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In its fourth nail-biting season, NAILS Next Top Nail Artist set out to find the next best tech in the nail world. The results came in live from the show floor at America’s Beauty Show in Chicago.
We're down to our Top 3 contestants! Tune into our Facebook Live stream on Sat., Mar. 25, around 7:30pm Central Time to find out the winner! Our grand finale takes place during America's Beauty Show in Chicago. http://www.facebook.com/nailsmagCast your vote for the last Finale Challenge here:http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2016/challenges/final-challenge-cndSo who do you pick as the winner — Jonny Diep Pham (Australia), Liina Leino (Finland), or Tracey Lee (Netherlands)? Let us know your favorites!
Nail artists and NTNA S.3 competitiors Celina Rydén (Sweden), Sarah Elmaz (Australia), and Winnie Huang (Canada) flew to Chicago to show off their skills after 10 weeks of elimination-style nail art competition. See their journey and season 3's Next Top Nail Artist winner, sponsored by CND.This year, our NTNA S. 4 nail artists Liina Leino (Finland), Tracey Lee (Netherlands), and Jonny Phan (Australia), will make their way to Chicago for our Season 4 Grand Finale where one will be named the winner. Follow our competition in it's last leg of the journey: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2016
10 weeks, 10 winners of our #GelishPlayAtHome challenge!
One look can be executed in three ways. Learn the techniques behind each and find out what makes them structurally unique.
Beginning Sept. 12 you'll have the chance to take on the same challenges as the NAILS NTNA S. 4 competitors. Tag #GelishPlayAtHome to win big!
Huge congrats to the Best Lil Nail Show Texas for having gone global in its second year of being on the show calendar!
It’s a tie! Congratulations to this year’s Mini Masterpiece Contest co-winners. Ashley Loveridge charmed the judges with her “Green Turaco,” while Lee Antolini impressed all with her spot-on “Seated Woman.” You’re sure to enjoy the tremendous talent on display in all the entries.
There were so many creative and colorful nail art submissions in the VietSALON Nail Artistry Competition, sponsored by CND.
Masterworks founder Amy Becker is happy to be back in the competition arena after a few years off.
NAILS Next Top Nail Artist Season 3's Top 3 finalists Celina Rydén, Sarah Elmaz, and Winnie Huang flew into Chicago for this Q&A, held at America's Beauty Show, and the NTNA Grand Finale. Judges votes combined with public votes on their final challenge nails (see them here: http://www.nailsmag.com/ntna2015) along with their answers were all factored in to determine the winner.
We’re down to the results of our last weekly challenge. See which contestants have secured their spot in our Final Challenge and who must battle head to head in CND’s Last Chance Design Lab for the last spot. The Top 3 will be flown to Chicago and one will be crowned NAILS Next Top Nail Artist. http://www.nailsmag.com/ntna2015
Week 10 sponsor, EzFlow, asks our Top 3 contestants to create an enchanted fantasy world on one hand using enhancements and embellishments. This is our last weekly challenge. The Top 2, along with the winner of CND's Last Chance Design Lab, will move on to our finale competition in Chicago.
INM’s Jimmy the Swan came to life this past year in a series of animated shorts. Now it’s the contestants’ turn to make nail art come alive. The Top 4 were asked to create a fantasy nail art tip that has at least one movable component. The animated portion of the nail must be INM–related.The votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive a $500 gift certificate from INM, and one artist will be eliminated. Visit this link to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Nov. 5th at 12 PM, PST: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/challenges/week-9inm You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hashtag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home
It’s the 40th anniversary of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” and what better way to celebrate than with Gelish’s new Two-of-a-Kind color set and a Rocky Horror-inspired Challenge #8. Contestants were asked to create a Rocky Horror-inspired manicure that can be worn out for Halloween. The final set must include polish and gel-polish with the colors red, black, and white and a glow-in-the dark component. Visit this link to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Oct. 29th at 12 PM, PST: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/challenges/week-8gelishThe votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive an 18G LED lamp, ProHesion Master Kit, Fantastic Four pack, and 4 bottles of Gelish (an over $500 value), and one artist will be eliminated.You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hashtag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home
NAILS NTNA Challenge #7 is sponsored by China Glaze. To celebrate Pablo Picasso’s 134th birthday, the contestants were asked to paint a Picasso-inspired masterpiece on a single hand. This was a hand painting challenge so only acrylic paint and polish were allowed. Polish had to make up at least 50% of the final design. Visit this link to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Oct. 22nd at 12 PM, PST: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/challenges/week-7china-glazeThe votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive 50 China Glaze shades and a selection of Nail Art Liners (a $500 value), and one artist will be eliminated.You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hashtag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home
Tune in Mondays at 7PM to see who won last week, who’s packing their paintbrushes, and to check out this week’s challenge:NAILS NTNA Challenge #6 is sponsored by Gel II. To go with Gel II’s Skyscraper Building Gel and Liquid & Powder, they asked each competitor to recreate the skyline of their favorite city across 10 nail tips. Contestants were allowed to use a mixture of gel and acrylic, polish, gel-polish, and acrylic paints to make their 3-D skyline come to life. Visit this link to vote for your favorite set of nails by Thursday, Oct. 15th at 12 PM, PST: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/challenges/week-6gel-iiThe votes will be combined with our judges scores, the winner will receive three Gel Couple sets, a Gel II Steamer, and cordless lamp, and one artist will be eliminated.You can also play along to win prizes at home using the hashtag #GelishPlayAtHome on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Details here: http://www.nailsmag.com/nexttopnailartist/2015/play-home
