Meet – Sue Marsh – UK
16 February 2021 | Meet The Judges
NAME: Sue Marsh
Business Name: Sue Marsh London
Location: London
Nationality: British
Who Trained you: Self-taught
Years in Nails: Since 1985… 84 maybe…who’s counting?
Years Judging: How long ago was 1999?
Nail Brand You Represent/Use: I don’t do nails anymore, but I do judge them.
Role in Industry: Someone who rocks up every year because Alex Fox still has my number.
Favourite Trade Exhibition: Olympia Beauty, UK
Favourite Nail Tool: My Creative Brain.
Favourite Book: Love Looks Not With The Eyes by Anne Deniau
Favourite Movie: There’s something about Mary
Favourite Food: Ice Cream
Favourite vacation Destination: Italy
Your Hobbies: Painting and sculpting.
Sue Marsh with Alice Harr Davis
What Inspires Your Work: Anything can inspire me because there’s creativity in everything.
Who do you Admire in the industry: There isn’t a particular person I admire. I admire anyone who has the guts to turn up and create something new and innovative.
Top Technique you’ve mastered: I mastered what was available at the time, but am most proud of everything I’ve created and watching it all evolve when I judge.
Advice to Competitors: Be yourself don’t worry about everyone else. Do what you feel you can to your best ability and as long you’re happy, the judges will see it.
Hot Tips or Tricks for Competitors: It’s not about fashion, it’s about mastering fusion.
What Lockdown has taught you: Be patient and be creative.
A Funny Day / Memory At the Nail Desk: When one of my clients once passed out and the person who owned the salon said ‘move that client over to that chair, this lady needs her nails fixed’.
An Affirmation You Love: Even if you’re small, think big.
Why Nailympia: This is where I get to meet some of the most incredible people and where the competition is the best. It’s the largest UK event with an even bigger prize…we all get to see each other. We accommodate some of the best competitors in the world.
Instagram: www.instagram.com/suemarshlondon