Tartan Inspired Gel Polish Designs For Salon Works

Soak Off Gel Polish (gel in a nail polish bottle) has been a hit since it made the appearance in the nail salons. It's taking over the nail polish market by storm and we wonder why ?

- Only seconds to cure in an LED lamp and minutes in a UV lamp

- Applies like polish with all the benefits of Gel

- No chip, Always glossy

- Makes your nail look fresh and juicy

- Strengthen the nails with a thicker coating

- and the best of all, you can blend, marble, fade and do amazing designs with no dry time!

Here's my take on the 3 brands that I love and use for all my designs !

I.GEL by Odyssey  - Can be used as gel polish AND art paint for drawing delicate lines, florals, motifs and use it just like paint! It doesn't bleed or dull. The finishing almost looks like watercolor effects when you paint with it. I love how their dark colors gives the best thin coverage.

GELIST by NfuOh - more than 500 choice of every shade imaginable from cream, pearl, frost, metallic, bling to irridescent colors that you will adore. This is the Queen of colors after all !

LUXIO by Akzentz - The classic colors especially the nudes and pinks/corals are to-die-for. They are the gel specialist after all and the Luxio gel polish are a hit with people who wants the extra strength and a nice plump juicy volume to their flatter nailbeds.

I.Gel used on the tartan stripes and roses design

Happy New Year 2012 - New Inspirations, New Aspirations

2011 breezed through like the wind, it has been an eventful year full of excitement and achievements, as well as a sense of deep loss as four of the dearest people in my life have departed from this world leaving only the fondest memories that makes me treasure every living moment and appreciate the people who touched my life.

Ushering the new year with renewed hope and a refreshed mind, I have been looking forward to get back to work after a really relaxing vacation.

I wish you all the best for the new year, and may we continue to realize our dreams and create beauty by touching lives

Happy 2012!

The ONE Gel Japan Tour - Tokyo & Osaka 2011

I've spent several years in Singapore working with Japanese expatriate nail students at my training centre, and it is indeed very special for me to be able to train the nailtechs in their own land during the recent Tokyo and Osaka tour. It is also important to note that the nail styles of Japan greatly influenced the nails in South East Asia to date, but Japan is also opening up to learn different styles of nails and nail art that we are bringing to their shores. I'm very excited with this development and Odyssey Nail Systems have made all this possible with their global presence.

NAIL EXPO TOKYO 2011

It's great to be back in Japan again for the Nail Expo after missing it for a few years. At the same time there was also a nostalgic moment as Japan nail industry paid tribute to the late Tom Holcomb, the icon of nails who was a big part of the Japanese nail industry. His memories will be forever etched in our minds.

My class at the Nail Expo for ONS The ONE Gel and I.Gel

VivCat and nail model for our "Renaissance" themed designer nails using The ONE Acrylic and Gel Collections

ONS Stage demonstration by Trang Nguyen (USA), Viv Simmonds (Australia), Elvira Kim (Russia), Stephy Pang (Malaysia) and me (Singapore)

A VivCat collaboration

MBC Nail Elite Class - Season 4

Another successful season for the MBC Academy Elite Class in Korea, these girls are a joy to work with, the class was packed with talent, passion and enthusiasm - makes me love my job even more !

VIVCAT Toronto

These girls rocked the class in Toronto, had such an amazing time and a wonderful host - thank you Michelle we look forward to see you guys again real soon !

Back in the Netherlands!

Holland never fail to take my breath away.....this time I got a chance to experience the suburbs and see the windmills upclose and take in the beautiful and colorful surroundings. It was great to catch up with my Dutch friends and fellow educators.

Had an amazing time working with the class full of nail lovers, of course !

The ONE Gel paint

Hans from Profnail is so cool, he's sporting a Christmas demo nail by me and... doesn't this pose remind you of a character from a movie ? ;) :)

Seminar in Helsinki, Finland

November has been a busy month indeed! Made it to 4 countries in 2 weeks, with the first stop in Finland ~ land of Santa Claus and the reindeers where days are short and nights are long. I was expecting to freeze but to ; my surprise, the weather was beautiful and fresh. Even if it was too cold, it wouldn't have mattered because we were indoors most of the time :) and by the time we went out, it was already dark.....

 

My new designer nail shape with the "nail armour" embellishment

The pillow and the bow 

before the end of the class, almost everyone "blinged" their nails big time !

Alas....Finland techs have turned from simple to adventurous ~!

featuring traditional finnish delicacy.....

Food is always the highlight at the end of a hectic day doing nails !