If you're a talented nail tech who'd love to be recognised for your skills, the Nail Competitions at Professional Beauty are for you.
Enter NowNail Competitions at Professional Beauty London are back with exciting categories to enter.
Competitors will have the chance to show off their skills and battle it out for the chance to raise their profile in the industry whist competing against the best!
Competition starts at 9:30 75 minutes Purpose: Is to create 10 salon style nails using Structure / Builder in a bottle gel. This competition is completed on natural nails only The model is to arrive with manicured nails, prepare the nails prior. Nails should be ready for Structure / Builder in a bottle gel system/product. No design element is required. The end result to be a flawless set of nails. No manicure procedure is necessary during this competition.
Competition area 09:00 2nd March, 2025 Book Now
11.00am Live Stage Demo – Learn A Skill (30 mins) 11.30am Return to Competition Area – Preparation Time (30 mins) 12.00pm Learn A Skill Start (60 mins) Purpose: for the times when a client arrives with a design, they want you to reproduce. Show an ability to replicate the demonstrated design plus show your creativity in using the technique but adding your own ‘twist’. Watch Demo (design and demo provided by Kirsty Meakin) – 30 mins Planning time 3 ‘tips on sticks’ in 60 minutes (tips will be provided)
Competition area 10:30 2nd March, 2025 Book Now
The Shape Of Your Art Nail competition will start at 1.30pm - 75 minutes) Purpose: 75 mins includes time to read the brief. (3 tips will be supplied): You will be expected to create 3 nail designs and you will be given the brief prior to the competition start time. You will need to bring all nail art products and tools that you would normally have in your kit to create designs. To help you with choosing your products the theme will be based on a scenario that will be announced prior to the competition.
Competition area 13:00 2nd March, 2025 Book Now
The Manicure competition will start at 9:30 and end at 10:15am. (45 mins) Purpose: focus on perfect and safe preparation of the cuticle and surrounding skin and immaculate painting using traditional nail polish. A ‘before’ picture will be taken by the lead judge on a smart phone.
Competition area 09:00 3rd March, 2025 Book Now
Hand in your nail designs at 10:00am at the competition area. Read the score sheets available in files section of “Pro Beauty Competition Group” on Facebook. Check out the point distribution and see where you will gain the most points and the least. This will help your timing and focus on the best areas.
10:00 3rd March, 2025 Book Now
The Gel Polish competition will start at 11.15am and end at 12.05pm. (50 mins) The Gel Polish competition will start at 12:30pm and end at 1:30pm. (60 mins) Purpose: To demonstrate accurate and safe application of UV gel polish to one hand using French and dark colour. This competition is completed on natural nails only (Nails will be checked prior to competition start) The model is to arrive with manicured nails, prepare the nails prior. Nails should be ready for gel polish and coated with any type of Gel polish/Soak off system/product in a bottle. No design element is required. The end result to be a flawless set of nails. No manicure procedure is necessary during this competition.
Competition area 10:30 3rd March, 2025 Book Now
The Salon Nail competition will start at 12:30pm and end at 1:30pm. (60 mins) Purpose: Create the perfect salon nail in a system of your choice (Liquid & Powder or UV Cured Product) with either tip & overlay or sculpt. One Hand Polish Thumb & Little Finger Crème Dark UV Gel or regular Polish. This is a salon nail NOT pink and white.
Competition area 11:45 3rd March, 2025 Book Now
InstaNail London Excel-Digital Games
Competition Level: Student/Nail Professional
Purpose: To create a photo you would be proud to showcase your skills and business. This image should showcase your skills, and your creativity. There will be two awards for this competition. The same nail work may be used in the Mixed Media Boxed Art Competition.
Entry deadline: Online Public Vote:
Thursday the 20th of February 2025 5pm Wednesday the 26th of February 2025
Student - any person that is currently enrolled in their first course or education pathway to become a qualified nail professional or who has qualified as a nail professional within the last 24 months. (Evidence may be required at point of initial registration to compete and may be requested at the registration desk on competition day – (digital evidence on phone is satisfactory). You will be judged at student level
Nail Professional – any nail technician whether a professional or an educator that has been qualified for more than 1 year
As well as naming winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd place) in each category, the competition will reward the nail tech with the overall highest score, giving points accumulated for 1st, 2nd and 3rd placements, over two days of competition including any InstaNail and catwalk showcase entries.
This means that the more competitions you are placed in, the better chance you have to be named overall winner.
Note: There has to be a more than 3 competitors in each category to be considered for a championship.
PROFESSIONALS: £30 | STUDENTS: £20
To enter a nail competition:
The deadline for entries is 10am on Thursday 27th February.
