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TOP NAIL talent

Some of the best nail techs in the business battled it out in Manchester on September 25–26 at the Professional Beauty North Nail Competition 2022. Here’s who won

The Nail Competition at Professional Beauty North saw techs meet and show off their skills in six exciting categories over two days. Once again, Professional Beauty collaborated with industry association The Federation of Nail Professionals (FNP) on the competition, with Jacqueline O’Sullivan and Sean O’Sullivan leading the event as competition directors.

NORTH NAIL CHAMPION

Winner: Octavia Smith (accumulated 8 points)

SALON NAIL

Winner: Octavia Smith (200 points) 2nd: Dominika Jedrzejczak (193 points) 3rd: Gemma McCarthy (149 points)

LEARN A SKILL

Winner: Octavia Smith (132 points) 2nd: Alice Atkinson (119 points) 3rd: Michelle Harding (113 points)

COMPETITION NAIL

Winner: Dominika Jedrzejczak (217 points) 2nd: Octavia Smith (203 points) 3rd: Gemma McCarthy (181 points)

GEL POLISH

Winner: Gemma McCarthy (205 points) 2nd: Dominika Jedrzejczak (184 points)

CATWALK SHOWCASE

Theme: mythical creatures & worlds Winner: Danielle Brindley (51 points) 2nd: Michelle Harding (50 points) 3rd: Tina Li (49 points)

INSTANAIL PHOTOGRAPHIC

Theme: mythical creatures & worlds Winner: Vanessa Armitage (54 points) 2nd: Gemma Dawson (46.5 points) 3rd: Danielle Brindley (46 points) Voters’ Choice: Gemma Dawson (204 votes)

THANK YOU TO THE JUDGES

Hazel Dixon, Zsuzsanna Fecsik, Alex Fox, Amie Heary, Kirsty Meakin, Angela Metcalfe, Mandy Rainford-Jones, Andrea Rimmer and Clare Woodcock and also to FNP president Marian Newman for support on the organisation.

THE NEXT PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY NAIL COMPETITION WILL RUN AT PROFESSIONAL BEAUTY LONDON AT EXCEL, MARCH 5–6. JOIN THE “FEDERATION OF NAIL PROFESSIONALS & PRO BEAUTY COMPETITION GROUP” ON FACEBOOK FOR ALL THE UPDATES

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