The Nailmypics that were held this past Oct. 23 and 24 saw competitors from all over the world coming together to compete under top-quality judging and in challenging events. Nail techs from Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Russia, Australia, Columbia, Puerto Rico, and all over the U.S., brought the Nailmypics back to the U.S. with pride, since the event has not been held on American soil since 2006.
They have been going on continually in London these past years, but the turnout for the Nailympics in October and the quality of nails done left lead judge Lysa Comfort filled with pride.
Here are some highlights from the competition as well as the complete results below.
Jang Hye Sook (Division 1), Jang In Hee (Division 2), and Sang Mi Seo (Division 3) were the Winner of Winners, accumulating the most points in each of their divisions, helping the Korean team to win the Team Champion award.
EZ Flow’s Allison Baker took home one 1st place, one 2nd place, and three 3rd place medals.
Katie Cazorla, salon owner and star of The Nail Files, was the MC for the Nailympics awards presentation.
Fantasy Nail Art winner Nam In Ja featured the Korean pop group Girls’ Generation.
Fantasy nail artist Park Young from Korea created these Winter Olympics-themed nails.
Fantasy nail artist Adrianna Riveros created a fairy picnic scene in her first Fantasty Nail Art competition.
Division 3 soak-off gel winners Rachel Mouritsen (3rd), Allison Baker (1st), and Lorena Marquez (2nd) are no strangers to the competition circuit.
3-D Fantasy Nail Art winners Adrianna Riveros (3rd), Nam In Ja (1st), and Park Young (2nd) spent over 250 hours combined sculpting their 3-D works of art.
Tiffany Silver (right) took first and Thao Nguyen (left) took second in the Division 1 Acrylic Tip and Overlay competition.
Swedish judge Irina Gafvelin and NAILS editor Hannah Lee were two of the judges for the mixed media nail art competition.
Here are the entire Nailympics show results. You can check the up-to-date top 25 NAILS Competitor list here.
Mixed Media, Div. 1:
1st: Jang Hye Sook
Mixed Media, Div. 2
1st: Jang In Hee
2nd: Jang In Hee
3rd: Gabrielle Diamanti
Mixed Media, Div. 3
1st: Seo Sang-Mi
2nd: Seo Sang-Mi
Fantasy Nail Art, Div. 1
1st: Nam In Ja
2nd: Park Young
3rd: Adrianna Riveros
Stiletto Nail Art, Div. 1
1st: Jang Hye Sook
2nd: Ruth Deruddere
Stiletto Nail Art, Div. 2
1st: Jang In Hee
2nd: Tara Coté
3rd: Gabrielle Diamanti
Stiletto Nail Art, Div. 3
1st: Allison Baker
2nd: Seo Sang-Mi
3rd: Lorena Marquez
Nail Embellishment, Div. 1
1st: Park Young
2nd: Jung Hye Sook
3rd: Adrianna Riveros
Nail Embellishment, Div 2
1st: Jang In Hee
2nd: Gabrielle Diamanti
Nail Embellishment, Div. 3
1st: Seo Sang-Mi
2nd: Allison Baker
3rd: Lorena Marquez
Soak-Off Gel, Div. 1
1st: Park Young
2nd: Tiffany Silver
3rd: Thao Nyugen
Soak-Off Gel, Div. 2
1st: Gabrielle Diamanti
2nd: Shannon McCown
3rd: Tara Coté
Soak-Off Gel, Div. 3
1st: Allison Baker
2nd: Lorena Marquez
3rd: Rachel Mouritsen
Gel Open, Div. 1
1st: Park Young
2nd: Ruth Deruddere
3rd: Jeanine Zagerman
Gel Open, Div. 2
1st: Jang In Hee
2nd: Shannon McCown
3rd: Gabrielle Diamanti
Gel Open, Div. 3
1st: Joe Chua
2nd: Seo Sang-Mi
3rd: Allison Baker
Acrylic Tip Overlay, Div. 1
1st: Tiffany Silver
2nd: Thao Nyugen
Acrylic Tip Overlay, Div. 2
1st: Jang In Hee
2nd: Tara Coté
3rd: Shannon McCown
Acrylic Tip Overlay, Div. 3
1st: Joe Chua
2nd: Seo Sang-Mi
3rd: Allison Baker
4th: Christina Gonzales
Acrylic Sculpture, Div. 1
1st: Jang Hye Sook
Acrylic Sculpture, Div. 2
1st: Jang In Hee
2nd: Megumi Sawase
3rd: Gabrielle Diamanti
Acrylic Sculpture, Div. 3
1st: Seo Sang-Mi
2nd: Joe Chua
3rd: Allison Baker
4th: Tom Holcomb
Winner of Winners, Div. 1: Jang Hye Sook
Winner of Winners, Div. 2: Jang In Hee
Winner of Winners, Div. 3: Seo Sang-Mi
— Tim
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