NEW Rules & Scoresheets for 2025

The Nailympia team is thrilled to announce new rules and score sheets for 2025! This comprehensive revamp addresses common competition questions, unifies Nailympia events worldwide and offers clearer guidance for ...

NAILYMPIA LONDON 2024: The results

The 20th iteration of Nailympia London took place at the Salon Beauty expo, 13-14 October 2024, and wrapped up a phenomenal year of competitions for the global nail sector. Nailympia ...

This brand uses AI to apply techs’ designs to nails & pays them for their art

Would you like to reap financial rewards from your nail concepts, and perform and showcase nail artistry at speed? Meet Umia: the Canadian creator of a fully automated artificial intelligence ...

How a husband & wife joined forces to tackle fumes & dust in the nail & beauty industry

For Paola Taylor-Riddick, building her own brand had always been a pipe dream – but little did she know that a trip to a beauty salon would spark the idea ...

The story of Glitterbels: the Staffordshire-born nail brand supporting techs worldwide

Professional nail brand, Glitterbels, has made waves in the industry since being founded seven years ago. The brainchild of Newcastle-under-Lyme nail artist, Annabel Maginnis, and her husband, Elliott, Glitterbels was established ...

Seeking a high-quality, innovative & eco-conscious salon furniture brand? Meet REM UK

For over a century, REM UK has been at the forefront of developing salon furniture and equipment, playing a pivotal role in shaping the salon industry’s products and work environments. From ...

"Every industry has its own top awards for artistic, technological or creative merit - the Oscars for movies, runways for the fashion industry, BRIT Awards for musicians. Nailympia has become a top award for the global nail industry. It's the place where styles, predictions, new creative technologies new names and stars are born. Every time you compete at Nailympia you win, your professionalism wins and eventually, your clients win too. Regardless of the place you take, the next day after the event, you will feel your skills have been elevated to the next level."

Vitaly Solomonoff, Estiq, chemist, nail expert, consultant & international judge USA