Professional Beauty's 'under the sea' nail competition winner announced!

We’re thrilled to announce the winner of our 'under the sea,’ nail competition. 

We asked you to think of moody nails inspired by the ocean's depths to match the client's alt aesthetic with a focus on aquatic aura, mystical mermaids and sea witchery chic - Glazed finishes, pearl accents and tide-turning textures.

📸 Entrants had to:

1️⃣ Create a nail look inspired by the theme
2️⃣ Post a photo on Instagram with hashtags #PBLOVES and #PBCHALLENGE
3️⃣ Tag @professionalbeauty.uk

Entrants were marked on overall design and creativity, technical execution, nail art detailing, theme interpretation and presentation quality.

We are delighted to announce that Natasha Clark is the winner, scoring the highest with 95 points.

Winning entry by Natasha Clark

Deputy editor and nail artist Kezia Parkins said: “This was a tough one to judge as we more than doubled our entries for this theme. Natasha Clark took first place for her precision and for understanding the assignment perfectly. This set is super wearable and on trend and would be perfect for an alt grunge girl looking for something mystical-mermaid inspired.”

Check out all of the winners.... 

Winner - Natasha Clark -  @natashaloisnails

2nd Place - Tiggy Upshall - @tiggyatthenaildesigner

Parkins said: "Tiggy's attention to detail in this set is incredible - especially with the 3D elements. I love to see people that don't normally do this kind of art get creative - well done!"

3rd Place - Ellie Jones - @ellsbeautymark_

Parkins said: "Ellie won our last competition - Sicilian Summer. We are so happy she made it to the top three again and that perfect pearl certainly helped."

4th Place - Emma Bailey Ray - @rays_of_beautymua

Parkins said: "What an outstanding entry - this octopus is literally erupting from the nail - the creativity is unreal."

Highly commended - Kay Poole - @poole.kay

Parkins said: "I had to give a special mention to Kay Poole, who blew everyone out of the water with her creativity - every nail tells a deep-sea tale."

With our new online comps, Professional Beauty will regularly give you the chance to get creative and challenge your skills as a nail tech, so keep an eye on our Instagram for the next theme.