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North East Nail Competition 2012
North East Nail Competition 2012
Caledonian Hotel May 2012
Details to follow
North East Nail Technician of the Year 2012
General Rules & Regulations
The following general rules apply to all categories. Please ensure that you read, understand and follow them:
• Pre-registration for all the competitions ends on Monday 2nd May 2011 at 5pm. Colleges must register in advance before Friday 29th April.
• Places will not be guaranteed for entries submitted after the deadline date or for those who enter on the day.
• Entry fees must be paid in full at the time of registration. Refunds are not available. Entry forms submitted after the deadline date, if accepted, will be charged £20 per category.
• Your competition entry confirmation letter will be sent upon receipt of cleared payment (please allow 7-10 days).
• Please ensure you are aware of the competition categories, themes and competition start times. Entrants arriving after the specified start time will not be allowed entry.
• Competitors must provide their own product, extension lead, lighting, towels, water, small metal bin with a lid and plastic liner, completed client card, eye protection and all materials needed for competition. If warm water is required, competitors must supply their own, in a suitable container such as a flask. electrical socket will be supplied.
• All competitors must supply their own model, who must be over the age of 16 years. Remember you must register your model for a Roadshow entry badge.
• No smoking or eating is allowed during the competition or in the competition area. Soft drinks are acceptable.
• Each workstation must be kept clean and tidy to demonstrate competitors' awareness of standard salon health and safety practice, in line with HABIA's Code of Practice and the event's own Health & Safety regulations. Competitors will be judged on their performance during the competition as well as their finished entry. Each competitor is expected to be fully insured, and work at their own risk.
• All mobile phones must be switched off (including your model’s phone) during the competition. Competitors will be disqualified for phones ringing/vibrating/answered during the competition as this is a distraction to your fellow competitors.
• To qualify for the Novice category, competitors must not have previously entered any professional nail competition excluding college categories . However, it does not matter how long you have been working as a professional nail technician.
• Entrants to the Photographic and Boxed Nail Art categories may submit their entry by Special Delivery before Friday 6th May at 5pm, or submit their entry at the event on Sunday 15th May before 10am. Please ensure that your name is written only once on the reverse of the photograph / box and the step by step/s. Please do not write your name and address anywhere else in the step by step as this can be seen as a form of cheating.
• Photographic and Boxed Nail Art entries will be available for collection from the competition area at the end of the Awards presentation. Entries will not be returned by post.
• All competitors and models (optional for Photographic & Boxed) must attend the post-competition briefing, which will take place prior to the Awards presentation. Due to seating limitations, only competitors and models will be allowed entry. Non-competitors or models will be asked to leave.
• • Should any aspect of the Rules be broken, competitors leave themselves open to a 10-point deduction or disqualification, depending on the severity of the offence, at the discretion of the Competition Director.
• In the event of a tie, the appointed adjudicator’s decision will be final. Rules and regulations or amendments will remain at the discretion of the competition organisers. All entries are accepted with the competitor’s agreement of all the rules and regulations. All competitors must be fully insured and work is carried out at their own risk.
• Photographs will be taken at the event by an official photographer educationail & Ezflow reserve the right to use the work in their magazines / websites / promotional use.
Floor Judging Rules & Regulations
Floor judging rules apply to EVERY category (except Photographic and Boxed Nail Art).
One point is given for each section, with a possible total of 10 points available. These are an important part of your total points so it is essential to follow all of these rules. Many competitors lose points as they do not bring full eye protection, a previously completed client card and a metal bin with a metal lid and plastic liner. If you prefer not to be interrupted during the competition time, then please do ensure that these items are visible at all times for floor judging. Please note that face/dust masks must be present; this is in accordance to the HABIA code of practice.
Professional Uniform
This should be as you would wear in the salon:
• A professional tunic, jacket, dress, apron or tabard must be worn. It can be any colour.
• T-shirts with business / team names / industry logos are allowed.
• Recognised nail / beauty industry logos /your business name logos / badges are acceptable.
• Men are allowed to wear a plain white shirt.
• Sensible skirt or trousers. No jeans or shorts.
• Sensible shoes with NO open toes.
Jewellery
You may wear a wedding band and a watch only. Engagement rings or rings that are impossible to remove must be covered with a plaster. No bracelets, necklaces or large loop earrings (stud or very small loops are acceptable). No facial piercings can be showing (please remove or cover).
Hair
Long hair must be tied back. Fringes that fall below the eye level must be clipped back. No competitor’s hair must hang down onto the nails.
Eye Protection and Face Mask
One pair of safety glasses / goggles must be visible on your desk throughout the competition but it is up to the individual competitor or model whether they wish to wear the eye protection. Standard glasses are not acceptable as they have no side protection.
A facemask must be present and visible to the Floor Judge but need not be worn, to show compliance with the HABIA code of practice.
Completed Client Card
An appropriate salon client card should be visible on the desk and filled in with your model’s personal details, including medical conditions and service / treatment details, before the briefing starts
Neat and tidy desk
Keep files in pots / containers. Remove dust and debris as often as possible. Keep any lids on products when you have finished with them. The floor judge will be looking to see that you are working in a neat and tidy manner.
Disinfection / Sanitation
A wet solution, such as diluted Barbicide, should be labelled and present on your desk (any liquid such as Barbicide must be diluted to manufactures instructions). Sanitation for your files (such as sanitizer spray) and for you and your model’s hands (such as a spray or gel), should also be labelled and present on your desk.
Disposal of waste
A small metal bin with a metal lid and a plastic liner should be on or under your desk (even if it is a small table top container such as a coffee canister). Carrier bags, open top bins and plastic / wooden bins are not acceptable.
Products labelled correctly
All bottles, pots and containers should be labelled clearly and correctly. These should be the original manufacturer’s container with a label of ingredients in English. This includes pump dispenser bottles for liquids such as nail varnish remover. Please ensure that you do not have any products on your desk that are not allowed in your category, as they will be removed by the floor judge.
For example: if cuticle oil or any oil-based products (such as some cuticle removers, including oil sprays and creams) are not allowed in your category, then please do not bring them. They will be removed from your desk and you may be disqualified. Plain water sprays are allowed and will be tested by the floor judge.
Tip Boxes and Sculpting Forms (if appropriate to your category)
Tips must not be pre-blended / tailored prior to the competition or during set up and briefing. All tips must be inside a box (not laid out on your desk) on your table with no less than 50 tips in the box. Sculpting forms must remain untouched on the paper roll or in a box and will be checked by the floor judge.
Any questions
Tip And Overlay College Competion Level 2 & 3
• You will have 1½ hours to complete your ½ set of competition nails on your LEFT HAND
RIGHT HAND MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE COMPETITION.
• You can use the Liquid and Powder, UV Gel or Wrap system.
• All tips must be inside a box (not laid out on your desk) on your table with no less than 50 tips in the box. Tips must not be pre-blended / tailored prior to the competition or during set up and briefing. This will be checked by the floor judges.
• No white tips may be used.
• Smile lines ARE NOT required for this category.
• Tips must be blended to the natural nail. You may use natural or clear tips only. The underside of both hands must look the same.
• Oil and any associated products (including hand creams and some cuticle removers), white tips, base / top coats or drills / electric files are NOT allowed at any stage of the competition and if found on the table will incur disqualification.
• The product must be flush at the cuticle area, with no bubbles visible.
• Please refer to the General and Floor Judging Rules as they apply to this category.
• Floor judges will be marking you on health and safety including general hygiene and a tidy desk. You must have a completed client card, metal bin with a lid and a plastic liner, eye protection and a sanitation system. You do not have to wear a face mask but have one present and visible to the Floor Judges.
• The free edge shape, length, apex arch, side walls and C Curve must be consistent across all 10 nails.
• Your Right hand must be polished with two coats of red polish only. This polish will be provided.
• Nail polish on the underside of the nail is not allowed and will lose marks.
• The unpolished hand should be buffed to a high shine with no base coats or top coats are permitted.
• All products including pump dispensers on the table must be labeled.
UV Gel Specific – Rules & Regulations
• UV lamps must be used otherwise this will be classed as liquid and powder.
• Gel sealants can be used as it is part of your gel system
Liquid and Powder Specific – Rules & Regulations
• No UV Gel products can be used as topcoats or finishers.
• Unpolished nails must be buffed with files and buffers to a high gloss shine
Showcase Nail Art Professional & College– Rules & Regulations
This year’s theme is
Sat Night at the Movies
• Please note: There are two Showcase competitions (for professionals) and College Student Boxed Nail Art categories – please ensure your application form states which competition you are entering. The rules and regulations for each are the same.
• You must supply a set of 10 nails pre-decorated to the above chosen theme.
• Any size nail tips can be used. They can be of various sizes or all the same size and can be double tipped to create extra length.
• The 10 nails must be displayed in a display case / box with a plain coloured background, with no added decorations or props on the inside of the box. This is so that all 10 nails can be seen clearly for judging purposes.
• The outside of the box / case can be decorated to match the theme and points will be given.
• All boxes / cases can be up to a maximum of 12” x 6” (30cm x 15cm) in size (a standard size shoebox is perfect!).
• You may use nail art products and techniques to create and enhance your nail designs e.g * Embedding, encapsulation and cut outs. * Coloured acrylics / UV Gels. * Airbrushing / hand painting, polishes, base coat, top coat * Decals, glitters, foils, rhinestones, lace, shells and feathers. * Any 3-D raised artwork must be created with Liquid and Powder or UV Gel.
• Use at least three different mediums / techniques to show off your skills.
• Colour, clarity, difficulty, control of the mediums and the complexity of the design will win you points.
• Artwork must not extend more than 1.5” off of the nail in any direction.
• You may not use pre designed / pre-patterned tips.
• All work to be put on the nails must be created by the competitor for the competition. No objects that are just ‘stuck on’ (except the above listed small nail art items) can be included in the design.
• A written step-by-step must be provided with your Boxed Nail Art entry, detailing how the ‘look’ was achieved. Points will be awarded for this. Include your design ideas, props used and how was the look achieved. A small folder / booklet, about three to five pages long in colour with photos is best. This is used to confirm authenticity of your entry – if this is not available your entry may not be judged.
• You can enter as many entries as you wish, as long the art is different in each box. Entry fees are applicable per entry.
• You must NOT enter showcases previously entered for any competition or that have previously been used in other work / magazines etc.
• All entries and step-by-steps must be clearly marked on the back with the competitor’s name only. Please ensure that your name is only written once on the step-by-step and once on the box. This will be covered with your competitor number labels by the organisers prior to judging.
• Entries, step-by-steps and scoresheets must be collected after the awards ceremony and will not be sent back to the competitor after the competition.
Nail Design Rules & Regulations
• The Salon Nail Design category is open to ANY nail competitor.
• Competitors are given 1½ hours (90 minutes) to complete a half set of encapsulated / embedded nails on the model’s LEFT hand. YOUR RIGHT HAND MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE COMPETITION
• You can use the Liquid and Powder, UV Gel or Wrap system.
• You can use clear/natural tips (white / pre patterned tips or patterned materials are NOT allowed).
• You can use any type of standard sculpting forms. (Popits/Free form moulds etc are NOT allowed.)
• If used, tips must not be pre-blended/tailored prior to the competition or during set up and briefing. All tips must be in a box on your table with no less than 50 tips inside the tip box. Tips must be blended (if required) to the natural nail. This will be checked by the floor judges.
• Nails can be to any length or shape.
• ALL products must be completely encapsulated / embedded / contained within the nail system. 3-D raised artwork is optional on the thumb and ring finger only.
• You may use any products to create your nail designs e.g. Base coat and topcoat including UV Gel topcoats with any system, and Coloured Acrylics and Gels.
• Drills / electric files, and any associated products are NOT allowed. Do not flood your model’s hands / nails with oil.
• All products including pump dispensers on the table must be labeled.
• Floor judges will be checking your workstation during set up, briefing and throughout the competition.
• Floor judges will be marking you on health and safety including general hygiene and a tidy desk. You must have a completed client card, metal bin with liner, eye protection and a sanitation system.
• Judges will also be marking your nail skills such as tip length and shape, apex shape/placement and sidewall consistency, product control, application and finishing skills.
NOVICE Rules & Regulations
• The Novice category and is open to any competitor. Who has never entered a professional comp excluding showcase or photographic
• Competitors are given 1½ hours (90 minutes) to complete the LEFT HAND ONLY RIGHT HAND IS TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE COMPETITION.
• You can use liquid and powder, UV gel or a wrap system to complete your set.
• UV lamps and UV top coats may be used with any system on both hands.
• Base / top coats and polish drying products may be used on both hands.
• Sculpting forms, natural, white or clear tips may be used.
• Oil and any associated products (including hand creams and cuticle removers) may be used.
• Drills / electric files are allowed.
• If used, tips must not be pre-blended/tailored prior to the competition or during set up and briefing. All tips must be in a box on your table with no less than 50 tips inside the tip box. Tips must be blended (if required) to the natural nail. This will be checked by the floor judges.
• The free edge shape, length, apex arch, side walls and C Curve must be consistent and suitable for everyday wear.
• Product application / thickness must be suitable to withstand everyday wear.
• The model’s chosen hand must be polished with two coats of crème red matt polish provided.
• Nail polish on the underside of the nail is not allowed.
• The model’s unpolished hand should be buffed to a high shine or have a top coat applied.
• All products including pump dispensers on the table must be labeled.
• Floor judges will be checking your work station during set up, briefing and throughout the competition.
• Floor judges will be marking you on health and safety including general hygiene and a tidy desk. You must have a completed client card, metal bin with liner, eye protection and a sanitation system.
Specific Rules & Regulations - UV Gel
• UV Gel products can be used as top coats or finishers on both hands.
• White, cream, beige, opaque and pink or clear gel can be used to create a natural nail enhancement.
Specific Rules & Regulations - Wrap
• The wrap fabric must cover at least two thirds of the nail.
• Resins and activators applied with a spray, brush or nozzle are acceptable.
• Silk / nylon / fibreglass / fabric may be used. It must be an industry recognised product.
• UV Gel products can be used as top coats or finishers on both hands.
Specific Rules & Regulations - Liquid and Powder
• UV Gel products can be used as top coats or finishers on both hands.
• White, cream, beige, opaque and pink or clear acrylic can be used to create a natural nail enhancement.
Photographic Professional & College
Theme: Sat Night at the Movies
Rules and Regulations
• Nails must have nail enhancements and have nail art designs. It is the whole picture that will be judged, not just the work on the nails. Points are awarded for nail design, theme and overall ‘Wow’ factor. The style, background and theme of the picture will also be judged.
• You can enter as many photos as you wish, as long the photos and art is different. Entry fees are applicable per entry. Please do not submit a collection of photographs per paid entry as the judges are not allowed to choose the best photo for your entry.
• All photographs must be at least A4 and can be black and white, sepia or colour.
• Present your picture mounted on card. This is required for display purposes.
• The style, background and theme of the picture will also be judged.
• Entrants are unable to enter photographs previously entered for competitions or previously seen used in other work / magazines etc.
• A written step-by-step must be provided with your photograph detailing how the ‘look’ was achieved. Points will be awarded for this. Include your design ideas, props used and how was the look achieved. A small folder / booklet, about three to five pages long in colour with photos is best. This is used to confirm authenticity of your entry – if this is not available your entry may not be judged.
• All entries and step-by-steps must be clearly marked on the back with the competitor’s name only. Please ensure that your name is only written once on the step-by-step and once on the box. This will be covered with your competitor number labels by the organisers prior to judging.
• Posted entries must be received before 06th May 2011 at 5pm or entered on the day before 10am
• Entries, step-by-steps and scoresheets must be collected after the awards ceremony and will not be sent back to the competitor after the competition.
Entries must be sent to
Vikki Taylor-Dodds
North East Nail Competition, 164 Station Rd, Wallsend, NE28 8QT
Entry forms available from northeastnailcompetition@hotmail.co.uk