Tucked into the corners of dark ballrooms at nail shows, some of the best nail technicians in the world compete against one another, sculpting dazzling nail art designs and perfectly precise C-curves. But what is it like to be a competitor? NAILS takes a quick look at the competition schedule of one veteran and one novice competitor at ISSE Long Beach this past January.
From January 30 through February 1, 40,000 beauty professionals attended ISSE, up 21% from 2009 and breaking the show’s all-time attendance records. The show featured 397 exhibitors, which is up 3% from 2009.
Lynn Lammers is once again NAILS’ top competitor this year. With a whopping 117 points, Lammers has reclaimed her #1 status from last year. Coming in second was Odyssey’s Trang Nguyen, and in third was England’s Kristy Meakin.
This method for backfilling pink-and-white enhancements takes only a few seconds to learn, but it can save minutes on your service times and give you beautiful, laser-crisp smile lines. Lammers says once you’ve mastered this technique, you’ll wonder why you did it any other way.
Lynn Lammers demonstrates how to sculpt long acrylic nails. See more of her work at www.myspace.com/lynnberry1972.
NAILS' cover tech artist Lynn Lammers demonstrates sculptured acrylic pink and white nails with backfill and rebalance. She specializes in sculptured pink and white acrylic nails rather than tip and overlay or gel. See more work at www.myspace.com/lynnberry1972.
This month's editor's note is written by 2008's #1 competitor, Lynn Lammers of Redlands, Calif.
Whether your aim is to compete professionally, or simply provide confident, skilled services, you must commit to practicing your craft.
A 20-year nail tech has the chops for big competitions.
Competition-level nails take practice, but mastering certain skills will get you in the game.
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