Nailympia London 2022: Winners announced

The 16th Nailympia London competition took place in a hybrid format – with categories available to enter online, as well as in person at the two-day Olympia Beauty exhibition.

Competitors from all over the globe entered across three divisions, and the winners were announced at a ceremony on stage at Olympia Beauty on Monday 3 October.

THE WINNERS 2022

THE 4th GLOBAL CUP

Olena Özman – Germany

THE 1st EUROPEAN CUP

Olena Özman – Germany

OVERALL INDIVIDUAL TOP SCORER

Olena Özman – Germany

WINNER OF WINNERS

  • Division 1 – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK
  • Division 2 – Annie Pham – UK
  • Division 3 – Deborah Cocco – Italy

ART WINNER OF WINNERS

  • Division 1 – Ha Le – UK
  • Division 2 – Alice Nali – UK
  • Division 3 – Kayley Cairns – UK

TOP UK TECH

  • Division 1 – Ivaylo Guzgunov
  • Division 2 – Annie Pham
  • Division 3 – Andreea Simona Ignat

TEAM TROPHY

Division 3 – Team Olena

 

GEL POLISH MANICURE

Division 1

  • 3rd – Huyen Vu – UK
  • 2nd – Taulanta Zdrava – UK
  • 1st – Adriana Milosheva – Bulgaria

Division 2

  • 3rd – Brigitta Fajt – UK
  • 2nd – Brenda Diaz – USA
  • 1st – Naomi Misu – Japan

Division 3

  • 3rd – Evelin Nagy – Hungary
  • 2nd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
  • 1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy

RUNWAY NAILS

Division 1

  • 3rd – Rita Chahine – Canada
  • 2nd – Ha Le – UK
  • 1st – Nicole Smith – UK

Division 2

  • 3rd – Laura Pote – UK
  • 2nd – Susan Strijbosch – The Netherlands
  • 1st – Anita Chahal – UK

Division 3

  • 3rd – Ivonne Voigt – Germany
  • 2nd – Rachel Burke – Ireland
  • 1st – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland

SALON NAILS

Division 1

  • 3rd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
  • 2nd – Taulanta Zdrava – UK
  • 1st – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK

Division 2

  • 3rd – Minna Ukskoski – Finland
  • 2nd – Charisse Cassie – UK
  • 1st – Annie Pham – UK

Division 3

  • 3rd – Daria Proia – Italy
  • 2nd – Deborah Cocco – Italy
  • 1st – Olena Özman – Germany

REALITY NAILS

Division 1

  • 3rd – Melanie Lueck – Germany
  • 2nd – Nicole Smith – UK
  • 1st – Dung Fox Nguyen – USA

Division 2

  • 3rd – Alice Nali – UK
  • 2nd – Anita Chahal – UK
  • 1st – Brigitta Fajt – UK

Division 3

  • 3rd – Petra Szabo – Hungary
  • 2nd – Giulia Candido – Italy
  • 1st – Katarzyna Kruszynska – Ireland

THE JOY OF NAILS

Division 1

  • 3rd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
  • 2nd – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK
  • 1st – Ha Le – UK

Division 2

  • 3rd – Brenda Diaz – USA
  • 2nd – Annie Pham – UK
  • 1st – Alice Nali – UK

Division 3

  • 3rd – Andreea Simona Ignat – UK
  • 2nd – Ivonne Voigt – Germany
  • 1st – Lucie Kovarikova – Czech Republic

MIXED MEDIA

Division 1

  • 3rd – Vanessa Grossi – Italy
  • 2nd – Emma Laverton – UK
  • 1st – Dung Fox Nguyen – USA

Division 2

  • 3rd – Alice Nali – UK
  • 2nd – Rita Bartolomeu – Portugal
  • 1st – Emese Balog – Hungary

Division 3

  • 3rd – Iwona Freide – Poland
  • 2nd – Ivonne Voigt – Germany
  • 1st – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy

FANTASY COMPLETE LOOK

Division 2

  • 2nd – Alice Nali – UK
  • 1st – Brenda Diaz – USA

Division 3

  • 3rd – Rachel Burke – Ireland
  • 2nd – Monika Kupien – UK
  • 1st – Kayley Cairns – UK

FLAT ART

Division 1

  • 3rd – Nicole Smith – UK
  • 2nd – Emma Laverton – UK
  • 1st – Giulia Mihalache – Italy

Division 2

  • 3rd – Emese Balog – Hungary
  • 2nd – Charisse Cassie – UK
  • 1st – Martyna Olubinska – Poland

Division 3

  • 3rd – Marlena Krawczykowska – Poland
  • 2nd – Alessandra Pizzari – Italy
  • 1st – Ivonne Voigt – Germany

UV/LED GEL TIP & OVERLAY

Division 1

  • 3rd – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK
  • 2nd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
  • 1st – Ha Le – UK

Division 2

  • 3rd – Alice Nali – UK
  • 2nd – Naomi Misu – Japan
  • 1st – Annie Pham – UK

Division 3

  • 3rd – Daria Proia – Italy
  • 2nd – Olena Özman – Germany
  • 1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy

L&P ACRYLIC SCULPTURE

Division 1

  • 3rd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
  • 2nd – Ha Le – UK
  • 1st – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK

Division 2

  • 3rd – Minna Ukskoski – Finland
  • 2nd – Alice Nali – UK
  • 1st – Annie Pham – UK

Division 3

  • 3rd – Deborah Cocco – Italy
  • 2nd – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark
  • 1st – Olena Özman – Germany

PERFECT MATCH

Division 1

  • 3rd – Ha Le – UK
  • 2nd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
  • 1st – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK

Division 2

  • 3rd – Annie Pham – UK
  • 2nd – Brenda Diaz – USA
  • 1st – Alice Nali – UK

Division 3

  • 3rd – Magdalena Mysliwiec – Poland
  • 2nd – Olena Özman – Germany
  • 1st – Deborah Cocco – Italy

INVENT A NAIL SHAPE

Division 1

  • 3rd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
  • 2nd – Jo Pham – UK
  • 1st – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK

Division 2

  • 3rd – Annie Pham – UK
  • 2nd – Anita Chahal – UK
  • 1st – Charisse Cassie – UK

Division 3

  • 3rd – Andreea Simona Ignat – UK
  • 2nd – Mino Vo – UK
  • 1st – Lucie Kovarikova – Czech Republic

STILETTO NAILS

Division 1

  • 3rd – Mariana Costirco – Romania
  • 2nd – Ha Le – UK
  • 1st – Ivaylo Guzgunov – UK

Division 2

  • 3rd – Brigitta Fajt – UK
  • 2nd – Charisse Cassie – UK
  • 1st – Annie Pham – UK

Division 3

  • 3rd – Lucie Kovarikova – Czech Republic
  • 2nd – Deborah Cocco – Italy
  • 1st – Flemming Nordqvist – Denmark

 

 

Want to enter Nailympia? Check out upcoming competitions and locations via www.nailympia.com

The WINNERS Nailympia Online 2nd edition 2022

Watch the awards ceremony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrdselMXrZQ

Nailympia Competitions, in association with Scratch magazine, has announced the winners of the second edition of Nailympia Online.

The international nail competition welcomed 13 categories with three divisions, plus a fourth and unique division for gold medalists and nail champions; Division 4 VIP Nail Challenge.

Competitors were judged by a 42-strong panel and the winners were revealed in a Facebook Live presentation on 21 February 2022 hosted by Nailympia competition director, Alex Fox and Scratch’s managing editor, Helena Biggs.

This second edition attracted 170 individual competitors who afforded a grand sum of 406 entries from 32 countries. Forty-two judges representing 24 countries deliberated over and assessed the nail work during an 8-day span of February.

Check out the winners below…

 

 Winners Nailympia Online 2nd Edition 2022

 

OVERALL INDIVIDUAL TOP SCORER

Mino Vo – UK – 630 points

 

Division 4 – 5-SHAPE CHALLENGE CHAMPION

Stiletto (art), razor nail (art) , lipstick (single colour) , Russian almond (French), Edge (art)

 

Out of 360 points from 10 judges – 28 criteria judged

 1st – Genki itou – 289 points – Japan

2nd – Ágnes Mojoros  – 270 points  – Hungary

3rd – Erika Nortier – 250 points – Italy

 

ART WINNER of WINNERS

Division 1 – Jacqueline McClement – Canada

ART WINNERS of WINNERS

Division 2 – Paulina Mucha – UK

ART WINNER of WINNERS

Division 3 – Erika Nortier – Italy

 

WINNER of WINNERS Division 1

Brigitta Fajt – Hungary

WINNER  of WINNERS Division 2

Gosha Walczak – UK

WINNER of WINNERS Division 3

Mino Vo – UK

POSTER EXTREME NAILS & FACE: Light warrior 

Division 1

1st – Sabina Zsemlyeova – Slovakia

2ndIrina Smetanova – Russia

3rd – Iana Belugina – Russia

 

Division 2

1st – Viktória Kiss – Hungary

2nd – Nóra Kovács  – Hungary

3rd – Regina Sztancs – Hungary

 

Division 3

1st –  Anna  Grishankova –  Russia

2nd – Melinda Tamás – Hungary

3rd – Ralitsa Kirilova Geogieva – Bulgaria

 

POSTER – MANICURE

Division 1

1st – Ivett Varga  – Hungary

2nd – Mariya Doronina – Russia

3rd – Janne Vörk – Estonia

 

Division 2

1st – Victória Kiss – Hungary

2nd – Veronika Golitsyna – Russia

3rd – Sabrina Bouhri – Italy

 

Division 3

1st – Melinda Tamás – Hungary

2nd – Éva Guczuly – Romania

3rdAnnamaria Wieszt – Germany

POSTER – PEDICURE

Division 1

1st – Mariya Doronina – Russia

2nd – Viktória Motuz – Hungary

3rd – Adrienn Barta – Hungary

 

Division 2

1st – Danielle Currie – UK

2nd – Jenny Miller – UK

3rd – Aleksandra Drozdz – Ireland

 

Division 3

1st – Melinda Tamás – Hungary

2nd – Christina Sorsby – UK

3rd – Julia Makarova – Russia

STYLE FOR A5 MARKETING CARD

 Division 1

1st – Dániel Rónyai – Hungary

2nd – Mariya Doronina – Russia

3rd – Anzhela Barinova – Russia

 

Division 2

1st – Paulina Mucha  – UK

2nd – Danielle Currie – UK

3rd – Nóra Kovács – Hungary

 

Division 3

1st  – Edina Kósa-Mezei – Hungary

2nd – Katarzyna Warmuz – Poland

3rd – Julia Makarov – Russia

 

GEL POLISH MANICURE

Division 1

1st – Adrienn Musa-Kiss – Hungary

2nd – Jiak Hing – UK

3rd – Mariya Doronina – Russia

 

Division 2

1st – Paulina Mucha – UK

2nd – Aleksandra Drozdz – Ireland

3rd – Giusy Napoli – Italy

 

Division 3

1st – Laura Családi – Hungary

2nd – Izabela Goluńska – Poland

3rd – Katarzyna Warmuz – Poland

DESIGN NAILS FOR AN ALBUM COVER: Soul Train

Division 1

1st – Ildikó Köntös – Hungary

2nd – Petra Szabo – Hungary

3rd – Michelle van Blommestein – Australia

 

Division 2

1st – Paulina Mucha  – UK

2nd – Kotome Jeffries – UK

3rd – Kimberly Reid – UK

 

Division 3

1st – Erika Nortier – Italy

2nd – Lucie Kovarïkova – Czech Republic

3rd – Laura Családi – Hungary

 

NIGHTLIFE: Black & Gold with Matte & Gloss

Division 1

1st – Petra Szabo – Hungary

2nd – Mariya Doronina – Russia

3rd – Sabina Zsemlyeova – Slovakia

 

Division 2

1st – Danielle Currie – UK

2nd – Giusy Napoli  – Italy

3rd – Paulina Mucha – UK

 

Division 3

1st – Ania Kesiak – UK

2nd – Erika Nortier – Italy

3rd – Jade Barber – UK

 

FLAT ART: Pop Art

Division 1

1st – Nita Avalos – Finland

2nd – Anna Lorna – USA

3rd – Kirsty Manvell – UK

 

Division 2

1st – Gemma Dawson – UK

2nd – Viktória Kiss – Hungary

3rd – Charisse Cassie – UK

 

Division 3

1st  – Tan Adams – UK

2nd – Hong Luu – UK

3rd – Yuki Uzelac – Japan

MIXED MEDIA DESIGN: Open

Division 1

1st – Danielle Price  – UK & Kim Jones – UK

2nd – Nancy Okon – USA

3rd – Candida de Lange – South Africa

 

Division 2

1st – Donna Jones – UK

2nd – Paulina Mucha – UK

3rd – Kotome Jeffries – UK

 

Division 3

1st – Serena Scarano – Italy

2nd – Claire Wheeler – UK

3rd – Monika Grenda  – Poland

 

ART ON NAILS more than 1 inch – Futuristic/Sci-fi

Division 1

1st – Jacqueline McClement  – Canada

2nd – Emese Balog – Hungary

3rd – Marika Dimitrovska – UK

 

Division 2

1st – Gosha Walczak – UK

2nd – Paulina Mucha – UK

 

Division 3

1st – Mino Vo – UK

2nd – Andrea Lippné Kreisz – Hungary

3rd – Alicia Cespedes – Paraguay

ART ON NAILS more than 2 inches – Geodes

Division 1

1st – Jacqueline McClement – Canada

2nd – Anzhela Barinova – Russia

3rd – Orsolya Sipos – Hungary 

 

Division 2

1st – Mel Sheri – France

2nd – Veronika Golitsyna  – Russia

3rd – Gosha Walczak – UK

 

Division 3

1st – Genki Itou  – Japan

2nd – Scarlett Senter – UK

3rd – Katarzyna Warmuz – Poland

 

INVENT a NAIL SHAPE: In peacock colour palette

Division 1

1st – Giulia Candido – Italy

2nd – Duy Le – Canada

3rd – Thanh Ha – UK

 

Division 2

1st – Georgina Takacs – UK

2nd – Aurelija Illingworth – UK

3rd – Gosha Walczak – UK

 

Division 3

1st – Lucie Kovarikova – Cech Republic

2nd – Andrea Lippné Kreisz – Hungary

3rd – Robert Klonowski – Poland

The Joy of Nails with Bling!

Division 1

1st – Giulia Candido – Italy

2nd – Brigitta Fajt – Hungary

3rd – Marika Dimitrovska – UK

 

Division 2

1st – Giusy Napoli – Italy

2nd – Gosha Walczak – UK

3rd – Agata Galati – Italy

 

Division 3

1st – Mino Vo – UK

2nd – Kayley Cairns – UK

3rd – Loi Nguyen – UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet – Elaine Watson – USA – head booth judge

Get to know a Nailympia judge in 25 steps…

 

Elaine watson

NAME: Elaine Tanner Watson

Business name: Nailebrity LLC

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Nationality: American

Who Trained You: Cuccio, EzFlow (1st gen), Too Much Fun & many, many mentors.

Years in Nails: 27 years

Years Judging: My first judging was a nail art comp the year after I graduated nail school – so 26 years


Nail Brands You Represent/Use: Cuccio / ASP

Role in Industry: Executive in manufacturing and currently licensing deals

Favourite Trade Exhibition: Olympia Beauty as I see all my friends & London at the same time

Favourite Nail Tool: My e-files!
Favourite Book: Outlander – all the books in the series by Diana Gabaldon
Favourite Movie: Devil Wears Prada
Favourite Food: Italian, Korean, Japanese… I can’t pick one, I love so manyFavourite Vacation Destination: Scotland, Italy or Greece (tie)

Co-hosting – Nailympia Awards in every location with Anneke van der Sar

Your Hobbies: Video gamer

Who You Admire In Industry: Industry starters… Tony Cuccio, Jan Arnold, Deborah Carver, George Schaeffer…and more

Top Technique You’ve Mastered: Currently it’s gels. I’ve converted from being an acrylic lover to being obsessed with gel.

What Inspires Your Work: Everything around me…

Advice to Competitors: Be the best version of you…
Hot Tip or Trick for Competitors: Practice, practice, practice
What Lockdown Has Taught You: Importance of empathy
A Funny Day/Memory At The Nail Desk: Drawing a blank here LOL. It’s been a very long time …

An Affirmation You Love: My efforts are being supported by the universe; my dreams manifest into reality before my eyes.

Why Nailympia: Since day one, Alex Fox. To explain I would need pages…for the short answer…care, compassion and love for competition, competitors, models, judges and anyone else involved.

Instagram: @elainewatsonofficial or @nailebrity

Twitter: @elainefrommaine or @nailebrity

Facebook: @elainewatson   

TikTok: @nailebrity

FB: @nailebrity

 

Nailympia Div 4 champion 2021 launches online learning option

Champion nail tech and artist, Olena Oezman has launched an online nail academy. Utilising her time efficiently during the pandemic, Olena focused on creating a portal of nail education, in order to further her reach as an international nail tutor and trainer.

And the timing is excellent, since taking part in the first edition of Nailympia Online, Olena was presented at its awards ceremony on 15 March 2021 1x gold, 2 x silver and 1 x bronze medals as well as they Division 4 VIP 5-Shape Challenge trophy.

Acting as mentor and teacher to multi-award winning UK medalist and nail artist, Mino Vo, Olena is cited as a great beacon of knowledge and inspiration. Talking after his success winning three of the eight Nailympia Online trophies, Mino says, “When competing, it’s not just about who is the best in structure or the best in art. You need to read the rules, this is your best friend. For you to be successful there are many points to consider and a big area you need to focus on the cleanliness of your work, your surface and cuticles.” Mino then goes on to share his success comes a direct result of what he learned on Olena’s course. “I took the Olena Özman combined manicure online class and can honestly say, I can now make clean cuticles confidently. This course covers every single thing you can imagine. Every skin type, every tool. And the quality I can promise you is the best.”

Showcasing an image of  his nail work, Mino reveals, “This picture has not had a single edit or any photoshop work done, I didn’t even change any light settings. It is purely a manicure born from skills learned on Olena’s class.”
Currently there is a code on offer if signing up for Olena’s classes – use the word – MINO for an extra 10% off.
After 14 years working as a nail professional Olena decided it was time to pass on her experience and nail knowledge. Creating a website for nail education, Olena promises structured learning with videos that will not only dramatically elevate your nail skills, abut also provide a clear understanding, afford a new freedom, raise self-confidence, the respect you are shown and ultimately widen your choices in the field of nails.
Olena cites her success is down to, “My secret to success is hard work, continuous learning, my passion for nails and always doing the best I can.” Olena advocates pushing oneself and coming our of your comfort zone to take on the challenges that appear – reflecting that only by doing this can one step up their game. And, by golly, the results speak for themselves since not only is Olena successfully reaping the rewards through winning medals and trophies, but her students are also taking centre stage.

Nailympia Canada – a new location for 2019

Nailympia Competitions is delighted to add a fourth location to its world map – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. This new event will be hosted by two fierce Canadian competitors Aigul Fritzke & Karen Dunn.

“It’s extremely exciting to add Canada to the Nailympia world tour. This location adds its own special flavour to the competition circuit and will appeal to those looking for a trusted competition further north. I’m pleased to be working with Aigul and Karen, as their love and hunger for competition is a perfect match for the global Nailympia team. It’s an exciting year as Nailympia branches into Orlando and Saskatoon.” Alex Fox , global director Nailympia.

The event will be held 9-11 November 2019 and will be the first location that can gain points for the 2020 Nailympia Global Cup.

The 2019 Global Cup will accrue points from 3 locations, Tallinn – Estonia, Orlando – USA & London – UK.

Registration for Nailympia Canada will open soon. Please watch Nailympia social media posts & visit the official website – www.nailympia.com

Meet The hosts…

Karen Dunn

Karen, born and raised in Saskatchewan, Canada, is a certified nail professional who also works as a high school maths teacher. For Karen, grooming nails satisfies a creative need in her life as well as a deep rooted need to keep furthering her education and learning, which has led to her offering classes across Canada and the USA. The opportunity to travel has led her to meet and work with many mentors in the nail industry, each time, gaining more insight and invaluable knowledge of the nail industry. More recently, Karen caught the competition bug, which quickly became a passion. She’s competed in various categories at numerous competitions and harnessed a special affection for 3D fantasy art.

Karen continues to compete as often as possible while also now bringing a prestigious competition brand to Canada. Karen is passionate about all things nails and is ready and willing to discuss nails over a good cup of coffee with all that are likeminded!

Aigul Fritzke

Master nail artist Aigul Fritzke was born and raised in Kazakhstan and moved to Saskatchewan in 1997. Aigul hones a natural talent for creativity and launched her dream career in aesthetics and art by combining her eye for beauty with an exceptional gift of artistry.

Aigul is a trained make-up artist from the Academy of Ottawa and has done glamour and special effects make-up for theatre, television, fashion, bridal and photo events.

In 2006 she became a certified nail technician and became an educator and distributor for Masterworks by Amy Becker. Aigul is passionate about teaching and is fascinated by the creative options of nail art as a medium for self-expression. She says, “Our hands convey a powerful first impression of ourselves as we use them to express as we speak, meet and greet others”.

Aigul also enjoys the thrill and stress of competition and is an international award-winning competitor in nails and make-up. She’s been featured twice in Nail Pro Magazine and her work can be seen across social media and YouTube tutorials. You can follow Aigul on Facebook/Instagram at aigulfritzkeartistry.

STOP PRESS – A NEW NAILYMPIA for 2019 – STOP PRESS

Nailympia Competitions is excited and thrilled to announce its new partnership with Premiere Orlando in 2019!

The Premiere Orlando show, an established, admired and exciting annual exhibition event, will be branding its 2019 nail competitions with Nailympia.

The show dates 1-3 June will host Nailympia Orlando on 2-3 June over 2 days.

“We are very excited to work alongside Nailympia & Scratch magazine this year for the nail competitions at Premiere Orlando. We are enthusiastic to offer this new and exciting opportunity to nail technicians from all over the United States and beyond.” Ed McNeill, Premiere Show Group vice-president

Nailympia Orlando will host 10 competitions in this first year including the three that accrue points towards the Nailympia Global Cup (Gel Tip & Overlay, L&P Sculpture & Stiletto nails).

For 2019 three locations will host Global Cup points, Tallinn in Estonia, Orlando in the USA and London, UK. 

“The opportunity to work alongside the Premiere Orlando show to host Nailympia competitions is a truly exciting new dimension to the Nailympia brand. Known for its popularity within the professional nail community across the USA and further afield, at Nailympia we are sure this new partnership will help invigorate the nail industry and inspire many more to get involved and enjoy the many benefits of competing while also enjoying an all-encompassing exhibition and education experience.” Alex Fox, global director, Nailympia Competitions

Registration for Nailympia Orlando opens on 1st March 

To register visit – www.premiereorlandoshow.biz

 

ABOUT US – Premiere Show Group

The Premiere Show Group is a trade show management company that organises exceptional events for the professional beauty industry; it currently produces Premiere Orlando, Premiere Philadelphia, Premiere Columbus and Premiere Birmingham all in the USA. Premiere Orlando, its largest event got its modest start in 1990 as a small 3-exhibitor show, fast forward to current day, it is the industry’s largest trade show with over 850 exhibitors across a 7.3-acre exhibition floor with more than 59,000 beauty professionals from all 50 states and over 44 countries in attendance in 2018. Premiere strives to provide beauty professionals (cosmetologists, nail techs, barbers, estheticians, professional make-up artists, massage therapists as well as salon and spa owners) with the education needed to succeed and currently offers over 650 classes at its event led by some of the industry’s most influential and legendary educators and manufacturers from across the globe.  

ABOUT US – NAILYMPIA

Nailympia is considered one of the leading and most prestigious professional nail competitions in the world today. It prides itself on being a non-biased forum where products and brands have no bearing on the placing of a competitor. This competition brand is all about skill and creativity. All skill levels are catered for – the judging system, which has evolved over time, holds true to its original concept of all competitions are judged blind – the judge has no idea who’s work they are assessing and all divisions are judged together in the same manner. The judges have no idea which division or competitor they are assessing. This keeps the system fair and even. It also means a Division 1 competitor can win with a higher score than seen in the above divisions – again showcasing that the skills and creativity are assessed on their own merit.

Tracks ARTE video about Nailympia London 2018

Tracks ARTE have created a video about Extreme Nail Art at Nailympia London 2018 featuring Alex Fox and Scratch Magazine! Make sure you watch the video below to see some of the incredible highlights from this competition and to register for your place click here!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yck60tgkYcM&feature=youtu.be

“I’m so happy I now get the chance to be a judge…” says Nailympia Global Champion of 2017

“Nailympia has given me the opportunity to meet people from all around the world and see and learn from other nail techs too and got to measure myself against the best in the world. Nailympia offers the chance to develop as a nail professional. Everyone that competes can feel the lovely atmosphere on the competition arena and this is why you get a lot of new friends and learn so much from other techs. I’m so happy that I now get the chance to be a judge and see all beautiful nails from the other side of the competition arena!”
Madelene Wolf – Nailympia Global Champion 2017 – Sweden 

Breaking News!

Nailympia is celebrating 15 years in 2019 at its London location.
To mark this super milestone in its history, a new competition has been created by head floor judge from the UK, Marian Newman.
The Joy of NaIls with Bling! will invite competitors to create literally whatever makes them most happy in the nail salon. Be it butterfly, pipe, edge or stiletto nails – be it encapsulated, embossed, mixed media, elaborate or chic – the nail artist is invited to create 5 nails in 75 minutes showcasing anything at all!
The only stipulation is that every nail must have at least 20% bling!
Judges will look for the following…technical prowess, expertise, balanced and even nail structure and shape, correctly positioned apex, originality in design as well as ‘wow factor’ delivered by placement of the bling!
This is the ultimate competition – it’s fun, exploratory and  experimental  – it requires creative expression while showing technical skill.
This competition will be held in the USA, Estonia & London.