Akzéntz educator Jessica Hoel had some fun interviewing veteran nail art competitor Catherine Wong on how she came up with the details in her award-winning fantasy nail art at the 2011 Premiere Orlando beauty show. Story here: http://www.nailsmag.com/blogpost/103860/run-for-the-roses-catherine-wongs-fantasy-nail-art
Viv Simmons (from Australia) and Catherine Wong (from Singapore) created this month's extreme spring look using a combination of colored acrylics and gels. See how they did it.
Have you ever competed in a fantasy nail art competition? I have and let me tell you, I have great respect for competitors that do these every year. The time that is involved is great (and
Pearl King (Edmonton, Canada)
Nail artist Sam Lynam of Arabella Nails in Bedfordshire, U.K., has developed a unique nail form to assist techs in creating fantasy nail art designs.
The theme was Las Vegas at the 7th International Nail Art Championship in Warsaw, Poland; the competition is part of the International Nail Care Forum and Fair and Nails Professional 2008. The winning designs showed a keen understanding of the glitzy U.S. city.
These intricate designs, made from acrylic nail products, were winners of a Design-A-Corset Competition recently held in Australia.
Feeling creative? Looking for a new challenge? Why not try your hand at fantasy nail art?
EZ Flow educator MaeLing Parish shows how to make a Halloween-inspired fantasy nail. If you have fun trying this design, feel free to try Lynn Lammers’ Dragon design too.
Competitions took center stage at Premiere Orlando and IBS Las Vegas.
