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Meet…MADELENE WOLF – Nailympia Global Champion 2017

9th December 2018

Q: What year did you join the nail industry and train in nails?

A: I began my education in Gothenburg in 1997, but did not start working in nails that year, instead I was working as a florist. In 2001 Istarted working full-time in nails.

Q: Who have you trained with and which products have you used?

A: I have trained withso many good nail techs over the years, Najet Hamila Strand (Sweden), Tom Holcomb (USA), Karin Ström (Sweden), David Fowler (Germany) and Eva Darabos (Hungary). Each one has given me many great techniques, tips and inspiration too. I’ve utilised everything I’ve learned and found my own technique and way of working, which has taken me to the top.

I have tried many different brands… Creative Nail Design, EzFlow, Young Nails, Odyssey , OPI, Lillynails and INDIGO.

Q: Why did you start competing?

A: I started competing while working at Karin Ström’s salon in Sweden. At the time she was prolific in the competition arena. I thought it looked fun and I’m a competitive person in everything I do, as I’m always looking to get better and to further develop my skills, so I saw competitions as a super challenge for me.

Q: Where was your first competition and in what year?

A: My first competition was in Sweden in 1997. As I had started my nail training, Karin Ström thought it was a good time for me to take part in my first competition. My aim was to not come last! I came second to last and was really happy with this placing. Karin saw the talent and potential inside me and helped me with my nail and competition career.

Q: Why did you choose to enter a Nailympia competition and where was it located?

A:Year 2001 was my first time at The Nail Olympics (now known as Nailympia) in Las Vegas, USA. I chose this competition because I was part of a group from Sweden who travelled there together to compete. It was a big event and I did not think I would stand any chance of placing, but I was wrong! I did a very good job and won in Division 2.

Q: What year did you first come to Nailympia London?

A: My first experience in Las Vegas was so enjoyable that I went back again to compete. I’ve since entered Nailympia London five times, travelled to Sydney for Nailympia Australia and Texas for Nailympia USA. I chose to enter these competitions because they are so well organised and attract many good competitors that have similar skill levels to mine. This gave me the challenge I needed to make me work harder in order to reach the top!

Q: Why did you want to win the Nailympia Global Cup?

A: I wanted to win the global nail cup as it marked the end my competition career in the most prestigious way possible internationally. I also see it as the biggest win for nails in the industry.

Q: How has competing changed your nail career – what positives have you experienced?

A: Now I have retired from the competition floor I have begun teaching others in competition techniques/styles to help them higher their skills. It’s exciting to see them out there competing and I love to watch them succeed.

Q: How has winning the Nailympia Global Cupchanged your life?

A: Competitions changed the way I see nail structure. Learning more about this year on year made me work hard to reach the top. Other positives to competing have been that I met so many lovely people, which share the same interest and I’ve got a lot of experience from watching other competitors around the world. To be Global Champion has changed my nail life in a way that I’m now invited to train techs all over the world! They want to hear about my nail career and want to do nails like me – and that is so lovely!

Q: What are you doing now?

A: Now I’m retired from competitions I work exclusively on educating others and help them to also reach the top as I have. I also hope to judge in future.

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NAILYMPIA LONDON 2018 – THE WINNERS

9th October 2018

SOAK OFF GEL POLISH MANICURE

Division 1
1^st – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy (Brillbird International team)
2^nd – Sidonie Bonnefoi – France
3^rd – Nikol Nikolova – UK

Division 2
1^st – Natalia Niechwiej – Poland (Indigo Team International)
2^nd – Agnes Dullo – UK
3^rd – Rebeca Hurjui – Italy (Brillbird International team)

Division 3
1^st – Enikõ Dudás-Tara – Hungar
2^nd – Katarzyna Zbroińska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3^rd – Diana Spasova – Bulgaria (Premium Beauty Academy team)

SALON NAILS

Division 1
1^st – Zsofia Pototzky – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
2^nd – Kiss Eszter Szonja – Hungary (Brillbird International)
3^rd – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy (Brillbird International)

Division 2
1^st – Neringa Alasauskiene – UK (Brillbird International team)
2^nd – Agnes Dullo – UK
3^rd – Magdalena Smorga – Poland (Indigo Team International)

Division 3
1^st – Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2^nd – Diana Spasova – Bulgaria (Premium Beauty Academy team)
3^rd – Paulina Walaszczyk – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

MIXED MEDIA BOXED ART

Division 1
1^st – Aneta Milkiewicz – Poland
2^nd – Anna Kozlowska – Poland (Slowianka team)
3^rd – Maria Szabla – Poland

Division 2
1^st – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)
2^nd – Idiko Frank – Hungary
3^rd – Katarzyna Mrozek – Ireland (Indigo Team)

Division 3
1^st – Paola Stefania Marrone – Italy
2^nd – Joanna Bandurska – Poland(Indigo Master Team)
3^rd – Adina Trojan – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

The Dip System

Division 1
1^st – Anna Napierala- Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2
1^st – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
2^nd – Agnes Dullo – UK
3^rd – Magdalena Smorga – Poland (Indigo Team International)

Division 3
1^st – Katarzyna Kruszyńska – Poland (Indigo Team)
2^nd – Katarzyna Zbroińska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3^rd – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

STILETTO NAILS

Division 1
1^st – Anna Kozlowska – Poland (Slowianka team)
2^nd – Zsofia Pototzky – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
3^rd – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2
1^st – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
2^nd – Agnes Dullo – UK
3^rd – Rebeca Hurjui – Italy (Brillbird International team)

Division 3
1^st – Paulina Walaszczyk – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2^nd – Anna Skibicka – Poland (Indigo Team)
3^rd – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

REALITY NAIL ART

Division 1
1^st – Zsofia Pototzky – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
2^nd – Anna Kozlowska – Poland (Slowianka team)
3^rd – Ewa Rabiej – Poland (Slowianka team)

Division 2
1^st – Katarzyna Mrozek – Poland (Indigo Team)
2^nd – Rachel Burke – Ireland ((Indigo Team)
3^rd – Agnes Dullo – UK

Division 3
1^st – Renata Mastalska – Poland (Indigo Team)
2^nd – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3^rd – Andreea Simona Ignat – UK

RUNWAY NAILS

Division 1
1^st – Delia Marie Turville – UK
2^nd – Barbara Stacherczak – Poland
3^rd – Maria Szabla – Poland (Slowianka team)

Division 2
1^st – Michelle Brookes – UK (Brillbird International team)
2^nd – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)
3^rd – Inga Jonutyte – Ireland (Brillbird International team)

Division 3
1^st – Jana Janečková – Czech Republic (Brillbird International team)
2^nd – Katarzyna Kruszyńska – Poland ( Indigo Team)
3^rd – Edina Kósa-Mezei – Hungary

FANTASY COMPLETE LOOK

Division 1
1^st – Paula Marie Spencer – UK (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Green)
2^nd – Marie Ashton – UK (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Green)
3^rd – Anna Kozlowska – Poland (Slowianka team)

Division 2
1^st – Milena Mingozzi – Italy (Indigo Team)
2^nd – Ewelina Magdalena Waclawska – Denmark
3^rd – Keron Finney – UK (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Purple)

Division 3
1^st – Adina Trojan – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2^nd – Natalia Trefon – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3^rd – Barbara Vespa – Switzerland

GEL TIP & OVERLAY

Division 1
1^st – Karolina Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
2^nd – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
3^rd – Emmanuela Gargiula – Italy (Brillbird International team)

Division 2
1^st – Neringa Alasauskiene – UK (Brillbird International team)
2^nd – Natalia Niechwiej – Poland (Indigo Team International)
3^rd – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)

Division 3
1^st – Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2^nd – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3^rd – Renata Mastalska – Poland (Indigo Team)

GEL SCULPTURE

Division 1
1^st       – Karolina Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
2^nd      – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy (Brillbird International team)
3^rd       – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2
1^st       – Neringa Alasauskiene – UK (Brillbird International team)
2^nd      – Agnes Dullo – UK
3^rd       – Natalia Niechwiej – Poland (Indigo Team International)

Division 3
1^st       – Diana Spasova – Bulgaria (Premium Beauty Academy team)
2^nd      – Agnes Majoros – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
3^rd       – Katarzyna Kruszyńska – Poland (Indigo Team)

GEL PERFECT MATCH T&O vs. SCULPTURE

Division 1
1^st – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
2^nd – Emmanuela Gargiulo – Italy (Brillbird International team)
3^rd – Karolina Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2
1^st – Neringa Alasauskiene – UK (Brillbird International team)
2^nd – Monika Muszyńska – Poland (Indigo Team International)
3^rd – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)

Division 3
1^st – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2^nd – Andrea Nagy – Hungary
3^rd – Antonia Tsamparova – Bulgaria (Premium Beauty Academy team)

L&P ACRYLIC TIP & OVERLAY

Division 1
1^st – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)
2^nd – Monika Kowalska – Poland
3^rd –Samantha Opalińska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2
1^st – Michelle Brookes – UK (Brillbird International team)
2^nd – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
3^rd – Nikola Chelkowska – Poland (Indigo Team International

Division 3
1^st – Anna Skibicka – Poland (Indigo Team)
2^nd – Joanna Bandurska – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3^rd – Agnes Majoros – Hungary (Brillbird International team)

L&P ACRYLIC SCULPTURE

Division 1
1^st – Kiss Eszter Szonja – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
2^nd – Zsofia Pototzky – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
3^rd – Anna Napierala-Kowalska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2
1^st – Agnes Dullo – UK
2^nd – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)
3^rd – Nikola Chelkowska – Poland (Indigo Team International)

Division 3
1^st – Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2^nd – Agnes Majoros – Hungary (Brillbird International team)
3^rd – Paulina Walaszczyk – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

Perfect Match L&P Acrylic T&O vs. Sculpture

Division 2
1^st – Zsuzsanna Fecsik – UK
2^nd – Michelle Brookes – UK (Brillbird International team)
3^rd – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)

Division 3
1^st – Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
2^nd – Paulina Walaszcyzk – Poland (Indigo Master Team)
3^rd – Anna Skibicka – Poland (Indigo Team)

TOP UK TECH

Division 1 – Marie Ashton (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Green)

Division 2 – Agnes Dullo

Division 3 – Katie Barnes

TEAM TROPHY

Division 1 – Indigo Young Team

Division 2 – Indigo Team International

Division 3 – Indigo Master Team

HIGHEST SCORING INDIVIDUAL

Joanna Bandurska – Poland

ART WINNER OF WINNERS

Division 1 – Paula Marie Spencer – UK (Sam Biddle Inspired Team Green)

Division 2 – Rachel Burke – Ireland (Indigo Team)

Division 3 – Adina Trojan – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

WINNER OF WINNERS

Division 1 – Karolina Opalinska – Poland (Indigo Young Team)

Division 2 – Malgorzata Kaczmarek – Poland (Indigo Team International)

Division 3 – Anna Skibicka – Poland (Indigo Team)

GLOBAL CHAMPION 2018

Lena Kurach – Poland (Indigo Master Team)

With thanks to this year’s sponsors:

Scratch magazine, Gelish PolyGel, REM Beauty, INK London, Glam & Glits nail design, KiaraSky & OPI

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