These Rules Apply to All Categories
These Rules Apply to 3-D Nail Art only
These Rules Apply to Hand Painted Nail Art only
These Rules Apply to Airbrushed Nail Art only
* You will get access to your personal folder for sending photos and videos according to the categories. You can submit your work before 23:59 until 30.11.2021.
* You will get access to your personal folder for sending photos and videos according to the categories. You can submit your work before 23:59 until 30.11.2021.
1b. Salon Style— the standard of perfection for the Salon Success competition; a set of nail enhancements that have:
9. Electric files may be used.
The type of stamping you do as well as the colors you use are also your choice. You may use as many or few colors for stamping or chrome. Metallic colors for stamping are allowed.
* You will get access to your personal folder for sending photos and videos according to the categories. You can submit your work before 23:59 until 30.11.2021.
You will get access to your personal folder for sending photos and videos according to the categories.
**1A. Nails may be extensions or natural. The length must be no longer than a salon success style nail length of 1 to 2 ratio.
1. Competitors will have 2 hours to complete one hand of stiletto sculptured (unless otherwise noted, check individual daily competition schedules); competition-style nail enhancements using flat paper or metal forms only. Tips and adhesive are NOT allowed.
2. Competition Stiletto nails must be a minimum of 5,08cm long. This measurement is from the lowest point of the cuticle to the end of the free edge.
3. Competitors must use liquid-and-powder acrylic products or light-cured products only.
4. Only pink, clear and white enhancement products may be used. Enhancement products containing glitter and/or any other color are NOT allowed. Cover pink is allowed.
5. Embellishments may NOT be used.
6. The model’s natural nails may be prepared for product application before the competition, but the product may NOT be applied until the competition starts.
7. No products, such as inverted tips or any “cookie-cutter” products may be used to form or assist in making a smile line. All smile lines must be done with a brush by hand.
8. No plastic-type molds of any kind may be used to form the sculptured nail.
9. The free edge must be sculpted with white sculpting products only. White gel paint and white gel polish are not allowed.
10. Lunula must be sculpted and included at the base of the nail.
11. All files and buffers must be clean and unused; electric files and buffing products may not be used.
12. Only water may be used. Cleansing products (soaps, etc.) and moisturizing products (oils, creams, lotions, etc.) are NOT allowed. Bowls containing marbles or other substances are NOT allowed.
13. The nail enhancements must be finished to a high shine and completely free from any additional products.
14. Sculptured Stiletto Nails will be judged in the following categories: smile lines, “stiletto” “C” curves, cuticle area, shape, product control, moons, surface structure, lateral structure, length, arch location, finish work, and overall impression.
This competition is about style and shape. We want to see 5 shapes of nail extensions. Square and regular stiletto cannot be used. For example the wedge, bridge, lipstick, edge, Russian almond, blade, arrow or something new that you create. Remember it is the structure of the nail that dictates type of nail you are going to produce.
THIS IS NOT FRENCH TWIST. Each nail must have a different structure quality.
“C” Curves will be judged in accordance with the shape that is created. Meaning they will most probably NOT be created in the traditional “C” fashion. Smile lines MAY be done in support of the style created for that nail shape.
1. Competitors will have 3 hours (unless otherwise noted) to complete ONE HAND (unless otherwise noted) of FiveStyle competition-style sculptured nail enhancements using flat paper or metal forms. Tips and adhesive are NOT allowed.
2. Each design must be distinct from the other. Styles must be unusual style and design. You must think out of the box.
3. Competitors must use liquid-and-powder acrylic products or light-cured products only. You can not use gel paint or white gel polish.
4. Only pink, clear and white enhancement products may be used. Enhancement products containing glitter and/or any other color are NOT allowed. Cover pinks are allowed and may be used to elongate natural nail beds.
5. Embellishments may NOT be used.
6. The model’s natural nails may be prepared for product application before the competition, but the product may NOT be applied until the competition starts.
7. No consideration will be given for any pre-existing damage to a model’s natural nails, cuticles, or hands.
8. Electric files and buffing tools, may be used.
9. ** Cleansing products (soaps, etc.) and moisturizing products oils, creams, lotions are allowed.
10. The nail enhancements must be French-style (pink/clear and white), finished to a high shine, and completely free of polish. The nail plate may be extended. Gel sealant may be used to finish to a high shine. Or you can buff to a high shine.
**PLEASE SEE JUDGES CRITERIA FOR CLARITY OF JUDGING!
11. FiveStyle Sculptured Nails will be judged in the following categories: smile lines, “C” curves, cuticle area, shape, product control, FiveStyle, surface structure, lateral structure, length, complexity, finish work, and overall impression.
This competition is about style and shape. We want to see a new shape of the nail extension. For example the wedge, or bridge, or something new that you create. Think out of the box. Extension competition.
Stiletto is not considered FreeStyle!
1. Competitors will have 2 ½ hours (unless otherwise noted) to complete ONE HAND of FreeStyle competition-style sculptured nail enhancements using industry-standard style paper or metal forms. Tips and adhesive are NOT allowed.
2. Competitors must use liquid-and-powder acrylic products or light-cured products only.
3. Only pink, clear and white enhancement products may be used. Enhancement products containing glitter and/or any other color are NOT allowed. Cover pinks are allowed.
4. Embellishments may NOT be used.
5. The model’s natural nails may be prepared for product application before the competition, but the product may NOT be applied until the competition starts.
6. No consideration will be given for any pre-existing damage to a model’s natural nails, cuticles, or hands.
7. No products, such as inverted tips or any “cookie-cutter” products may be used to form or assist in making a smile line. All smile lines must be done with a brush by hand. Paint on white is not allowed.
8. Electric files and buffing tools may be used. No buffing products containing any type of oil or moisturizer may be used.
9. Water only may be used. Cleansing products (soaps, etc.) and moisturizing products (oils, creams, lotions, bowls with anything in them i.e. marbles, rocks etc.) are NOT allowed.
10. The nail enhancements must be French-style (pink/clear and white), finished to a high shine, and completely free of polish. Gel sealant may not be used to finish to a high shine.
11. FreeStyle Sculptured Nails will be judged in the following categories: smile lines, “C” curves, cuticle area, shape, product control, FreeStyle, surface structure, lateral structure, length, difficulty, finish work, and overall impression.
1. Airbrush Nail Art entry must consist of a set of 5 individual manufacturer tips. The length must be no longer than 5,08 cm in length and no wider than 1,9 cm if they were flattened out. Tips must graduated in size. The shape of the tips can be any, but the same on all nails. Tips must remain individual and not be secured to one another. The design may encompass all 5 tips as a picture, but tips must remain individual.
2. Entries must be presented on a flat surface, one color, no texture, no mirror. The five tips must be fastened on this surface. The size of the mounting surface must be a maximum of 15,24 cm wide by 20,32 cm deep by 0,635 cm tall
3. The original color of the tips does not matter. Each tip may have a different color, the coating should be solid, applying of colors must be done with airbrush only.
4. All work must be done by airbrushing ONLY. Gel paint hand painting or acrylic hand painting is absolutely NOT ALLOWED. Stamping of any type is NOT allowed.
5. The type of airbrushing you do, as well as the colors you use are your choice. You may use as many or few colors as you like. Metallic and shiny colors for paint are allowed. You can use any type of airbrush paint.
6. Your Airbrush application should be completely smooth and clean.
7. The surface of the tips must be flush; NO raised surfaces.
8. You MUST use some type of top coat or UV gel sealant. Must NOT contain any glitter.
9. NO Copyrighted art is allowed at any time. Penalties will be given or and possible a possible disqualification at the judges discretion.
10. Airbrush Nail Art will be judged in the following categories: originality, visual interest, color, presentation, balance, design, detail, overall impression, complexity, workmanship, airbrush technique, tip length & shape and theme.
11. Any Airbrush design that wins, or has already won, first place at a prior NAILPRO competition cannot be reused by the winner or copied by other competitors in subsequent NAILPRO competitions.
The NAILPRO competition staff reserves the right to disqualify any design it considers too similar to a winning design. Any discussion with the NAILPRO competition staff about designs will be held in strict confidence
1. Competitors will have 2.5 hours for competing on one hand (unless otherwise noted) of competition-style square nail enhancements with extreme length including inlay design. Only flat paper forms may be used. Always check the daily schedule for exact parameters, for example the theme.
2. Competitors may use any products (liquid-and-powder acrylic or light-cured gel, polygel) staying in one technology and within any colors. Any colored enhancement products are allowed to include glitter. Glitter and embellishments are allowed but not over 25%. No stamping or chrome of any sort is allowed.
3. The model’s natural nails may be prepared for product application before the competition starts, but product may NOT be applied until the competition starts.
4. No colored or clear products of any type may be applied to the natural nail.
5. All enhancement products must be applied after forms are applied to the natural nail. No tips, plastic type molds of any kind may be used to form the sculptured nail.
6. The surface of the nail enhancements must be flush. NO raised surfaces.
7. All files and buffers must be clean and unused. Electric files, buffers and buffing products may be used.
8. Cleansing products (soaps, etc.) and moisturizing products (oils, creams, lotions, etc.) are allowed. Excessive use of oil is not permitted. It will be at the judge’s discretion to deduct for excess oil.
9. The nail enhancements on hand must be finished to a high shine by buffing, applying top coat or using a gel sealant. Polish, gel polish, gel paint and glitter polish are NOT ALLOWED.
10. Fan Sculptured Nail Design will be judged in the following categories: lateral structure, “C” curves, originality, cuticle area, surface structure, product control, complexity, design and balance, length, shape, finish work, and overall impression.
11. Any Fan Sculptured Nail Design that wins, or has already won, first place at a NAILPRO competition cannot be reused by the winner or copied by other competitors in subsequent NAILPRO competitions.
The NAILPRO competition staff will disqualify any design it considers too similar to a winning design. Any discussion with the NAILPRO competition staff about designs will be held in strict confidence.