Entry is NOW OPEN for Nailympia London 2024!

Join us for the world’s biggest nail competition, celebrating 20 years this year at ExCel London on 13-14 October!

This competition blends a mix of online and arena categories, making it available to EVERYONE!

We have 19 fantastic categories (9 arena and 10 online) and 3 divisions – click here to enter today! 

 

ARENA

Gel Polish

LED Hard Gel Tip & Overlay (traditional French)

L&P Acrylic Sculpture (traditional French)

Perfect Match

Joy of Nails

French Twist 3-Shape Challenge

Salon Nails

Stiletto Nails

Fantasy Complete Look

 

ONLINE

To Stiletto & Beyond

Extreme Nail Styling Poster

Mixed Media Boxed Art

Flat Art Boxed Art

Art on Nails

Design Nails for Album Cover

Poster Manicure

Poster Pedicure

Reality Nails

Runway Nails

You can see the themes for this years categories here.

 

Nail Art Themes for Nailympia London 2024 released!

Nailympia London 2024 celebrates our 20th year, and we have both ONLINE categories and LIVE ARENA categories taking place! <

Entry is set to open next month (watch this space) but we like to give you a bit of insight into the art themes for this year.

ONLINE entries are submitted as photographs, video and some with text and they will be open for submission from May 2024.
The submission window for ALL ONLINE categories will close mid-August.

So what are you waiting for – now that you have the themes you can get designing and crafting your competition nails…
We can’t wait to see what you’ve got this year!


THE THEMES FOR ART CATEGORIES AT NAILYMPIA LONDON 2024

To Stiletto & Beyond: Botanical Gardens
Runway Nails: Industrial Revolution
Reality Nails (3 nails – 3 themes): Geometric Chic / Vintage Vibes / Gothic Grandeur
Flat Art Boxed: Sacred Symbols
Design Nails for an Album Cover: Electro Pop
Art On Nails: International Sporting Events
Extreme Nail Styling Poster: Open Theme
Poster Pedicure: Open Theme
Poster Manicure: Open Theme
Mixed Media: Open Theme

Are fashion nails your thing? Wizard of Oz is a dream theme!

Runway Nails is an online category at Nailympia London this year! It’s easy to enter from anywhere in the world and at just £39 per ONLINE category, it’s a fantastic opportunity to challenge yourself & show off your skills!

RUNWAY NAILS

For this category you’re tasked with creating 3 press-on full cover nail tips that will enhance, accessorise and interpret this fashion brief. The finished nail designs should include suitable shape and length for a catwalk show and you can use any suitable products (not necessarily just nail products).

To enter this category you’ll submit the following:

  • 1 photo of all 3 nails displayed side by side on a sheet of white paper
  • 3 separate close up photos of each individual nail on a sheet of white paper
  • 1 photo of a mood board that offers insight into the thoughts, ideas & journey behind the styles
  • 1 text document describing the 3 nail designs in no more than 100 words (in English)

Register for your place today – we can’t wait to see your creativity & skill shine through! 

CLICK HERE TO ENTER TODAY!

DON’T FORGET… If you enter a mix of 6 or more arena & online categories you’ll automatically receive 10% off your total entry fee 

Where will your creativity take you?

Art On Nails More Than 2 Inches Long is an online category at Nailympia London this year! It’s easy to enter from anywhere in the world and at just £39 per ONLINE category, it’s a fantastic opportunity to challenge yourself & show off your skills!

Art On Nails – More Than 2 Inches Long

For this category you’re tasked with creating 5 long nails on sculpted or long tips using L&P acrylic or UV gel systems. Any shape is welcome but the nail must be more than 2 inches in length from the cuticle. The more complex shaping the more points awarded! Where will the theme of Swan Lake take you? 

To enter this category you’ll submit the following:

  • 5 photos in total taken from 5 angles – hand from above, left side view, right side view, down barrel, c-curve of nails and underneath
  • 1 text document describing the techniques and theme in no more than 50 words (in English)

Register for your place today – we can’t wait to see your creativity & skill shine through! 

CLICK HERE TO ENTER TODAY

DON’T FORGET… If you enter a mix of 6 or more arena & online categories you’ll automatically receive 10% off your total entry fee 

Nailympia London is NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES

We have a fantastic hybrid competition for you this year with 8 arena and 9 online categories!

ARENA categories take place on Sun 15 – Mon 16 October 2023 at ExCel London (NEW LOCATION)

ONLINE categories close for entries on Fri 11 August with submissions closing Fri 18 August

8 arena competition categories include                              : 
  • Gel Polish Manicure
  • UV Gel Tip & Overlay
  • L&P Sculpture
  • The Joy Of Nails
  • French Twist
  • Salon Nails
  • Stiletto Nails
  • Fantasy Complete Look
9 online competition categories including: 
  • Runway Nails – The Wizard of Oz
  • Reality Nails – Poetry in Motion / House of Cards / Leather & Lace
  • Invent a Nail Shape – more than 2 inches – Arabian NIghts 
  • Flat Art – Speakeasy – Prohibition
  • Art on more than 2 inches – Swan Lake 
  • Design an album cover – Rock ‘n Roll
  • Mixed Media Art – Open theme
  • Extreme Poster Styling – Open theme
  • Poster Manicure – Open theme

SPECIAL PROMOTION: If you enter a mix of 6 or more arena & online competition categories you’ll automatically save 10% on your total!

We’re so excited to welcome you all to Nailympia London 2023! CLICK HERE TO ENTER TODAY!

IT’S BACK!! And this time it’s gone HYBRID!

Nailympia is returning to Olympia Beauty London for the first time since 2019!

TAKING PLACE SUNDAY 2 & MONDAY 3 OCTOBER 2022 AT OLYMPIA BEAUTY, LONDON

We’re so excited to welcome this fantastic competition back to the Grand Hall at Olympia London!

We have 5 online categories and 8 arena categories this year, with the Awards for all categories taking place live at Olympia on Monday 3rd October!

Whether you’re ready to take the plunge with a live competition or not, we have plenty of opportunities for you to develop as a nail artist, build your confidence, grow your network and be seen by the industry at large!

Use the code SUMMER5 to save 5% before 11.59pm on 31.08.22

ENTER ONLINE BY 11.59pm on 19 August 22 here: https://www.nailympia.com/london/entry/

ENTER ARENA BY 11.59 on 15 September 22 here: https://www.nailympia.com/london/entry/

SUPPORT THE COMPETITORS by attending and cheering them on here: https://eventdata.uk/Forms/Form.aspx?FormRef=OlyB2Visitor&TrackingCode=

We can’t wait to see what you’ve got this year!