The prestigious Professional Beauty nail competitions returned to Professional Beauty London on 3-4 March 2024 hosted by The Federation of Nail Professionals with eight categories to compete in across the two days.
Head judge, Jacqui O’Sullivan worked tirelessly alongside fellow competition director & judge, Sean O’Sullivan to deliver one of the best-attended PB London Nail Competitions yet with over 140 entrants. They were joined by judges, Marian Newman, Kirsty Meakin, Zsuzsanna Fecsik, Hazel Dixon, Scarlett Senter, Clare Woodcock, Liza Smith, Andrea Rimmer, Stella Cox, Amie Heary, Jennie Nippard, Alex Fox and Andreea Simona-Ignat.
"Wow what a weekend," said Jacqui and Sean O'Sullivan. "We had insanely talented and committed competitors that showcased their skills and dedication to our industry. Competing is not easy as it takes lots of dedication and practice and we are so grateful for all the people that took part.
"We work with a great team of judges and we would like to thank them all for their hard work, support and invaluable feedback for our competitors. We would also like to thank the team at Professional Beauty for all their support and giving our industry this amazing platform for professionals to showcase their talents and skills and a big thank you to Marian Newman and the team at the FNP for all their support."
The year's theme was 'Zodiac' with students and professionals competing over the two days to test their timing, skill and creativity. Let's meet the winners...
Competition Nail
- 3rd – Kirsty McDonough – 136 pts
- 2nd – Annie Pham – 141.5 pts
- 1st – Remigija Jepicenko – 143 pts
Learn A Skill Professional
- 3rd – Shaafia Latif – 127 pts
- 2nd – Sophie Donaldson – 128 pts
- 1st – Kirsty McDonough – 143 pts
Learn A Skill Student
- 3rd – Merren Alice Salter – 109 pts
- 2nd – Crystal Hoang – 113 pts
- 1st – Loubna El Majdoubi – 114 pts
Shape Of Your Art
- 3rd – Remigija Jepicenko – 100.5 pts
- 2nd – Katalin Dobo – 107 pts
- 1st – Kirsty McDonough – 111 pts
Manicure Professional
- 3rd – Gabriela Jarkovska – 125 pts
- 2nd – Kirsty McDonough – 143 pts
- 1st – Lucy Price– 148 pts
Manicure Student
- 3rd – Rebecca Powell – 93 pts
- 2nd – Amy McCormac – 121 pts
- 1st – Merren Alice Salter – 124 pts
UV Gel Polish Professional
- 3rd – Gabriela Jarkovska – 132 pts
- 2nd – Remigija Japicenko – 133 pts
- 1st – Dora Szabo – 140.5 pts
UV Gel Polish Student
- 3rd – Merren Alice Salter – 92 pts
- 2nd – Tom Edwards – 94 pts
- 1st – Amy McCormac – 98 pts
Salon Nail Professional
- 3rd – Katalin Dobo – 134.5 pts
- 2nd – Remigija Jepicenko – 137 pts
- 1st – Kirsty McDonough – 141 pts
Salon Nail Student
- 3rd – Ying Qi – 120 pts
- 2nd – Loubna El Majdoubi – 101 pts
- 1st – Maria Malik – 120 pts
Mixed Media Boxed Professional
- 3rd – Danielle Brindley – 119.5 pts
- 2nd – Kamila Borowiec – 127 pts
- 1st – Diana Vig – 127.5 pts
Mixed Media Boxed Student
- 3rd – Merrin Alice Salter – 103 pts
- 2nd – Vilena Kanafina – 115 pts
- 1st – Sajal Nisa – 117 pts
Instanail Professional
- 3rd – Anita Chahal – 104 pts
- 2nd – Kamila Borowiec – 107 pts
- 1st – Diana Vig – 109 pts
Instanail Student
- 3rd – Katie Nichols – 93 pts
- 2nd – Sajal Nisa – 94 pts
- 1st – Merren Alice Salter – 94.5 pts
Instanail Voter’s Choice
- 1st – Michelle Harding – 945 votes (16% of votes)
Nail Champion London Student
- 1st – Merren Alice Salter – 12 pts
Nail Champion London Professional
- 1st – Kirsty McDonough – 11 pts
Upcoming competitions
Pro Beauty & Hair
RDS Dublin. 21st & 22nd of April 2024
Theme - Famous Places.
Pro Beauty & Hair
SEC Glasgow. 9th & 10th of June 2024
Theme - Celebrations.
Pro Beauty North
Manchester Central. 29th & 30th
Of September 2024
Theme – Carnival.
Keep an eye on the Professional Beauty website for further details on how to register and the Facebook Community page “The FNP & Pro Beauty Competition Group” where you can find rules, schedules and scoresheets in the files section.