Beauty Showcase

What amazing booths and showcase at the Beaudex Korea, beautiful people and surrounded by talents.

BEAUDEX Korea 2009

Global Beauty Design Expo (BEAUDEX) in Korea organized by the Korean government which held the first nail competition aims to unify the industry's 5 Nail associations in Korea. The largest nail association - Korea Nail Association (KNA) registered about 1,000 competitors with another +/-500 from other associations in support of the first national competition. There were no less than 150 judges from all 5 associations being invited to conduct the judging and among the international nail judges includes world champion-Trang Nguyen, Danny Haile, Carla Collier (Nailpro Head Judge) and I was really honoured to be invited to be a part of the judging panel for the Masters Division, which are the top competitors in the country. Although with much regret, the unforseen intervention of parties running the competition, the final judging for Masters division was cancelled at the last minute despite briefing was carried out during the judges' meeting the day before the competition. It was a dismay for the Master category competitors who have prepared for months and a surprise to association committees. The effort of unification is highly anticipated and supported by all, but we are only human. True champions do not need to glorify themselves. Top spots in all other divisions were still dominated by deserving winners. It was indeed an eye opener.

My new nails

This design is inspired by the elements of the earth and worn in 2 styles. I'm going to live with this set for 2 weeks !

Circle of Nails

We've accomplished quite a lot of sculptured nails in one day ! The techs were great and so was the yummy lunch that was prepared by the host. Thank you for such a fantastic time, I had fun doing the class.

Demo Nails

NAIL IT! Step by Step Designer Nail Book Launching in September !

USD49.95
This limited edition book made it's debut on 15 September 2009. Email your order to nailqueen@ecsalonce.com stating your Full Name, Shipping Address, Contact Number. A confirmation email will be sent to you with shipping. For international orders - payment by PAYPAL only.

Can't Stand People with No Professional Ethics

1. Don't copy and use other's work and claim it your own
2. People who condone imitation products, advertise them and SELLS them...it reflects badly on your ethics and credibility
3. Ignorance is not bliss, it's unprofessional
4. Respect is earned, not bought
^^Cheers

Mixed Media 3D Prehistoric

With the prehistoric theme at the Nailpro comps this year, the first thing I visualized were dinosaurs and cavemen running around and I couldn't bring myself to do a set of nails like that...lol...truth is, I don't do dinosaurs cos they're scary! I decided to work with textures and did some research on prehistoric life of the sea, land and sky and finally came up with this entry which placed 2nd in veteran.

Fantasy Nails - Psychedelic 60's

I love everything about fantasy nails except for the time involved and the tideous detailed work required in creating one. It has never been one of my favourite category because I don't enjoy working on a set of nails for days, even up to weeks before you can complete to admire the outcome. Having said that, I find myself entering this competition time and again because it challenges me to step out of my comfort zone and experiment different ideas and techniques. When there is no limit to what you can do with fantasy, that is when you can flirt with the artistic side of creativity.

Competition Mixed Media Artworks

I'm very happy to showcase these amazing entries by the nailtechs whom I've had the pleasure of training for mixed media works. Congratulations for your effort and keep up the great work !

Angie Chong - 2nd Place

Regine Lo - 4th Place

Christina Wong - first time competitor


(There are a couple more entries which I will update once I've sorted out these pictures ! )

3rd Fantastic Nail Awards Malaysia

It's another amazing year of nail competition in Malaysia with a growing number of participants from Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. The quality of artwork has seen a major improvement and this year we see more participants in Sculptured nails in both the acrylic and gel division. The organizer (JJ Nail Professional) and CosmoBeaute have made this competition possible according to international standards with an international judging panel of nail champions and experts from USA, Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore and Malaysia. Judging is closed curtain and each judge is only made to look at one, maximum two judging criteria per category to ensure fairness at all times. The outcome of the competition was satisfactory with deserving winners being placed.

Oriental Rosette Stilleto

My nails this summer =)

Summer nails

Color is an amazing thing, you may not wear a certain color by itself, for example...orange; but when different colors are placed together, they can actually complement really well. Experimenting with colors to create your own distinctive pallets make your art personal and unique.

My Ed Hardys!

Yay,...more props and collections =)

Marble Nails

These nails are marbled with acrylic and embedded with tiny and large diamontes.

School Theme on the Edge

The school theme must've been one of the most challenging theme I've had to do in a competition. I took a risk by going against the conventional square nails and did some books on the edge. Wish I had more time to work on the details but it's definitely a fun set to do. This placed 3rd in veteran.

Handpainted Talents !

This year's AMERICAN THEME handpainted category in Las Vegas comps for veteran really left a very deep impression on me because of the flawless quality of workmanship of these very outstanding nail artists. Not only they have demonstrated a very high level of skill in their craft but the composition and details of the nail art was perfect. Looking at these nails could keep me in awe and mesmerized for hours ! Amazing work !


Handpainted Veteran - 1st Place (Pisut Masanong)

Handpainted Veteran - 2nd Place (Mariko Nakamura)



Here are some of the other entries which I also loved :

Aqua-nails and something feminine...

Thank You

To all the people who have come my way in this industry be it far or near, I truly treasure every moment and you are all truly God's gift to me and I'm so happy that our paths have crossed. Thank you.