44(0)1959 547 000 on working days, 9am-5pm.

 

MEET GEORGE LAMB

George Lamb is a radio and television presenter.

As a radio presenter, George was awarded a Sony DAB Rising Star award in 2008 with his BBC 6 Music show where he presented a live music roundup, with new and classic tracks. He has also fronted some of Britain's most loved shows from Big Brother's Little Brother, Celebrity Scissor Hands to being involved with the first live episode of EastEnders when he interviewed the cast and production team on EastEnders Live: The Aftermath.

In 2010, George's BBC 3 documentary Can I Get High Legally? saw George investigating the world of legal party pills and herbal highs and setting out to discover why they are legal and whether this means they can be classed as safe. George met people who take them, a man who sells them and a doctor who says they are potentially more dangerous than class A drugs. In 2012, George Lamb was involved in a first for both the Royal Ballet and Royal Opera House, with Royal Ballet LIVE. This was a full day of live broadcasting from Covent Garden via YouTube in conjunction with The Guardian this featured exclusive glimpses of morning class, rehearsals and interviews.

Alongside his radio and television work George has co-founded a line of menswear with his friend and designer, Adrian Sauvage, and has built a brand new generation of radio platform called Radio Wolfgang. He can also be heard on his Don't Call It a Comeback podcast. 2015 has also seen the launch of Football Tonight on BT Sport.

See you at the party on Sunday 5 June!

#ScratchStars2016

It’s been a record year for entries to the Scratch Stars Awards, the only awards dedicated solely to the UK nail industry, and the judges have spent the past few weeks whittling down the impressive applications to five finalists in each category.

See the finalists here

We are delighted to announce the launch of two new categories for the 2016 Scratch Stars Awards! This year it is all about the rise of the digital landscape with an award for the Best UK Nail Blogger and Best Use Of Social Media for Salons/Spa Owners.

The Best UK Nail Blogger Award sponsored by Salon Services, is looking for a UK nail/beauty blogger that is passionate about nail products, techniques and treatments.

The Best Use of Social Media is open to a nail technician or salon/spa/mobile business owner that shows great business prowess via social media; interacting with clients and promoting services using various platforms to produce great results.

Make sure that you ENTER for your chance to shine!

 

Get your diary at the ready and note the following dates, as whether you’re an entrant, finalist or simply want to join the nail industry and party – you need to make sure you don’t miss out!

1 January – 21 February 2016	Awards open for entry
14 March 2016	Finalists announced
18-19 April 2016	Judging days at LCBT
5 June 2016	Winners announced at the awards party, Café de Paris, London

It wouldn’t be possible to host the only awards event for the nail industry without the support of key companies in the industry itself, so Scratch is delighted to announce the sponsors for the 2016 event.

These sponsors have all shown their commitment and dedication to rewarding the efforts of technicians, salon owners and businesses in the nail industry, and are eligible to put forward a judge each to help discover the winners of the 2016 awards.

A representative from each sponsor category will also be presenting each winner with their trophy at the awards party on Sunday 5 June 2016, so we wish them a big welcome!

The sponsors are:

sponsor of Educator of the Year and Session Stylist of the Year

sponsor of Gel Polish Stylist of the Year

sponsor of Mobile Nailist of the Year

sponsor of Gel Tech of the Year

sponsor of Mixed Media Artist of the Year

sponsor of Pedicurist of the Year

sponsor of Nail Salon of the Year: Independent

sponsor of Nail Salon of the Year: Salon Environment

sponsor of Retail Salon of the Year

sponsor of Services to the Nail Industry

sponsor of the Media Choice Award

sponsor of Best UK Nail Blogger

Limited sponsorship opportunities are still available, please contact to discuss.

The fourth annual Scratch Stars Awards and most glamorous night in the UK nail industry calendar took place last night at the world famous Café de Paris, hosted by Gethin Jones.

With a record number of entrants, the level of skill shown at this year’s awards was absolutely outstanding. Congratulations to all that took part!