MODERN SALON 100 alum and NTNA finalist Britt Higgins details her experience attending the first Mani Mixer, a Chicago event for nail professionals, created by nail artist and educator Dylan Pritchard.
I have been fielding questions quite regularly about competition techniques — which is great. I love that people are curious about nail competitions so keep those questions coming. One question that I got this week was whether
The Nailympics are back on U.S. soil for the first time in five years. Now, in addition to the popular London Nailympics, you can compete right here in California. The event is being held a little
Intricate floral stiletto nails won the NSI Free-hand Nail Art Competition, an online photo competition that invited nail techs from around the globe to use NSI acrylic or gel to create nail art designs. The entries were judged by Vicki Peters, Denise Wright, and Debbie Doerrlamm, who looked for difficulty of design, use of color, originality, overall enhancement design, and first impression (or the “wow” factor).
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist: Season 3 begins with 12 highly motivated and talented nail artists. The first challenge is sponsored by Dashing Diva. In the spirit of Dashing Diva, our contestants were tasked to select their favorite diva and create the perfect set of nails custom designed just for them.Click here to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Sept. 10th at 12 PM, PST.The votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive a complete set of Dashing Diva nail art supplies ($450 value), and one artist will be eliminated. Tune into NAILStv on Monday, Sept. 15th around 6 PM to see who won, who’s packing their paintbrushes, and to check out next week’s challenge.You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hash tag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home
The nail industry in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland has exploded in recent years, with trendy, quick-service nail bars appearing on virtually every street corner and mobile nail techs servicing clients at their homes. But the increase in the number of nail techs has also raised concerns regarding licensing rules and salon safety.
INM’s owner Garrett Kellenberger promoted INM’s new Gelavish Cure Gel LED Lamp, as well as new collections of Gelavish Gel Polish.The Bellissima International team was eager to showcase and demo their line of gels. From left
If you’ve been following NAILS Next Top Nail Artist then you know that we are getting down to the wire. We are over halfway through the competition and the challenges are getting more difficult as is