The professional touch

International Nail Championships

The best techs in the fIndustry will demonstrate their nail art, manicure and permanent polish skills, in the one-day championships taking place at PB London at ExCel on Sunday February 24. There are no student categories this year.

Categories:

• Mixed Media Boxed Nail Art

• Pink $#x0026; White Competition Style

• Salon Nail

• Permanent Polish

• Photographic Classic: Pop Art Theme

• Photographic Nail Art: Pop Art Theme

• One Stroke Nail Art Boxed

• New Dip Systems

• Nail Masters Heat

Entry: £25

Lash Championships

The fIrst ever London Lash Championships are taking place at ExCeL this year, celebrating the UK’s best lash artists. The championships, which launched at PB North last year, are a platform to support the growing lash fIndustry and shine a spotlight on the attention to detail required to be at the top of the game.

Categories and Divisions:

• Classic: Expert, Professional and Novice divisions

• Russian 3D $#x0026; 4D: Expert, Professional and Novice divisions

• New Volume: Expert, Professional and Novice divisions

Professionals: £75; Students: £15

Warpaint Make-up Championships

Make-up artists are invited to demonstrate their creativity at this year’s Warpaint Make-up championships. This year’s categories relect the dfiversity of the fIndustry, ranging from evening prom looks to the world of witchcraft and wizardry.

Categories and themes:

• Runway: Ossie Clark

• Real Beauty: Prom Queen – one model, two looks, four key products

• Film $#x0026; TV: Magical Folk – the world of “a certain boy wizard”

• Bodypainting: Inspired by Walt Disney movies

Professionals: £25, students: £10

COLLEGE CUP

This sought-after award will be gfiven to the highest-placing college across the Warpaint make-up categories. They are awarded points for students who place fIrst, second and third, with the establishment with the highest total taking home a prize.

Entries for all three championships are open at professionalbeauty.co.uk/championships