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We are beyond excited to announce the launch of our Instagram nail competitions, where Professional Beauty will regularly give you the chance to get creative and challenge your skills as a nail tech.
Maybe you want to enter one of our live nail competitions at one of our Professional Beauty events but haven't had the chance or confidence yet. These comps are a great way to get started.
You might be a serial competitor wanting to keep your skills up in-between events or perhaps you are a new nail tech looking to join a community and level up. Whichever stage you are at, these competitions are for you.
Theme: Picnic Season – Picky Bits Edition 🧺🌼🍓✨
Your client’s heading to a sunny park picnic and they want nails as sweet and summer-ready as a picnic spread. Think laid-back luxe meets fruity freshness with a side of polished playfulness. ☀️🧁🍋🌸
From strawberry milk pinks to buttery lemon, dreamy lilac haze to pops of gingham blue, this look embraces picnic-perfect tones and soft-glow textures. Add chrome that catches the sunlight, dainty floral accents, or fruity charms that look good enough to eat. These nails are made for sipping spritzers, lounging on blankets, and turning every snack grab into a glam moment.
Must include:
✨ At least one 3D picnic-inspired element (think mini florals, fruit charms, bows, gingham prints, picnicware, basket-weave textures)
⏳ Deadline: Midnight, June 30th
📸 How to enter:
1️⃣ Create a nail look inspired by the theme
2️⃣ Post a photo on Instagram with hashtags #PBLOVES and #PBCHALLENGE
3️⃣ Tag @professionalbeauty.uk
🔁 Only one entry per person
✨Winner will get their work highlighted in Professional Beauty Magazine and online — your nail art could be the main course on the picnic table! ✨
Here’s the drill:
✨ We’ll drop a theme
✨ You’ll submit your nail creations (on you or your client — one entry per person!)
✨ Press-ons allowed
✨ Snap your creation and share your look on Instagram
✨ To enter you MUST use the hashtags #PBLoves AND #PBChallenge
✨ Winners and runners-up will be highlighted on our platforms
✨ Most importantly, have fun!
Let your creativity run wild, build confidence and level up your skill — we can’t wait to see your masterpiece manis. The next competition details will be dropping soon, so stay tuned! 🚨
Want to know more about our in-person competitions?
Competing as a nail tech is important because it pushes you to refine your skills, stay updated with industry trends, and set yourself apart in a highly competitive field.
Our Professional Beauty competitions and partner event Nailympia hosted at Professional Beauty Autumn, challenge you to step outside your comfort zone and showcase your creativity, precision, and innovation under pressure.
They also offer valuable networking opportunities, exposing you to other talented professionals, potential clients, and industry leaders.
Whether you win or not, the experience builds confidence, strengthens your portfolio, and enhances your credibility - helping you grow both personally and professionally.
You will get to meet and learn from our incredible judges, including the wonderful Kirsty Meakin and get support and invaluable advice from our competition directors, Jacqui and Sean O'Sullivan.
Watch this space to learn about our upcoming competitions...
And if you need more reason to enter, check out what some of our serial competitors have said about the value of entering our competitions.
