Posts Tagged ‘Nailympia’
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
Brush with the brave: Nailympia Estonia is now open for registrations for its live streamed & online submission categories
Organiser, Viktoria Prihodko, has announced that Nailympia Estonia 2021 registration is open. This edition of Nailympia is the largest held to date and with therefore present the largest and most sensational judging panel ever seen bridging 50 nail experts & artists from 22 countries.
Presenting nine live streamed competitions alongside 13 online submissions, the second Nailympia championship for 2021 is alive and kicking. The dates for the live streamed competitions is 16-18July 2021. Below is stated the competition categories and the costings for each of the three divisions; more information will be released soon. Meanwhile, put the dates in your diary and watch the websites and social media platforms for Nailympia.
Live Stream 9 Comps
• Gel Tip & Overlay Nails – 75-mins
• L&P Acrylic Sculpture – 75-mins
• Perfect Match Gel & Acrylic
• Salon Nails – 60-mins
• Gel Polish Manicure – 30-mins
• Stiletto Nails – 2-hours
• The Joy of Nails! – 75-mins
• Decorative French Nails – 75-mins
• Reality Nail Art – 45-mins
- Div 1 – 1 nomination – 80 €
- Div 2 – 2 nomination – 120 €
- Div 3 – 3 nominations and more – 160 €
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- Dive 2 – 1 nomination – 110 €
- Div 2 – 2 nomination – 190 €
- Div 2 – 3 nominations and more – 297 €
- DIV 3 – ART Master only (minimum 3 nominations) – 390 €
- DIV 3 – Master Tech (at least 3 nominations) – 390 €
- Div 3 – 4 nominations and more – 440 €
Online uploaded 13 Comps
• Boxed 5 tips – Flat Nail Art
• Boxed 5 tips – Mixed Media Art
• Photographic – Nail Art Poster
• Photographic – Geometric & Abstract Nail Art Poster
• Photographic Portfolio 2021
• Photographic – Before-&-After
• Photographic – One hand Salon Nails
• Photographic Male Manicure
• 3D Jewellery Ring Boxed Art
• 3D Figurine
• Video – Gel Polish Manicure (15 secs)
• Video – The Joy of Nails (30 secs)
• Video – Fantasy Nails (30 secs)
- Div 1 – boxed – 55 € (1 nomination)
- Div 1 – photo – 40 € (1 nomination)
- Div 1 – 3D – 60 € (1 nomination)
- Div 1 – video – 55 € (1 nomination)
- Div 2 – boxed – 60 € (1 nomination)
- Div 2 – photo – 45 € (1 nomination)
- Div 2 – 3D – 65 € (1 nomination)
- Div 2 – video – 60 € (1 nomination)
- Div 3 – boxed – 65 € (1 nomination)
- Div 3 – photo – 50 € (1 nomination)
- Div 3 – 3D – 70 € (1 nomination)
- Div 3 – video – 65 € (1 nomination)
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Register & Rules here: www.nailympia.eu
Check put the galleries of entries from the first edition Nailympia Online 2021 here – www.nailympia.com/galleries
Meet – Rebecca Manz – Australia
Get to Know a Nailympia Expert in 25 Steps…
NAME: Beck Manz – Bex to my overseas nail family
Business name: Beckz Nailz
Location: Brisbane Australia – just had my 24th move!
Nationality: Australian
Who Trained You: After a 6-week course, my mentor was Tanya Sherlock – we lived in a small country town of about 10,000 people where I ended up being the only nail tech after Tanya retired.
Years in Nails: 21 years in salon, trainer/educator, running competitions
Years Judging: Around 10 years in some form or another as administration, on the microphone then comp manager Brisbane & Perth all while assisting Nailympia in Australia
Nail Brand You Represent/Use: Nail Harmony
Role in Industry: Home salon & assisting with administration of Nailympia London
Favourite Trade Exhibition: Olympia Beauty – nothing has come close yet
Favourite Nail Tool: Cuticle Pusher
Favourite Book: Getting Your Sh*t Together!
Favourite Movie: Anything with Leonardo Di Caprio
Favourite Food: Thai
Favourite Vacation Destination: Canada
Your Hobbies: Swimming, renovating and it feels like moving house should be in here too…
What Inspires Your Work: Helping others create to the best of their own abilities and watching the penny drop with a newly learned technique
Who You Admire In Industry: Anyone who supports others to be the best version of themselves and pushes them to go beyond their own boundaries
Top Technique You’ve Mastered: Too many to remember!
Bex Manz & Alex Fox getting ready for the Nailympia London awards
Advice to Competitors: Leave your ego at the door because everyone is vulnerable when competing. Shit Happens to everyone no matter your experience – good shit and bad shit, so be proud of your good shit and learn from your bad shit.
Hot Tip or Trick for Competitors: Read the rules thoroughly – numerous times…
What Lockdown Has Taught You: That I need to keep very busy.
A Funny Day/Memory At The Nail Desk: Never ever even when learning did I ever give a cuticle cut to anyone – except my mother.
An Affirmation You Love: Life is all about the journey…
Why Nailympia: It’s my biggest nail family where I can use everything from hand signals to Google translate or a hug to a competitor – they all speak volumes to the right people.
Instagram: beck_manz
Facebook: Rebecca Manz
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 medalist launches nail workshops after winning gold
Gold medal winner (Division 1) of the Invent A Nail Shape category of the first Nailympia Online championship, Angelique Blenckner presents her online nail workshops.
Angelique Blenckner, Germany
Soon to be launched at www.honey-nails.net, Angelique confirms her classes differ in structure, content and intensity. The workshops she cites are, “Quick Starter Workshops that mean after joining the Learning Group, you can start immediately, without taking any theory. Courses and classes to the contrary, deliver a theory and practical section to allow students to go deeper into the theme. The classes also present tests to assess the student’s level of learning based on nail structure and extension shaping.”
Classes offer lifetime access and is offered in English and German.
Classes will be launched soon with a pre-order discount for those keen to sign up in the near future.
Classes on offer from Honey Nails of Berlin comprise:
- Filigran Art Workshop
- Realistic Portraits Course
- Realistic Animals Course
- Flat 3D Faces Course
- 3D Figure Course
- Xtreme Shape short Class
- Xtreme Shape and Length Pro Class
- Nailympia Winner Shape ‘Honeycombs’ Masterclass
- Mini Mixed Media
Instagram: @honeynails_berlin
FB: honeynails.berlin
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.”
Nailympia Online presents line-up of 36 judges
Nailympia Online closes for registration on Saturday 27 February and will be open for another 24 hours to take in submissions. It will finally close its portal at midnight on Sunday 28 February.
This is when the 36-strong judging team will be sent links into their judging portals, which have been allocated to them, but not yet revealed. “It’s getting very exciting as we get closer to the deadline,” enthuses Alex Fox, Nailympia organiser. “We have upgraded the Nailympia website and turned it into a competition portal where competitors from all over the world can register and upload their entries. This in turn, sends the entry to its respective category, where a link will be created and sent out to the judges ( from 1st March), who will then access their criteria, the entries and score straight into the system.”
With more than 30 countries represented and over 170 competitors, this competition is hotting up as it moves through its last week.
A live awards will be held at 7pm GMT Monday 15 March hosted on the official Nailympia Facebook page with Scratch’s Alex Fox and Helena Biggs, managing editor of Scratch magazine.
NEW: deadline date for Nailympia Online
The Nailympia Online First Edition 2021 will be open until midnight on Sunday 28 February 2021 for entries & submissions.
Contact Alex Fox directly with any queries, questions, thoughts or comments: on nailympia@gmail.com
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