Cover Tech Contest 2009: A Day At the Beach

2009 1st Runner-Up:  Olga Palylyk, Ornate Nailz by Olga, Surrey, B.C., Canada

2009 3rd Runner-up:   Shiori Sato, Ci-z International College, Sapporo,  Japan

2009 FINALIST:  Olga Palylyk, Ornate Nailz by Olga, Surrey, B.C., Canada

2009 FINALIST: Miku Aiuchi, Ci-z International College, Sapporo, Japan

2009 FINALIST: Sayaka Tamura, Ci-z International College, Tokyo

2009 FINALIST: Toshimi Maejima, N-Me Nail Academy, Ichikawa, Japan

2009 FINALIST: Megumi Kitagawa Nail Salon Ciel, Tokyo

2009 FINALIST: Utako Ono, Nail Salon Ciel, Tokyo

2009 FINALIST: Kim McGraw, Currie Hair, Skin & Nails, Glen Mills, Pa.

2009 FINALIST: Doan Hoelscher, DaVinci’s Salon & Spa, Windsor, Colo.

2009 Noteworthy Entry: Lynn Lammers, Banning, Calif.

2009 Noteworthy Entry: Hazel Dixon, Purely Nailz, Thetford, England

2009 Noteworthy Entry: Yukaka Maruo, Nail Salon Ciel, Tokyo

2009 Noteworthy Entry: Blasa Dozal, Trendz Salon, Belvidere, Ill.

2009 Noteworthy Entry: Irene Bynum, Irene's On Savannah, Clayton, Ga.

2009 Noteworthy Entry: Yuki Sekine, N-Me Nail Academy, Ichikawa, Japan

2009 Noteworthy Entry: Mary Roca, Currie Hair, Skin & Nails, Glen Mills, Pa.

2009 Noteworthy Entry: Ayumi Furukawa, N-Me Nail Academy, Ichikawa, Japan

2009 Entry: Haruko Itou

2009 Entry: Hiroe Yamada

2009 Entry: Risa Sasaki

2009 Entry: Miho Kurosawa

2009 Entry: Akiko Aso

2009 Entry: Kimber Thompson

2009 Entry: Sam Biddle

2009 Entry: Angela Mitchell

2009 Entry:  Kaoru Tadokoro

2009 Entry: Karina Lugo

2009 Entry: Tomoko Arahata

2009 Entry: Yelena Kakuschke

2009 Entry: Yukiko Fujita

2009 Entry: Mariko Nakamura

2009 Entry: Jessica Hoel

2009 Entry: Lindsey Dickerson

2009 Entry: Chelsie Nelson

2009 Entry: Julie Kandalec

2009 Entry: Shamina Di Mauro

2009 Entry: Yumi Nagashima

2009 Entry: Darlene Feric

2009 Entry: Patricia Cortes

2009 Entry: Nicole Aldana

2009 Entry: Jennifer Perez

2009 Cover Tech Contest Winner:  Jessica Hoel, LuvNailz, Bothell, Wash.

Jessica selected a backdrop of shells to show off her skill and artistry. The gifted salon owner took the photo herself using a model she found on Craigslist. 

"I sculpted using Akzentz Gel's new Competition White and created moons using a custom gel I mixed," says Hoel, who is an Akzentz educator and does gels exclusively at her salon.  “I squeezed the nails to give a nice C-curve. I’m a hand-filer and used a 180-grit to shape them.” 

It took Hoel, a tech of seven years but first-time cover tech contestant, to create the set.   Congratulations Jessica!

2009 2nd Runner-Up: Sam Biddle, AII and EZ Flow educator, Dorset, England

2009 Entry: Airi Miura

 2009 Entry: Akiko Horiuchi

2009 Entry: Azusa Hara

 2009 Entry: Kayo Ohmura

 2009 Entry: Miyuki Imai

 2009 Entry: Naoko Hoshino

 2009 Entry: Nobuko Inagaki

 2009 Entry: Rumi Hidaki

 2009 Entry: Teruko Ohnuma

 2009 Entry: Yuko Kamizuma