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The pool of available competitions shrunk, making it more difficult for both veteran and novice competitors to exercise their skills and earn points. Yet while the opportunities to participate may have diminished, determined techs kept the competitive spirit alive.
In a year marked by fewer competitions than in past years, veteran and novice competitors had to make their participation in every event count.
Amy Gustafson (Victoria, BC, Canada) creates a 3-D design on a single nail tip using a variety of nail products based on a "music" theme. "I was inspired by the headphones and colours I saw right away. I loved that the headphones became something else (the script Love). I decided that I would have the headphones become the piece of music. I loved the curves of the photos I saw and thought I would incorporate that somehow with it going outside the nail. I love flashy so I thought the more sparkles the better."
Our readers perform makeovers every day. Here, we gathered a gallery of “before” and “after” photos from NAILS’ readers and manufacturers. See just what’s possible with skills and the right tools.
I recently took my first MasterClass. I signed up when I saw that Vogue’s legendary editor-in-chief Anna Wintour would be talking about creativity and leadership. Here are some of the takeaways from the class that resonated with me the most — and that I think can be applied to doing nails as well.
It was so exciting to read Guin's guest blog before IBS. Let's see what she has to say after!— HollyHere's how my day of competitions went. The first competition was "Inspired Artistic Genius." This is a
Hi!My name is Amanda Lenher and I’m from Las Vegas.I am an educator for Nubar and currently work at Posare Salon in Las Vegas. I have been out of cosmetology school for about a year and
Part competition, part reality show, season two of “Global Beauty Masters” premiered on the TLC Network on February 18.
It’s not uncommon for nail technicians to have a family member who also shares the same trade. For several of these nail techs, they remember a part of their childhood spent in salons. Whether they initially planned on another profession or knew right away they would follow in their mother’s footsteps, these women share how their mothers played a specific role in finding their way into the nail industry.
