As I look through the competition schedule, I see a new (well, new to me anyways) style of competition — Mirror Image, and it is described like this:

Mirror Image — One Hand   (1:40)
Two tip overlay, one sculptured acrylic, one sculptured gel, your choice, one sculptured acrylic or gel; polish two nails (your choice).

I’ve noticed this particular competition is on the schedule for three out of the four events, so any of us who compete regularly had better get used to it. Upon closer examination, I have to admit, it peaks my interest.I’ll break it down the best that I can.

Mirror Image — One Hand 

One hand only, five nails.

(1:40)

I’m pretty sure this means how long the competition will be.

Two tip overlay

It doesn’t say what medium to use. I assume it is your choice, acrylic or gel over a tip.

One sculptured acrylic, one sculptured gel, your choice, one sculptured acrylic or gel.

“Your choice” here means you have to apply either two gels, one acrylic; or two acrylics, one gel. All three are of the sculpted variety though.

polish two nails (your choice)

This only makes half sense to me. Maybe someone can help me out here. They want you to polish two nails, with red polish I assume. But you can polish whichever nails you choose and this is where it gets funny. I will probably decide to polish the two nails that look the worst.

But what if I decide to polish both tip and overlay nails or both gel sculpts or both my acrylic sculpts? (Doubtful, but you get the idea, right?)

If you’re really good at working with all of these mediums, how will the judges tell them apart? Or for that matter, how will they score these nails? I’m sure they have all this figured out. It will be interesting to say the least.

I’m starting to think this competition would be good for someone new to the arena. There is ample time, you can try your hand at three different mediums, and you can sculpt and tip all at once.

So for all you would be competitors hiding behind your computer screen, why don’t you just come on out?

— Lynn