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Andreia Professional: Colour, Craft & Community from Portugal to the World Since 1987, Andreia Professional has stood proudly and become known as ‘the colour specialist’. Born in Portugal and shaped…
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Introducing…competitor: Nakayama Ryuji Nail artist, educator and brand developer who is mixed race Chinese/Japanese and lives in Shanghai, China. Nakayama won the Individual Top Scorer trophy at Nailympia China…
"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