Sponsors

  • CND
  • En Vogue
  • EzFlow
  • Gel II
  • KUPA
  • LeChat

  • Mia Secret
  • NSI
  • Orly
  • Swarovski
  • Tammy Taylor
  • Wildflowers Nail Academy

Product Sponsors

  • ADI
  • KUPA
  • Swarovski

Creative Eruption: Who Won and Who is Packing Their Brushes?

Congrats to Nixxi Rose for winning her fourth challenge of the season! The judges drank in this vacation-inspired volcanic creation.

Guest judge So Yong Yu said, “Nixxi utilized every aspect of the Volcano Spa pedicure and showcases it in a creative manner along with the active volcano!”

Season 5 champion Valerie Ducharme said, “Wow, your cocktails look so appetizing! The texture of your pineapple and coconut are realistic. I want to see more and more!”

Head judge Jan Arnold said, “This is simply delightful! We want to go to your Hawaii! The theme, level of detail, and use of product and color doesn’t get any better. Everything was so great — the Waterford glass, coconut, cosmo glass, it all looked so real. Please teach us next time. You showed us all kinds of great techniques but didn’t bring us in.”

NAILS art director Yuiko Sugino said, “As usual, love her all-around creativity! The beachside scene of palm trees and cocktails come to life with great attention to detail. That coconut is too cute! Every cocktail is built with precision and intricate texturing. The way she incorporated every element of the spa kit into every cocktail is genius. Good tutorial, but the camera seems to jump every now and then — watch out for its positioning.”

Read more about Nixxi’s work here.

Nixxi will receive a gift card and diamond lamp from Gel II, valued at approximately $500!

The nail tech who will be packing up her paintbrushes this week is … Kelsey Waldo. Kelsey has proven herself to be a fierce NTNA competitor, winning one challenge, and placing in the top three times.

This won’t be the last you hear from Kelsey. She will move on to CND’s Last Chance Design Lab where she’ll have one last chance to stay in the competition. Check back Friday to see who will move on in our Last Chance battle — Emily or Kelsey.

Tune in Monday to see the results of the Wildflowers challenge and vote for your favorites! Good luck to our Top 3!

 

Sponsors

  • CND
  • En Vogue
  • EzFlow
  • Gel II
  • KUPA
  • LeChat

  • Mia Secret
  • NSI
  • Orly
  • Swarovski
  • Tammy Taylor
  • Wildflowers Nail Academy

Product Sponsors

  • ADI
  • KUPA
  • Swarovski