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Nail artists went head to head in a range of categories at PB London’s two-day Nail Competition, in association with The Feds. Find out whose skills were up to scratch
Educators, professionals and students battled it out at our Nail Competition at Professional Beauty London in October, in association with The Federation of Nail Professionals (aka The Feds). Nail techs at all levels competed at the two-day competition, showing their skills in a Bridal Challenge, Liquid and Powder Enhancements, Salon Enhancements, UV Gel Polish, the Educator Skills Challenge, Instagram Photographic, Press Ons in a Box and the Perfect Manicure.
Designed to reflect the most popular treatments in the nail industry, as well as to challenge the techs when it comes to learning new skills, the competition, hosted by leading industry names Marian Newman and Sue Davies, allowed competitors to gain valuable feedback from some of the best in the industry. The 2021 PB London Nail Competition Winners are:
UV Gel Polish (Nail Professional)
Winner: Angela Gaffney
Second: Dominikia Jedrzejczak
Third: Nia Grumwald
UV Gel Polish (Educator)
Joint winners: Antonia Catalano, Elysia Harmony and Ilonda Borkowski
Educator of the Year
Winner: Lauren McBride
Runner-up: Laura Peat
Salon Enhancements
Winner: Jade Barber
Second: Lauren McBride
Instagram Photographic (Nail Professional)
Winner: Zoey Hughes
Second: Dani Bailey
Instagram Photographic (Educator)
Winner: Laura Peat
Second: Kimberly Reid
Third: Pippa Trotter
Press Ons in a Box (Nail Professional)
Winner: Eugenia Prudentio
Educator Skills Challenge
A brand new category for PB’s Nail Competition, the Educator Skills Challenge gave educators the chance to demonstrate what they are able to teach their students, with a brief to create oval, pipe, stiletto, coffin and square nails, plus nail art.
Winner: Laura Peat
Second: Theresa Foddering
Third: Kimberly Reid
Press Ons in a Box (Educator)
Winner: Kimberly Reid
Second: Sarah Roberts
Third: Laura Peat
Bridal Challenge
Joint winners: Lauren McBride and Dominikia Jedrzejczak
Student of the Year
Winner: Zoey Hughes
Runner-up: Daisy Tushingham
Nail Professional of the Year
Winner: Dominika Jedrzekczak
Runner-up: Angela Gaffney
Liquid and Powder Enhancements
Winner: Ilona Barkowski
The Perfect Manicure
Winner: Lauren McBride
Second: Anotonia Catalano
Third: Dominikia Jedrzejczak
Learn a Skill
Winner: Lauren McBride
Second: Michelle Harding
Third: Dominikia Jedrzejczak
Thank you to the the judging team
Michelle Brookes, Maria Cletanni, Agnes Dullo, Alex Fox, Linda Hill, Gemma Lambert Lewis, Ela Loszczyk, Sammy MacDonald, Sabrina Malik, Kristina Manners, Francesca Manzi, Sue Marsh, Kirsty Meakin, Jacqui O’Sullivan, Eve Oxberry, Belinda Price.