absolutly fab! said:
this is a fab thread and has certainly got us all thinking!
does it seem that to win you must know the judges to know what they are looking for?, and adapt?
what product range do the guys from japan etc use?... is it any better than ours,
We have used international judges for olympia and not local judges to the circuit?
Do the judges know b 4 the comp who has entered? and who is whos model?
competion nails are differnt to salon nails... so why do we consider that we are thinking all our second best? There are some very good tecs and trainners who do not compete, which is there choice who time again deliever fabbio nails to clients and tecs................................. through there choice do not compete... i would not ever consider there nails to be second best!
Great thread I have to add.....cheers Samantha xxx
Well with all the competitions I have attended, Pro Beauty UK ones I have to add, we have never known who the judges where...... not until we got the scoresheets with their names written on them......Something that I think is a bit silly.....why keep it so secret ???...
At the Nailympics this was not the case, we knew who the judges where, and they all have incredible system knowledge...........these judges are the cream of the industry......I know that the Fibreglass category was judged by judges that do know the fibreglass system inside out and know how the prefect fibreglass nail should look like......and what can be achieved using this system.....
Judges should look for, system clarity, perfect balance, prefect tip placement if tips are being used, amongst other thing, but they are also looking for incredible consistency.....
Every nail has to be perfect and all should look absolutely the same in structure , shape and form.....
This is something I feel the USA and Japan have down to a T....they are very consistens in a competition and that is what gives them the winning edge....
This is something I am striving for......Finding the formula that makes me a Nailympics winner and then stick to it with a vengeance....
It doesn't matter who's system you use, if you can't show that your work is consistant than the best system in the world is not going to make you a winner........ Perfect Consistency will..............
The judges at the Nailympics are not aware at the time of judging, who's nails they are judging..... they judge blind, they cannot see the models faces, all they get to see are the hands......This is also the case with our competitions....
Salon nails and Competition nails are very different, a Salon nail is build to last and to enhance the clients hands....
The Competition nail, is a nail that is build to perfection on a model with a perfect nail canvas, it is very fragile because it is build for look and sleekness...
This is a bit like Catwalk fashion, the fashion you see on a catwalk during a fashion show is amazing, the models are stunning, but it is for show, to show off creative talent and the way it is shown is fantastic, but not always right for every day...i.e. who wears a see through blouse or shirt in Tescos ???.....the winning formula in fashion is the WOW look, the make up and the nails lol....
Then after a fashion show the look is taken and adapted for high street sales and to be worn by every person of every shape and size.....
This is the same with Competition nails, you create the ultimate set of nails, perfect in look, shape and form...... then this is the adapted to every day use in the salon.... A competition will skill the Technician into producing the best set of Salon nails, with the consistency required by a competion winning set of nails......
So I am not being disrespectful to Technicians that choose not to compete, because this is not everybody's cup of tea.......
But I know personally that competing has made me so much more critical to my own standard of work..and has given me the knowledge to look at my nails in 3D rather than the overall appearance.. . and I would love to say my work is consistent from the first set I do to the last, but is it in all honesty...????.... No i don't think so...... my nails are not second best, not by a long shot, but they are not always consistent either.......because I do nails for real people too, people that at the last minute tell me they have to be out in xyz minutes, because they have a video conference or a business meeting, so the carefull checking of the line of light goes out the window...and I will do the best to my ability in the time allowed , thats something competing has taught me too, time pressure .... but I know that if I can get to that winning formula, adapt it to my salon nails then every client will get a consistent nail even if the pressure is on !!!!!
I am working on it with gusto xxxx or what ever his name is.....
This is what I am dealing with the most of my day, not those perfect nails/nailbeds.
