CATEGORIES ON OFFER

Each location chooses the most relevant categories for its nail culture. These will include qualifying competitions for trophies and will take into account whether it’s a two or three-day Nailympia event. Some of the competitions are hosted live at the arena, some are hand-in at the event and others are offline email photo entries. Please check the website www.nailympia.com to view each location’s individual schedule, requirements and length of each competition.

• L&P Acrylic Tip & Overlay (P&W one hand) arena 75-minutes

• L&P Acrylic Sculpture (P&W one hand) arena 75-minutes

• UV/LED Gel Tip & Overlay (P&W one hand) arena 75-minutes

• UV/LED Gel Sculpture (P&W one hand) arena 75-minutes

• Perfect Match for L&P & Gel categories (match 2-hands)

• Salon Nails – arena 60-minutes (one hand & subject to change)

• Sculpted Acrygel – arena 60-minutes

• Stiletto Nails – arena 2-hours (one hand)

• French Twist 5 Shape Challenge arena – 2-hours (One hand)

• The Joy of Nails with Bling –75-minutes (can do on own hand – 3 fingers)

• Fantasy Complete Look – 1-hour (apply hair, make-up, costume before the comp, adhere nails on model in arena)

• Reality Nails - 45-minutes arena/online/hand-in

• Runway Nails – hand-in/online

• Invent a Nail Shape – hand-in/online

• Mixed Media Art – hand-in/online

• Flat Art – hand-in/online

• Extreme Nail Styling Poster – online/email

ART THEMES for Nailympia London 2023 – closing date 18-08-23

• Runway Nails

Theme: WIZARD OF OZ – 3 nail tips all depicting this

• Invent a Nail Shape

Theme: ARABIAN NIGHTS – 1 extreme nail

• Flat Art

Theme: SPEAKEASY – 10 nails, 5 sizes, gap between nails

• Reality Nails

3 nails – 3 themes – quick salon art (points for simplicity)

1st nail tip – POETRY IN MOTION

2nd nail tip – HOUSE OF CARDS

3rd nail tip – LEATHER & LACE

NOTE: Mixed Media remains – an open theme on 10 nail tips of 5 sizes with gaps between each nail tip