Win a Christmas nail bundle from Glitterbels!
Get into the festive spirit and see if you could win items from Glitterbels’ Christmas Gifting range! The prize includes: 12 Cracker Collection featuring 11 new shades alongside a loose glitter and a 12th surprise, a gel or acrylic cracker bundle, and a gel duo bauble. To be in with a chance of winning, you…
Read MoreMeet the UK’s Ant Buckley global educator in 25 Qs
Get to Know a Nailympia Expert in 25 Steps… Antony NAME: Antony Buckley Business name: Works as the Dean of education for Nail Alliance Location: Manchester, UK Nationality: English Who Trained You: Tom Holcomb, Danny Haile & Najet Hamila Strand Years in Nails: 28 years Years Judging: 15 years Nail Brand You Represent/Use: Gelish from…
Read MoreNailympia Expert in 25 Qs…Sue Marsh
Get to Know a Nailympia Expert in 25 Qs… NAME: Sue Marsh Business Name: Sue Marsh London Location: London Nationality: British Who Trained you: I did. Years in Nails: Since 1985… possibly 84… who’s counting? Years Judging: How long ago was 1999? Nail Brand You Represent/Use: I don’t do nails anymore, I just judge them.…
Read MoreNailympia Expert in 25 Qs… Anneke van der Sar
Get to Know a Nailympia Expert in 25 Qs… NAME: Anneke van der Sar Business name: NailsCafe Location: Eindhoven- the Netherlands Nationality: Dutch Who Trained You: Tom Holcomb – Danny Haile – Alisha Rimando Years in Nails: From 1992 – so 29 years Years Judging: Over 25 years Nail Brand You Represent/Use: Artistic…
Read MoreOceania Live Nail Comps Huge Success
Winners Announced from live Nail Comps Hosted by Perth Hair & Beauty Expo The Oceania Nail Championships was held at Ascot Racecourse in Perth, Australia on Sunday 20 September 2020 at the Perth Hair & Beauty Expo PHOTO: The Grand Champion of @oceania_nail_championships, Perth, 2020…. Nicky Davies. @nailartist_nickydavies Organised by Teresa Warman, the competition hosted…
Read MoreInter Nail Festival Briliant Cup Winners
Int Nail Festival Briliant Cup Winners of 2020 Rodica Munteanu of Romania worked hard to organise and run The International Nail Festival Briliant Cup online nail competition during the summer of 2020. This festival, which attracted a massive 190 participants who entered 410 submissions, offered a wealth of categories, presenting a dream catalogue of opportunities…
Read MoreMeet The Winners: NailOn Global Championship 2020
The winners of the first NailOn Global Championship online competition have been announced! Hosted by team at Innovation Beauty Academy, Northampton, registration was open until 23 June across five categories (Non-Scissors Manicure, Extreme Shaped, Mix Nail Art Box, Perfect Almond, Gel Polish Manicure) in three skill divisions. With an extremely prestigious judging panel of 24…
Read MoreHow to write a winning competition entry
Scratch Stars Awards multi-winner, Katie Barnes, reveals her tips for a winning entry… Preparation is one of the key elements to success. Are you looking at entering the Scratch Star Awards this year? In this blog, I share my top tips to give you the best application that stands out. With this year’s entry deadline…
Read MoreHow to make the most of a nail competition
Belinda Price, OPI educator & capabilities co-ordinator, reveals why you should enter a nail competition – and how to make the most of the experience… “Entering nail competitions is a great way to grow your skillset and develop your business. It’s a way of assessing where you’re at, setting goals, practicing techniques and improving yourself.…
Read MoreNailympia Canada 2019: THE RESULTS
The first ever Canadian edition of Nailympia took place in Saskatoon 9-10 November, with entrants from Japan, Poland, Vietnam, Canada, Guatemala, Mexico, Germany, the UK and the USA. Hosted by Aigul Fritzke & Karen Dunn, 161 competition seats were taken in 11 categories, with 43 competitors amassing to demonstrate their skills. The judging panel consisted…
Read More6 ways nail competitions can improve your salon skills
Sometimes, it really is the taking part that counts. If you do not win a nail competition, there is always something to learn. Setting aside the element of placing, competing in nail competitions -whether live or portfolio based – can be hugely beneficial to your salon work. While the significance is not always initially apparent,…
Read MoreNailympia London 2019: THE RESULTS
A whopping 878 competition seats were taken in the 15th Nailympia London competition, held at Olympia Beauty, London 28-30 September 2019. In the biggest Nailympia to date, techs took to the floor to show off their skills in categories including Runway Nails, The Joy of Nails with Bling! Salon Nails, Fantasy Complete Look and L&P…
Read MoreNailympia crowns Global Champion 2019
Joanna Bandurska from Poland has been crowned Nailympia Global Champion 2019. In a close contest against Germany’s Olena Özman, Joanna amassed the most points in the Stiletto, L&P Acrylic Sculpture and UV Gel Tip & Overlay categories at Nailympia competitions in Estonia, Orlando and London. She was presented with the Global Cup trophy by the…
Read MoreWINNERS ANNOUNCED: The Scratch Stars Awards 2019
The winners of the prestigious Scratch Stars Awards 2019 were revealed at a glittering ceremony in London on Sunday 21 July. Over 350 guests gathered at Proud, Embankment, to enjoy a fun-filled evening hosted by Rylan Clark-Neal, with performances from R&B boy band, Damage and an incredible acrobat. The evening saw an abundance of cocktails…
Read MoreTales from Slovenian nail competition, Nail Design 2019
Multi-award winner and founder of Nabuno, Sue Davies, reveals nail tales from a trip to Slovenia, at which she lent her judging expertise to the Nail Design 2019 competition… Last winter, I received a message from a nail buddy, Mojca Janezic, from Slovenia. Mojca owns Akademija Studio Lepota – a specialist nail academy; one of…
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