Judges From Around the World that Support Nailympia Competitions
5 Nailympia Judge
Max Estrada
United States
Developer of Industry Standards| Distribution| Influencer| Product Research & Development
Area of judging expertise: Competition Style Nails in both Acyclic & UV/LED Gel (sculpture / tip & overlay), Salon Style Nails & Design Sculpture
Years as a judge: 16
Number of Nailympia events judged: 5
Nailympia events judged: London, Australia, Anaheim, San Antonio, Online
Are you an educator?: Yes
Industry accolades: Nail Pro Team competition winner & various competitions winner, International judge, product & education development. Pioneer in bringing nail content on social media & sharing with over half a million followers.
Favourite nail brands: Exclusive Nail Couture (Enailcouture.com)
Industry figures you admire: Trang Nguyen, Tom Holcomb, Alisha Rimando & Elena Shankaya
Career biography: Exclusive Nail Couture Professionals is a nail product manufacturing company founded in Tucson, Arizona by Max Estrada.
It was developed to fill a void in the professional industry. Max had a dream that nails would be ultimate luxurious elegance, but still maintain the youthful & cute nature of today’s trend.
Max set out to manufacture, develop & invent the newest technology of his dreams. He has many years of expertise in the industry such as product educator, salon owner, competitor & manufacturer.
Max’s dreams came true with Exclusive Nail Couture Professionals. The worldwide headquarters are situated in Tucson, Arizona. In conjunction with developing products, he is also active in holding education courses & participating in worldwide competitions. Max is an international judge.
Personal biography: Exclusive Nail Couture international master director of global education, founder & CEO. Being born into the beauty industry & with more than 10+ years of expertise & experience, Max Estrada has always had a strong belief in nail education & artistry. Max started playing with his mother’s nail products & reading trade publications at a very early age, even attending his first trade show at the age of 5. He started his professional career working in his family’s salon in Arizona.
Why you believe in nail competitions?: The only way to improve & have progress is to acknowledge one's mistakes & nail competitions are the only way you can push your limits & grow on all levels.
Advice to competitors: Learn from your mistakes & don't take it personally. Without criticism you will never improve & grow. We all start from '0', and things take time. Don't compare yourself to others & what you see on social media & keep your eyes on the prize.