Saturday, June 11, 2016

Las Vegas - Here I come!!!

So, it has been a number of years since i visited the IBS Expo in Las Vegas!!!  I have missed this trip the most out of all my travels.  I still remember getting off the plane the very 1st time i arrived in Vegas and seeing pokie machines in the terminals and thinking 'wow you are kidding me!'  There was a vibration in the air and the whole place seemed to pulse and breathe.  I think people either LOVE or HATE Vegas and I am definitely in the latter group.  

I would go to Vegas to compete in the Nail Competition there but this year is completely different and I am attending as a guest.  This is very refreshing as i have hung my competition gloves up and now get to enjoy being at a show with time to spend with everyone catching up but most of all spending quality time with our Akzentz Head Office team from Canada and our USA team!  I am looking forward to sitting at a station and doing some Akzentz demo's during the show and catching up with one of my dearest friends and Gel Legends - Gina Silvestro!  

On my way home i am stopping by LA to do another nail cover shoot with Nailpro Magazine and I am super excited about this also as I have not seen the team at Nailpro for a few years either and i cant wait to catch up with them!!!  Stephanie the editor is an amazing woman and her entire team are the best!  

I will be posting up photo's throughout the trip so keep an eye out!
 Here are some of my cover I have done for Nailpro as well as 2 covers i did in conjunction with Gina Silvestro and Catherine Wong and 1 with just Catherine Wong - The 'Nail Queen'



With Gina Silvestro & Catherine Wong

With Catherine Wong


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Nail Olympics - London UK

NAILED IT
Nail competitors convene at Olympia
For the 5th annual Nailympics London event
The Nailympics London 2009 hosted by Olympia Beauty enjoyed 23 nations in 180 competition seats this autumn.
For the first time Cyprus, China, France and Australia were represented widening its already massive global presence.
2009 saw the first Team Trophy awarded. There were six teams in all – Team ONS Finland, Rome Nail Academy, Victory Company Russia, Team Hungary, Nails & Beauty Italy and Comp Team Sweden. The clear winner was Nails & Beauty Italy accruing 1116.5 points over the event.
A more unusual mix of nations with Europe seeing more competitors than ever before meant that winners were seen from regions that have not enjoyed so much success before. Sweden, Hungary, Russia, Italy, Finland, Holland, Switzerland, Latvia, the UK, France, Cyprus and Belgium all triumphed with Australia and Japan also taking home medals.
The hand-picked international judging panel was an exquisite mix of expertise from the USA, Holland, Italy, Sweden, the UK and Switzerland, while the MC for the awards was a real treat. Co-founder of the original Nailympics competition in the USA, David Daniel, stepped up to the microphone to congratulate each winner while inspiring with his message of the importance of nail competitions and the power of professionalism in the nail industry.
While the world struggles inside a global recession, the nail world was alight and on fire this autumn. In 2008 the Nailympics London had one sponsor, Scratch magazine. The 2009 event was given whole-hearted support from five nail companies: LCN UK (Beauty Concepts Int), Entity UK (The Beauty Partnership), Akyado Switzerland, Essie UK (Perfect Nails), Nubar UK (Palms Extra) as well as Scratch and Gloss magazines.
“This event is firmly embossed on the global nail industry calendar. Every year I am overjoyed to see new faces from new nations and delighted to see people returning to compete, showing the power of its growth and its reputation,” enthuses organiser, Alex Fox.
“To find such strong sponsor support during difficult times as well as techs themselves travelling far and wide to be a part of the event is incredibly exciting for the Nailympics team that has worked on this fantastic industry experience for five years.
“Long may this competition reign as a benchmark of skill, auditor of talent and arbiter of professionalism. The Nailympics London brings a wealth of nail professionals together for a weekend like no other; dexterity, flair, creativity and expertise are just four reasons why this event is so magnificent.”

THE RESULTS

The Nailympics London 2009

Nail Sculpture
Division 1
1st – Jessica Strom - Sweden
2nd – Alessandra Pace - Italy
3rd – Roberts Giannetti - Italy

Division 2
1st – Natalia Penkova - Russia
2nd – Gabriella Nagyne Kovacs - Hungary
3rd – Olga Trubchaninova - Russia

Division 3
1st - Karin Strom - Sweden
2nd – Hanna Sokajarvi - Finland
3rd – Linda Luybregts - Holland

Gel Tip & Overlay
Division 1
1st – Alessandra Pace - Italy
2nd – Jessica Strom - Sweden
3rd - Gundega Mosane - Latvia

Division 2
1st – Gabriella Nagyne Kovacs – Hungary
2nd – Mariam Perez - Switzerland
3rd – Daniela Cervino - Italy

Division 3
1st - Karin Strom - Sweden
2nd – Cindy Andersson - Sweden
3rd – Hanna Sokajarvi - Finland

Acrylic Tip & Overlay
Division 1
1st – Jessica Strom - Sweden
2nd – Roberta Giannetti - Italy
3rd – Alessandra Pace - Italy

Division 2
1st – Wendy Vink - Holland
2nd – Olga Trubchaninova - Russia
3rd – Gabriella Nagyne Kovacs - Hungary

Division 3
1st – Linda Luybregts - Holland
2nd – Cindy Andersson - Sweden
3rd – Karin Strom - Sweden

Wrap Tip & Overlay
Division 1
1st – Jessica Strom – Sweden
2nd – Keeley Dennyschene- UK
3rd - Gabriella Diamanti - Italy

Division 2
1st – Alessandra Pellegrini - Italy

Division 3
1st – Linda Luybregts - Holland
2nd – Paivi Kurman - Finland
3rd – Karin Strom - Sweden

Fantasy
Division 1
1st – Marta Maslo-Skorny - France
2nd – Veronica Gavrielle- Cyprus
3rd – Roberta Giannetti - Italy

Division 2
1st – Zhanna Zhadikova - Russia
2nd – Ilse Vos- Belgium
3rd - Jolanda Oeteler - Holland

Division 3
1st – Viv Simmonds - Australia
2nd – Claudia Valli - Switzerland
3rd – Oksana Bobrova - Russia

Mixed Media
Division 1
1st – Kanami Arashiro - Japan
2nd – Mika Inamura - Japan
3rd – Keiko Venner - Japan

Division 2
1st – Elmira Yakupova - Russia
2nd – Barbara Ujvari - Hungary
3rd – Elmira Yakupova - Russia

Division 3
1st – Kirsty Meakin - UK
2nd – Kirsty Meakin - UK
3rd – Oksana Bobrova - Russia

TOP UK/Irish Tech 2009

Division 1 – Ann Marie Robertson

Division 2 – Erin Adeyemo

Division 3 – Kirsty Meakin


Winner of Winners 2009

Division 1 – Roberta Giannetti - Italy

Division 2 – Gabriella Nagyne Kovacs - Hungary

Division 3 – Claudia Valli – Switzerland

Team Trophy 2009
Nails & Beauty Italy