
Nailympia Australasia Winners Announced
Nailympia Australasia has announced the 2018 winners of its globally-recognized competition, which took place at Beauty Expo Australia September 8-9.

Nailympia Australasia has announced the 2018 winners of its globally-recognized competition, which took place at Beauty Expo Australia September 8-9.

Join NAILS Magazine and CND in congratulating these 24 contestants who will compete for the biggest title in the nail industry.

Congratulations to this year’s Mini Masterpiece winner, Elsbeth Schuetz, whose highly detailed and expressive rendition of “The Story Book” by William-Adolph Bouguereau wowed the judges. Other fantastic entries reproduced art from H.R. Giger to Michelangelo to Picasso.

Organized by Lure Nails and featuring education from Cuccio, India’s Nailinar was held in New Delhi June 6-7.

NAILS has announced the three Next Top Nail Artist finalists who will join them for the contest finale at Premiere Orlando.

From outer space to ancient Egypt, this year’s Mural Contest entries took us to faraway places. The judges loved winner Lexi Majack’s mural depicting Star Wars rebels Han, Luke, and Leia.
This year, the only online nail art competition for professionals celebrates its fifth anniversary. Beginning January 22, these 12 contestants will battle it out with new rules, new challenges, and new glory prizes.
Have you opened a new salon or renovated your space in the past two years? You could win our sister publication Salon Today's Salon of the Year competition!

America’s Beauty Show has added International Nail Technician of the Year as a category of its Global Image Awards.

Nail tech Kryssy Hawkins won the top spot this year with her edgy, colorful, DJ-inspired image. Stella Sampson’s delicate teatime design earned her the first-runner-up spot, while Ashton Harlan’s sharp chrome nails were the second-runner-up, and Eileen Fox’s Indian-flavored design was the third-runner-up.

Competing in a nail art contest is a great way to take your art to the next level! These tips will help you get started.

Knieya Peterson’s quirky tribute to the 1993 baseball movie The Sandlot and Beth Elliott’s detailed painting of Rihanna both captured the judges’ imaginations, leading to a tie for top place! These two worthy winners are joined by excellent entries representing celebrities from Gene Simmons to Queen Elizabeth II.

Nail tech Celine Cumming was the creative force behind two of the 10 remarkable images that made it to our final round of voting.
Did your salon get a new look recently? If so, you should consider entering our sister publication, Salon Today's, Salons of the Year competition!

Celebrity Face Off: Stella Sampson of Athens, Greece, faced down our toughest field of challengers yet to claim the top spot in this year’s Celebrity Face Off Challenge.

Enough with the fancy hairdos already. These striking nail images were submitted by the five finalists who vied to become NAHA’s 2016 Nail Professional of the Year. Each entrant was asked to demonstrate her skill at embellishments, nail art, and salon style-inspired nails.

Recently, Exclusive Nail Couture CEO and director of education Max Estrada had the unique experience of seeing himself immortalized in a series of bobblehead dolls.