Posts Tagged ‘nailartist’
Meet – Kirsty Meakin – UK
Get to know a Nailympia judge…
NAME: Kirsty Meakin
Business name: Kirsty Meakin
Location: Stoke on Trent, UK
Nationality: British
Who Trained You: Youth Training Scheme, Trang Nguyen & I’ve learnt a lot through my own mistakes.
Years in Nails: 20+ years; I’ve stopped counting, as it can make me feel way too old.
Years Judging: 7 years
Nail Brand You Represent/Use: Kirsty Meakin
Role in Industry: Brand owner, YouTuber, nail artist, international educator, nail influencer, international nail competition judge.
Favourite Trade Exhibition: Nailpro Vegas (it’s gone now)
Favourite Nail Tool: My Allycia acrylic brush
Favourite Book: Aint Nobody Got Time For That
Favourite Movie: Terminator & Silence Of The Lambs
Favourite Food: Mac & cheese
Favourite Vacation Destination: Los Angeles, USA
Your Hobbies: Roller blading
What Inspires Your Work: The world, fashion & people
Who You Admire In Industry: David Fowler (educator in Germany, www.signature-nail.de)
Top Technique You’ve Mastered: Realistic gel painting
Advice to Competitors: Read the rules
Hot Tip or Trick for Competitors: Read the rules – again! Sleep well the night before & get a model with kick-ass nail beds.
What Lockdown Has Taught You: I need to slow down to be a better creative
A Funny Memory From Your Nail Desk: That’s a secret!
Why Nailympia: Because I love it for its international presence & damn – the skill level is off the charts.
“I believe in dressing how you want, not how you think you should! Creative expression feels and looks so damn good!” Kirsty Meakin
Kirsty’s workshops & classes can be found here:https://www.kirstymeakinacademy.com
Kirsty’s KM clothing line launched in 2021 – https://kirstymeakin.bigcartel.com/
Instagram: Kirsty Meakin
Twitter: Kirsty Meakin
Facebook: Kirsty Meakin nail artist
TikTok: Kirsty Meakin
Kirsty Meakin KM clothing line …2021
22 nail comps hosted by Nailympia Estonia presenting Live streaming & online – now open for registration…
“The performance of all contestants is recorded at their own workplace, or at a rented site for this, but video and photos of the work performed will be sent through the application recorded in Live mode in one attempt. This technical feature gives the most honest and objective result. The organiser of these competitions strives to make the results of the competition transparent, all participants will receive instant evaluations of their work. By assigning teams and a fixed performance time, judges will see their professionalism and how they were able to cope with emotions during the competition.”
NAILYMPIA LIVE 2021 CRITERIA FOR TROPHIES
Team Trophy
Team Trophy
1st place – gifts from sponsors in the amount of 2000 €
2nd place – gifts from sponsors in the amount of 1000 €
3rd place – gifts from sponsors 500 €Individual Top Scorer
Winner of Winners
ART Winner of Winners
This year Nailympia Estonia offers many different nominations for photography and video competitions.
This will create the most successful portfolio for nail competitors in the future.
SO – Declare yourself to the whole world in these categories…
PHOTO
BOXED
VIDEO
Register here: https://nailympia.eu/
Nail champion & Nailympia Estnia organiser – Viktoria Prihodko
Meet – Rodica Munteanu – Romania
Get to Know a Nailympia Expert…
Name: Rodica Munteanu
Business name: Academy Nail Artist by Rody
Location: Romania
Nationality: Romanian
Years in Nails: 12 years
Years Judging: 3 years
Nail Brand You Represent/Use: Beauty Art – Germany
Role in Industry: Educator, salon owner & ambassador
Top Technique You’ve Mastered: Extreme stiletto
Favourite Book: Body Language
Favourite Movie: 365 Days
Favourite Food: I don’t have one, I like to try something new, everywhere I go.
Favourite Vacation Destination: Australia
Your Hobbies: Travel
What Inspires Your Work: Perfection
Who You Admire In Industry: Elena Shanskaya
Advice to Competitors: Believe in yourself & you will be unstoppable.
Hot Tip or Trick for Competitors: You will win if you don’t quit!
What Lockdown Has Taught You: Be nice for no reason.
A Funny Day/Memory At The Nail Desk: Too many!
An Affirmation You Love: Never say never. Miracles happen every day!
Why Nailympia: Always I want to be working at the top.
Instagram: @rodynailartchampion
Facebook: extensiiunghii.romanrody
TikTok: rodicamunteanu29
Meet – Samantha Goddard – Australia
Get to Know a Nailympia Expert…
Name: Samantha Goddard
Business name: Sam’s Nails & Training
Location: Canberra, Australia
Nationality: Australian
Who Trained You: Originally, a local beauty school, but I’ve also been really lucky to train with some amazing artists from around the world.
Years in Nails: 31 years
Years Judging: 5 years
Nail Brand You Represent/Use: Akzentz
Role in Industry: I work from a home salon, teach in a local school and educate for Akzentz Australia
Favourite Trade Exhibition: I love Olympia Beauty and Las Vegas Nailpro
Favourite Nail Tool: Fine liner brush
Favourite Book: Anything by Barbara Erskine
Favourite Movie: Lost Boys
Favourite Food: Pork belly
Favourite Vacation Destination: UK
Your Hobbies: Roller skating, dancing, knitting, cooking.
What Inspires Your Work: My fellow techs
Who You Admire In Industry: Way too many to mention, but if I had to say, then Viv Simmonds – who has always pushed me to better myself and Olena Oezman for her drive.
Advice to Competitors: If you haven’t ever competed, then give it a go, it will help you to grow as a tech.
Hot Tip or Trick for Competitors: Read all the rules & regulations, make sure you understand them, so you don’t lose unnecessary points.
What Lockdown Has Taught You: To make the most of life.
A Funny Memory From Your Nail Desk: Very early on in my career I managed to glue myself to a client. I was applying a tip, chatting away and the adhesive ran down the tip and stuck to my finger, I had to get one of the other techs to cut us apart.
Why Nailympia: As a competitor I loved entering the Nailympia comps, so it was a given that I would love to be picked to judge for them too.
Instagram: naillady1
Facebook: samanthagoddard2
Meet – Jai Harvey-Yin – Australia
Get to Know a Nailympia Expert…
NAME: Jai-Harvey-Yin
Business name: Journey to Fabulosity
Location: Melbourne Australia
Nationality: Australian / British
Who Trained You: So many amazing mentors – Phyllis Italiano, Lysa Comfort, Tom Holcomb
Years in Nails: 30 years
Years Judging: 19 years
Nail Brand You Represent/Use: Charisma Nail / Cuccio
Role in Industry: Mentor
Favourite Trade Exhibition: Las Vegas IBS
Favourite Nail Tool: Pedicure Bit for Efile
Favourite Book: Outlander
Favourite Movie: Lady Sings the Blues
Favourite Food: Watermelon (does chocolate count?)
Favourite Vacation Destination: Sabi Sands, South Africa
Your Hobbies: Airbrush Portraiture, audiobooks
What Inspires Your Work: The beauty of the abstract world
Who You Admire In Industry: So, so many; veterans of my era but mostly I love watching the new nail artists evolve grow and come into their own
Top Technique You’ve Mastered: I believe we can always learn and improve – but I love the theory of colour and was always known for my speed techniques for service delivery
Advice to Competitors: Just do it! Challenge yourself and you won’t believe the difference in your work.
Hot Tip or Trick for Competitors: Manage your time, and remember to take the time to understand what the judges are looking for. Often the underside cleanliness has the same point value as other higher skill techniques – so can be an easy way to gain (or lose) points.
What Lockdown Has Taught You: There are hidden blessings everywhere, even in the state of uncertainty and fear.
A Funny Memory From Your Nail Desk: Actually I was on the comp floor, one of my first, where I accidentally stuck the tip to my finger and thumb when applying to my model! I was stuck to her, literally! And of course, no acetone on the floor – what a panic?! In the end I pulled myself free, laughed about it; but what a stress at the time!
An Affirmation You Love: ‘Calm Blue Ocean’ is my mantra, and ‘it’s all about the love’ are words I live by.
Why Nailympia: As it has a vibe like no other, high calibre in every way whilst maintaining approachability as well. Simply the best.
Any Workshops/Classes you Offer Online: Having moved out of the industry, my passion now is for helping women in their own personal growth and self-belief. I help women over 40 who have lost their mojo or sense of identity, rediscover their passion, sparkle and a deep sense of confidence and well-being; so that their true self can step into a brighter, juicier, happier stage of their lives; their own Fabulosity. I do this through my online membership programme.
Instagram: @jaihy
Facebook: Jai Harvey-Yin
Facebook: journeytofabulosity
Meet – Milena Mingozzi – Italy
Get to Know a Nailympia Expert in 23 Steps…
NAME: Milena Mingozzi
Business name: I’m ROXY
Location: Italy
Nationality: Italian
Who Trained You: I attended my basic preparation and nail art courses with the greatest nail artists in the world: Malsaeva, Shanskaya, Sacripante, Bonvicini, Trang Nguyen, Khabelkaeva … and many others.
Years in Nails: 31 years
Years Judging: 5 years
Nail Brand You Represent/Use: I’m Roxy
Role in Industry: Master nail art educator, competition coach & mentor
Favourite Trade Exhibition: Cosmoprof Bologna
Favourite Nail Tool: Sculpting brush and my L&P acrylic powder system
Favourite Book: Divine Comedy
Favourite Movie: Pride & Prejudice
Favourite Food: Fish & chips
Favourite Vacation Destination: When with family – everywhere
Your Hobbies: Model making, doing puzzles, embroidery & gardening
What Inspires Your Work: The world around me, nature, colours & the wind.
Who You Admire In Industry: Alex Fox, Malsaeva, Khabelkaeva, Bonvicini.
Top Technique You’ve Mastered: Nail & 3D sculpture
Hot Tip or Trick for Competitors: Always believe in it and never give up. Participate in competitions, always observe other’s at work, because with your eyes you can steal the secrets of the trade.
A memory from the nail desk: A client, a long time ago, asked if she could move the nail extensions back and forth every day!
An Affirmation You Love: Always love never hate.
Why Nailympia: It has always been the most important nail competition circuit in Europe. It’s the one which the whole nail world watches, and which many have used as an example and benchmark when organising their own national events.
Instagram: Milena.Mingozzi
Facebook: Milena Mingozzi
Meet – Sam Biddle – UK
Get to Know a Nailympia Expert in 23 Steps…
Sam Biddle & Melanie Lewendon- The Mel & Sam Show
NAME: Sam Biddle
Business name: Be Inspired Online
Location: Dorset, South West England
Nationality: British
Sam Biddle creating tutorial for Be Inspired Online
Who Trained You: Many different people. The best educators that I learned my craft from are Antony Buckley (UK) and MaeLing Parish (USA)
Years in Nails: 21+ years
Years Judging: 10+ years
Nail Brand You Represent/Use: I’m an independent artist, as well as an ambassador for Orly international * & Mystic nails UK
Role in Industry: I’m an educator/ambassador/ online course provider & hosting platform
Favourite Trade Exhibition: Olympia Beauty UK
Favourite Nail Tool: Katie Barnes scissors
Favourite Book: Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
Favourite Movie: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
Favourite Food: Chips and mayonnaise
Favourite Vacation Destination: My back garden, but if I must go abroad, Italy (it’s the food)
Sam BIddle with the Be Inspired competition team she mentored for Nailympia London
Your Hobbies: Digital painting and gardening
What Inspires Your Work: People. My work is helping techs and their genius, it’s through them that I find solutions and new ways forward.
Who You Admire In Industry: Melanie Lewendon, my co-host on the Mel and Sam Show.
Top Technique You’ve Mastered: Portraits in gel paint
AT WORK!
Hot Tip or Trick for Competitors: Visualise the process, sit and meditate your way through each step of your competition, then, when you come to do it, it’s like old hat. You have done it once in your mind, doing it in person will be a breeze. From lifting the kit out of your bag to buffing the last scratch out of the nail surface.
What Lockdown Has Taught You: That anything can happen. To trust and go with the flow and that life really does give you lemons so you can make lemonade. The trick is to make the lemonade and not moan about the sour taste of the lemons.
An Affirmation You Love: I think I can, therefore I can
Why Nailympia: Because it brings nail techs together from all corners of the globe.
Instagram: @sambiddle_inspired
Twitter: @sambiddle
Facebook: @beinspiredwithsambiddle
TikTok: @sambiddle_nailart
The Sam Biddle Be Inspired comp team at Nailympia London
Meet – Viv Clements-Simmonds – Australia
Get to Know a Nailympia Expert in 22 Steps…
NAME: Viv Clements (Simmonds)
Business name: VIVid Nails & VIVid Nails Academy
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Nationality: Australian
Viv Clements-Simmonds – Australia
Who Trained You: Too many names to list but predominantly; Tom Holcomb, Alisha Rimando, Catherine Wong, Antony Buckley
Years in Nails: Nearly 30 years
Years Judging: 8-10 years
Nail Brand You Represent/Use: Akzentz Professional
Role in Industry: ICE (International Certified Educator) for Akzentz, importer & distributor for Australia & New Zealand
Favourite Trade Exhibition: I used to love Vegas!
Favourite Nail Tool: My Art Liner/Detailer Brush
Favourite Book: The Godfather
Favourite Movie: Tombstone amongst many others
Favourite Food: Italian
Favourite Vacation Destination: Narooma & Lakes Entrance in Australia and Bali for overseas
Your Hobbies: Fishing, reading
What Inspires Your Work: Everything really. We are all surrounded by inspiration everywhere we look.
Who You Admire In Industry: I love Anita Podoba’s work, Olena Ozman, Lilija Michalikova and way too many more to list! We have so many phenomenal artists in our industry!
Top Technique You’ve Mastered: Realistic hand painting with gel
Hot Tip or Trick for Competitors: Be prepared and organised. Know what is expected, practice, I strongly advise training with an award-winning educator, read then re-read the rules and criteria, check your kit twice to make sure you have everything you need.
What Lockdown Has Taught You: How much I took my life for granted I suppose, not that I didn’t appreciate everyday how lucky I have been to have done the things I have done, but I never imagined in my wildest dreams I would lose my freedom to travel, to hug someone without reservation, to jump in the car to go to the shops etc, even the most simple things as popping over to my brother’s house or a friend’s house that live just five minutes down the road.
Why Nailympia: The organisation of the competition with the judges line up, the professionalism, etiquette and opportunity to learn and grow professionally from a reputable, long-standing and world-renowned competition.
Instagram: vivsimmonds
Twitter: vivsimmonds
Facebook: Viv Simmonds
