contests

“Great Computer Giveaway” Winner Announced

Congratulations to Ambiance Salon & Spa in London, Ky.,  which won a brand new Hewlett Packard RP5700 POS desktop computer and 19” LCD monitor courtesy of Salon Iris Software.

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Watch Them Strut Their Stuff

The results are in from the 2010 Strut Your Stuff Nail Art and Enhancement Contest, sponsored by  WWWeb Services and BeautyTech.

Cover Tech Contest 2011: Steppin' Out in Style

This year’s NAILS Cover Tech competition was truly international in scope. Our winner, Kelly-Marie Daly, hails from County Cork in Ireland, and our three runners-up represent Canada, the United States, and Slovenia.

2010 Mini-Masterpiece Contest Winners

Take a look at the 2010 Mini-Masterpiece winners, including the “Great Wave off Kanagawa” by winner Maki Otani.

Life is a Carnival: 2010 Mural Contest Winners

It was the undeniable artistry and sheer beauty of Jennifer Wirth’s carousel-themed mural that earned it the top spot in this year’s NAILS’ Nail Mural Contest.

American Beauty: NAILS 2009 Mini Masterpiece Winners

Take a look at these fabulous mini-masterpieces, including Megan Acevedo’s beautiful depiction of Andrew Wyeth’s painting “Flour Mill.”

Contessa Winners 2006 - present [Canada’s Nail Art Awards]

The Contessas are an annual beauty award program that shows off the best Canada’s salon professionals have to offer.

NAILS’ Nail Art Mural Contest (from 2003 to 2009)

Spectacular. Amazing. Impressive . You can take your pick of adjectives, since all of them describe the quality and range of entries to NAILS' annual Nail Mural Contest. These diminutive works of art continue to enchant us all.

Strut Your Stuff Nail Art Contest 2002-2008

Started in 2002, the Beautytech Strut Your Stuff online nail art and enhancement contest has truly become an international event, with entrants from such far-flung locales as Tokyo, Singapore, Poland, and the Netherlands.

NAILS Cover Tech Contest - Years 2001 to 2003

In the year 2000, the editors of NAILS decided it would be fun to have a nail technician reader create the cover for one issue and so we started the Cover Tech Contest.  Browse through the best of the contests through the years.