The 2025 Competitions are for Nail professionals and students who want to compete and show off their skills while rewarding entrants with valuable networking and learning opportunities. Judged by industry professionals, let your skills be seen by the best. An awards ceremony and certification handout will take place after the judging to award excellence of skills displayed.
Level and Competition Overview
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
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.
