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 with a focus on providing high-quality, trendy acrylic powders to the UK nail sector. Since then, the brand’s offering has quickly expanded to include gel…
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 its humble beginnings in 1918 with the pioneering work of Eugene Suter, REM has continuously evolved and transformed to meet the needs of salons, barbershops, beauty,…
What should pros look for in a nail brand? Products that help to elevate artistry, high-quality education and a passionate team behind-the-scenes are key qualities – and HD Professional Nail Systems ticks every box. Founder, Hazel Dixon’s career stems 18 years and she has an awe-inspiring collection of over 100 awards to show for it, owing to…
An impressive 30,000 nail artists across Canada, the USA and Mexico expressed interest in the first season of North America’s Star Nail Artist contest, and the top 40 techs – who will compete for a grand prize – have been revealed. Powered by the team behind Scratch magazine and Nailympia Competitions, North America’s Star Nail…
The second edition of Nailympia San Antonio was held within the Premiere San Antonio trade exhibition, 15-16 September 2024, and welcomed 44 competitors from five countries: the USA, Argentina, Portugal, Germany and Poland. There were six live arena and four turn-in categories spanning three divisions, which were judged by an esteemed panel of globally renowned…
Scratch’s Helena Biggs chats to Alex Fox, global director of Nailympia Competitions, about the 2024 London event – which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. She answers questions about the online & arena categories & serves up encouraging words for pros ? Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3WmTdBRY7E DON’T FORGET: 9 August: Online categories deadline…
Entry has opened for North America’s Star Nail Artist: a new online contest for nail professionals. Created by the team behind nail industry resource, Scratch magazine, and international nail competition organisation, Nailympia, this exciting 11-month adventure seeks to unite the North American nail sector: elevating the creativity and imagination of nail pros while celebrating talent and innovation. It is supported…
Nailympia Orlando gold medal champion Lecah Maloney from Trinidad & Tobago was highlighted in two of her local media when arriving back home after the event. https://newsday.co.tt/2024/06/09/trini-nail-tech-wins-big-at-international-competition/ https://trinidadexpress.com/features/local/she-nailed-it/article_9da779b6-2605-11ef-ac2c-67fa407eaa89.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1YsMA1-3iRsn2IbPrytnGtDMqXfFB5_1iQEPflubI4XnLfNdFlPEPKkbg_aem_AefNvl75pABdHZ6Ez69jV_JdCXSI9K5YVTLvNJfvvwY_m2Rvgb5RlQ9DfnkzjVjjtgu2146hWdDV-33o0TkkzIke
The dates for this event in 2025 – are 12-13 April for the Beauty Congress & 15-16 April for the Nail Competition in Belgrade. Alex Fox will be attending this event as a speaker on the importance of nail competitions and standards in the nail industry & as a guest to support the nail competition.…
The Nailympia team is pleased to support the inaugural Nail Nations Championship, an international showcase of nail artistry and technique, set to take place at Paris Disneyland on 28-29 September 2024. Organised by Nail Art France Events, this prestigious event, is led by president Cécilia Gimenez and judges president Tatiana Litvinov, international Nailympia judge. Competitors…
"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