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.
I spent an hour on the internet radio program Nail Talk Radio hosted by Athena Elliott and co-hosted by Dahlia McCutchen and can I just say that it was a blast! Not only did we have listeners online,
If someone asked me what I thought would be a good new nail competition, it would be to offer competitions based on a specific style. Say, stiletto for instance. Because my opinion is that when you
There she is. My little Jenny. Completely unpredictable yet totally reliable, even at times when I thought it was impossible! I’ve been around the world with this girl. I’ve done more traveling with her than I
I’ve been to hundreds of competitions and seen thousands of sets of competition nails, and one of the simplest mistakes I see competitors make (even seasoned ones) is to not use the file grits properly. You see,
Have you heard about this? What an awesome thing. Athena Elliott has started a weekly radio program called Nail Talk Radio. It’s on every Monday night. And get this — it’s on the internet! So anyone around
So I received an invitation through a Nails Mag e-mail blast on July 10th to compete at the other World Nail Championships...in Monte Carlo, Monaco of all places. That’s probably one of the most expensive places
To commit literally means: to pledge or assign to some particular course or use. But what does that really mean for a nail competitor? Every person is different and has different desires. For me, to commit to
I get asked this a lot: “Are you going to be giving any classes in my area?” You know, with all the education available out there, I think there are ample avenues for manicurists/competitors to get
I saw a post on Facebook recently from Hannah saying that NAILS Magazine was having a brainstorming session for new topics for the next year and asked all their Facebook friends for their input. I started
With this big lull in competitions right now, I’m finding it hard to fill space here. I suppose if I wanted to compete some more this year, I could go over seas but I can’t find