Judges From Around the World that Support Nailympia Competitions
24 Nailympia Judge
Marian Newman
United Kingdom
Consultant| Developer of Industry Standards| Online training| Session Stylist
Area of judging expertise: Floor judge, Runway Nails, Reality Nails, Manicure poster, Pedicure poster & Salon Nails
Years as a judge: 30
Number of Nailympia events judged: 24
Nailympia events judged: London, Estonia, Australia, Online
Are you an educator?: Yes
Industry accolades: Scratch Stars Best Team 2017. Scratch Stars Services to the Nail Industry 2013. Scratch Stars Lifetime Achievement 2021. British Empire Medal for Services to the Beauty Industry during Covid 2021
Favourite nail brands: CND, Glitterbels, Kure Bazaar
Industry figures you admire: Alex Fox, Samuel & Samantha Sweet, Gigi Rouse & Hazel Dixon
Career biography: Trained in 1987. Opened salon 1988. Magistrate 1988-1998. First textbook published 1980 The Complete Nail Technician. Worked on National Occupational Standards NOS 1990, Gained Teachers qualification 1991, CND education sales consultant, book about my career, Nailed It, 2019, technical & training director United Beauty 1997-2001, 4th edition of textbook published 2017. Chair of the Expert Working Group for nails on NOS review, expert panel for the British Beauty Council 2021, policy committee British Beauty Council 2022, founded & chairperson of the Federation of Nail Professionals 2021. Launched online theory education platform NailKnowledge 2021 & first full-time sessions tech from 2001.
Personal biography: Researching nail science & writing blogs for NailKnowledge,
Why you believe in nail competitions?: Every professional should keep learning & challenging themselves & be the best version of themselves; competitions are the perfect way to achieve all of these. Entering impresses clients. Winning impresses clients even more & provides a professional profile especially if teaching or teaching in the future They
encourage good timing for services & self evaluation is an important skill for any whole career.
Advice to competitors: Practice, practice & then practice some more. • Meticulously plan. • Find a great hand model. • Plan kit & always take spares of essential products & tools. • Read & understand the rules. • Read & understand the score sheets. Arrive in time, with plenty of time to set up your desk.
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