Kathryn
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Hi guys...
A lot of people have been asking specific questions about the photographic category, so here are the rules and regs. Hopefully they'll help answer a few of your questions! Also I've posted the Novice rules and regs below to help those new to competing.
Other rules and regs will be posted out to those techs who pre-register. If you have already registered, but can't wait til your Registration pack comes, email me at [email protected] with your email address and I'll whizz them over.
Ta muchly
Kat
xxx
PHOTOGRAPHIC - Rules and Regulations
 Photographs can be sent in prior to the competition. Trades Exhibitions Ltd takes no responsibility for the loss of photographs in the post.
 Photographs can also be handed in at the Nail Competition Registration Area, but must be handed in no later than 10.00am.
 It is the responsibility of the competitor to ensure that they collect their work at the end of the competition after the Awards ceremony. Trades Exhibitions Ltd is unable to take responsibility for any photographs which are not collected.
 All photographs must be clearly marked on the reverse with the competitor’s name and address.
 A written step-by-step must be provided with each photograph detailing how the ‘look’ was achieved. If this is not available the photograph will not be judged.
 All photographs must be a minimum of 8x10 inches and can be black and white or colour.
 Nails can be natural and manicured, polished, nail enhancements or have nail art designs. If is the whole picture that will be judged, not just the work on the nails.
 The style of the picture will also be judged.
 Contestants are unable to enter photographs previously entered for competitions or previously seen used in other work / magazines etc.
 Trades Exhibitions reserves the right to use your photograph in their magazines.
PHOTOGRAPHIC - Hints and Tips
Plan your photograph carefully. Consider the following:
 The theme for this competition is 20s/30s glamour. Ensure the judges can determine your picture reflects this.
 If the back of the nail can be seen this must be decorated as well.
 Research ideas.
 Decide on a theme.
 Choose a nail design and decide how you are going to portray this:
 Will the nails be the main focus?
 Does the whole picture reflect the theme?
 Look at your budget. Are you taking the picture yourself or hiring a photographer?
 Do you need the services of hair of make-up professionals?
 Do you need props to enhance the picture?
 Is your picture original or has it been seen before?
 Look at the position of the hands. Do they complement the picture? Can you see the nails and design clearly?
 If you can see thee back of the nails are these complementary to the picture?
 Are the colours in the picture in the picture complementary to one another and to the design of the photograph?
Types of themes you can choose from are:
 Hands only
 Hands and feet
 Hands and head
 Hands and body
 A nail art shot
 Hands and props
The model should have:
 Young skin and hands shoot best
 Long slender fingers if using adult
 Light to no hair on hands and arms
 Even skin tone
 No abrasions, scars or bruises
 Healthy, medium size nail plates
NOVICE – Rules & Regulations
 You will have two and a half hours (150 minutes) to complete your set of competition nails.
 No white tips may be used.
 Tips must be blended to the natural nail.
 Tips must not be pre-blended. All tips must be in a box on your table with no less than 50 tips in the box.
 Tip blenders may not be used.
 Drills may not be used.
 All products on the table must be labeled.
 All health and safety rules apply.
 Floor judges will be marking you against health and safety and general hygiene and safe practices.
 The right hand must be polished with two coats of red polish.
 No base or top coats may be used.
 Nail polish on the underside of the nail is not allowed.
 The left hand should be buffed to a high shine with no top coats.
 Oil and associated products are NOT allowed at any stage of the competition and if found on the table will incur disqualification.
 Photographs may be taken by an official photographer and Trades Exhibitions reserve the right to use the work in their magazines.
 Please note: The Novice category is only open to competitors who have been doing nails for less than one year and have never entered a nail competition before.
 You will need to send in your beginner’s certificate to the Organisers or present this to the judges on you arrival at the competition proving you have been doing nails for less than one year. Failure to do this may result in disqualification or being moved to another category.
UV Gel Specific – Rules & Regulations
 UV lamps must be used otherwise this will be classed as liquid and powder.
 White and pink gel must be used to create a French smile line.
 White tips may NOT be used in this category.
Fibreglass Specific – Rules & Regulations
 White tips cannot be used in this category.
 Fibreglass must cover at least 2/3 of the nail.
 Resins applied with a brush or nozzle are acceptable.
 Contestants must not use silk.
Liquid and Powder Specific – Rules & Regulations
 Pink and white powder must be used to create a French smile line.
 No UV Gel products can be used as top coats or finishers.
 Nails must be buffed with files and buffers to a high gloss shine.
 White tips may NOT be used in this category.
NOVICE - Hints & Tips
 Look for a good shape tip with a high apex and good C Curve.
 Achieve a deeper C curve by pinching during curing.
 Choose a good nail model with long, healthy, pink nail beds and good cuticles and skin who looks after their nails.
 Manicure your model a week before the competition. Teach them how to use oil every night before the competition and then manicure them the day before to ensure their cuticles are in tip top condition.
 Make sure you have enough products to hand, including some soak off / remover and a bowl just in case you want to start again.
 Make sure you have enough files and buffers – you may want a new buffer for every finger of the unpainted hand.
 If you use natural tips the judges should not be able to see the colour of the tip and then the layer of acrylic. Achieve this by blending the tip very thin. The thinner the tip, the thinner the end nail will be.
 Whether smile lines are deep or soft they should be consistent.
 Intensify your colour by blotting the liquid out of the back of your brush.
 The apex arch must be consistent and in the same place on each nail.
 Red polish must be crème and not pearlised or shimmer.
 Ensure polished hand is buffed to a shine as this will make polish look glossier.
 No polish should be seen underneath the nail.
 Polish should be close to the cuticle but not touching it. Achieve this by pushing back the cuticles; painting and then pulling the skin back to look like a tight fit.
 Use pink and white powders or gels to ensure maximum marks.
 Use clear powder or UV gel in Zone 2 behind the white to avoid clouding / shadowing of the smile line.
 The use of oil is NOT permitted. Use a water spray and tissue / towel to remove debris and dust.
 Look at magazines and pictures of past winners.
A lot of people have been asking specific questions about the photographic category, so here are the rules and regs. Hopefully they'll help answer a few of your questions! Also I've posted the Novice rules and regs below to help those new to competing.
Other rules and regs will be posted out to those techs who pre-register. If you have already registered, but can't wait til your Registration pack comes, email me at [email protected] with your email address and I'll whizz them over.
Ta muchly
Kat
xxx
PHOTOGRAPHIC - Rules and Regulations
 Photographs can be sent in prior to the competition. Trades Exhibitions Ltd takes no responsibility for the loss of photographs in the post.
 Photographs can also be handed in at the Nail Competition Registration Area, but must be handed in no later than 10.00am.
 It is the responsibility of the competitor to ensure that they collect their work at the end of the competition after the Awards ceremony. Trades Exhibitions Ltd is unable to take responsibility for any photographs which are not collected.
 All photographs must be clearly marked on the reverse with the competitor’s name and address.
 A written step-by-step must be provided with each photograph detailing how the ‘look’ was achieved. If this is not available the photograph will not be judged.
 All photographs must be a minimum of 8x10 inches and can be black and white or colour.
 Nails can be natural and manicured, polished, nail enhancements or have nail art designs. If is the whole picture that will be judged, not just the work on the nails.
 The style of the picture will also be judged.
 Contestants are unable to enter photographs previously entered for competitions or previously seen used in other work / magazines etc.
 Trades Exhibitions reserves the right to use your photograph in their magazines.
PHOTOGRAPHIC - Hints and Tips
Plan your photograph carefully. Consider the following:
 The theme for this competition is 20s/30s glamour. Ensure the judges can determine your picture reflects this.
 If the back of the nail can be seen this must be decorated as well.
 Research ideas.
 Decide on a theme.
 Choose a nail design and decide how you are going to portray this:
 Will the nails be the main focus?
 Does the whole picture reflect the theme?
 Look at your budget. Are you taking the picture yourself or hiring a photographer?
 Do you need the services of hair of make-up professionals?
 Do you need props to enhance the picture?
 Is your picture original or has it been seen before?
 Look at the position of the hands. Do they complement the picture? Can you see the nails and design clearly?
 If you can see thee back of the nails are these complementary to the picture?
 Are the colours in the picture in the picture complementary to one another and to the design of the photograph?
Types of themes you can choose from are:
 Hands only
 Hands and feet
 Hands and head
 Hands and body
 A nail art shot
 Hands and props
The model should have:
 Young skin and hands shoot best
 Long slender fingers if using adult
 Light to no hair on hands and arms
 Even skin tone
 No abrasions, scars or bruises
 Healthy, medium size nail plates
NOVICE – Rules & Regulations
 You will have two and a half hours (150 minutes) to complete your set of competition nails.
 No white tips may be used.
 Tips must be blended to the natural nail.
 Tips must not be pre-blended. All tips must be in a box on your table with no less than 50 tips in the box.
 Tip blenders may not be used.
 Drills may not be used.
 All products on the table must be labeled.
 All health and safety rules apply.
 Floor judges will be marking you against health and safety and general hygiene and safe practices.
 The right hand must be polished with two coats of red polish.
 No base or top coats may be used.
 Nail polish on the underside of the nail is not allowed.
 The left hand should be buffed to a high shine with no top coats.
 Oil and associated products are NOT allowed at any stage of the competition and if found on the table will incur disqualification.
 Photographs may be taken by an official photographer and Trades Exhibitions reserve the right to use the work in their magazines.
 Please note: The Novice category is only open to competitors who have been doing nails for less than one year and have never entered a nail competition before.
 You will need to send in your beginner’s certificate to the Organisers or present this to the judges on you arrival at the competition proving you have been doing nails for less than one year. Failure to do this may result in disqualification or being moved to another category.
UV Gel Specific – Rules & Regulations
 UV lamps must be used otherwise this will be classed as liquid and powder.
 White and pink gel must be used to create a French smile line.
 White tips may NOT be used in this category.
Fibreglass Specific – Rules & Regulations
 White tips cannot be used in this category.
 Fibreglass must cover at least 2/3 of the nail.
 Resins applied with a brush or nozzle are acceptable.
 Contestants must not use silk.
Liquid and Powder Specific – Rules & Regulations
 Pink and white powder must be used to create a French smile line.
 No UV Gel products can be used as top coats or finishers.
 Nails must be buffed with files and buffers to a high gloss shine.
 White tips may NOT be used in this category.
NOVICE - Hints & Tips
 Look for a good shape tip with a high apex and good C Curve.
 Achieve a deeper C curve by pinching during curing.
 Choose a good nail model with long, healthy, pink nail beds and good cuticles and skin who looks after their nails.
 Manicure your model a week before the competition. Teach them how to use oil every night before the competition and then manicure them the day before to ensure their cuticles are in tip top condition.
 Make sure you have enough products to hand, including some soak off / remover and a bowl just in case you want to start again.
 Make sure you have enough files and buffers – you may want a new buffer for every finger of the unpainted hand.
 If you use natural tips the judges should not be able to see the colour of the tip and then the layer of acrylic. Achieve this by blending the tip very thin. The thinner the tip, the thinner the end nail will be.
 Whether smile lines are deep or soft they should be consistent.
 Intensify your colour by blotting the liquid out of the back of your brush.
 The apex arch must be consistent and in the same place on each nail.
 Red polish must be crème and not pearlised or shimmer.
 Ensure polished hand is buffed to a shine as this will make polish look glossier.
 No polish should be seen underneath the nail.
 Polish should be close to the cuticle but not touching it. Achieve this by pushing back the cuticles; painting and then pulling the skin back to look like a tight fit.
 Use pink and white powders or gels to ensure maximum marks.
 Use clear powder or UV gel in Zone 2 behind the white to avoid clouding / shadowing of the smile line.
 The use of oil is NOT permitted. Use a water spray and tissue / towel to remove debris and dust.
 Look at magazines and pictures of past winners.
!! 
