Aloha from Hawaii
Hannah Lee reports from the Japan Nailist Association's third annual Japan Olymp Pics. This year, it was in Honolulu, bridging the gap between Japan and the United States..
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Hannah Lee reports from the Japan Nailist Association's third annual Japan Olymp Pics. This year, it was in Honolulu, bridging the gap between Japan and the United States..
Hiroko Fujikawa (@marsthesalon) of MARS the Salon in Los Angeles, shows how she made this pearl cluster nail art.
Nails are hot in Japan. Everyone from famous singers and actresses to trendy school girls are hungry to be the first to wear the latest design on their nails. This makes for a huge nail market and a competitive artistic climate as well.
“There are always two technicians working on a client at one time, even if they are just getting a manicure,” says Hiroko Fujikawa, owner of Mars The Salon.
Encourage clients to show their love for dad by replicating this Father’s Day design on their nails.
Sitting in the crowd, listening as nailists explained new techniques or styles in Japanese, I found I wasn’t completely in the dark. Why not? Because I found out that what I had in common with everyone here was we all spoke a universal language — of nails.
Hiroko Fujikawa of MARS the Salon in Los Angeles came up with the step-by-steps for this spooky design.
Hiroko Fujikawa of MARS the Salon in Los Angeles, shows how she made this sparkly moon manicure.
Eriko Kurosaki and Danny Haile work together to make natural-looking nail art.
With a stunning nine first-place wins, Japan’s Eriko Kurosaki captures this year’s top spot on a list comprised of a handful of veteran winners and a surprising number of new faces. Read on to learn the final results and to get acquainted with some of your industry’s finest competitors.