Get insider information from NAILS Top 25 List number-one competitor Lynn Lammers as she blogs about getting ready for competitions, what's it's like to compete, post show wrap-ups, and tips and tricks along the way.
With the next competition just a few short weeks away, I find myself looking for inspiration. The art competitions are tough. Just coming up with ideas is hard. Maybe I lack vision. (Maybe I’m coming down
I just got back from a last minute event held in Budapest, Hungary, of all places. I left on Thursday and returned this Monday. At the event, I was asked to participate in a “jury,” which is
Here is the Top 25 Competitors Ranking as of the ISSE show in Long Beach, Calif. (which was one of our Superpoints competitions). — NAILS editors1. Lynn Lammers — 522. Trang Nguyen — 373. Kirsty Meakin —
At IBS Las Vegas, there is a design sculpture competition with a flower theme. The criterion for this competition has changed a little this year. We are allowed to go a little bit thicker because it’s
Last week, I talked about the current industry debate regarding “pinching” the C-curve. To follow up, I’d like to offer a new term — molding the C-curve — and explain how best to mold it. If you
I was invited to participate in a fashion photography workshop two days ago. Not as a photographer or model but as a stylist — nail stylist that is. My call time was 9 a.m., but I
I have seen much debate on this subject and I’d like to offer my two cents. In competitions, we are required by the rules to have a 50% C-curve in the enhancement. Some would argue that pinching
Did I tell you that I’m going to judge at the Beauty International Düsseldorf show this year? As the 2009 Liquid and Powder Champion, I’m required to step down from competition for one year, but I’m
Our competition circuit this year has been enhanced with the addition of a U.S. championship competition, the U.S. Invitational. Personally, I always felt it should be this way — it’s the way they do it overseas.
If you happen to catch a glimpse of a streaker at the super bowl, you can rest assured that person will be removed and prosecuted. During a competition of any sort, the competition must be protected
