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
In the year 2000, the editors of NAILS decided it would be fun to have a nail technician reader create the cover for one issue and so we started the Cover Tech Contest. Every year, we get hundreds of beautiful entries, creative concepts, and astonishing photographs. Browse through the best of the contests through the years. If you're interested in learning how to submit material for the next Cover Tech Contest, contact Judy.Lessin@bobit.com for details.
The NAILS 2009 Cover Tech contest winner is Jessica Hoel, from 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, 2-1/2 hours to create the set. Congratulations Jessica!
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