Moda En Unas (Mexico) Cover

 What fun it was to do a cover for ONS in Mexico for the nail magazine Moda En Unas in this issue. After a long show and classes, all of us got together to get the cover nails done for the photoshoot the following day.

Our beautiful hand model Eva Luz

Also stay tuned for the next hot sizzling cover with design by Viv Simmonds as we shared the hands of the same model.

Year Of The Rabbit 2011

Year of the Rabbit, painted with The ONE Gel Paint

Year 2011 for me started off with an exciting trip to Seoul for the 5th Global Nail Cup. The weather was freezing and hovering between -5 to -16 degrees celcius and for the first time in all these years to Korea, I was caught in the middle of a heavy snowfall right in the heart of Seoul ! Our team took home 13 awards from the event including the Best Team Effort award. I had the privilege of showing the new gel painting (The ONE) in the super demo together with five other international nail artists from Korea (Nam Gung Soo & Lim Hee A), Australia (Viv Simmonds), Netherlands (Tamara Bhagoe) and Japan (Jurry Sato). My theme this year is the Rabbit all painted with gels and I hope you like the design :)

What's New in 2011

Cheers to the New Year 2011! It's time to celebrate life and reflect on new resolutions.

 I've been searching for inspirations during the holidays and feel anxious to get back to work again. This year, I will be releasing a series of nail design classes for miniature folk art painting available in both paint and gel medium. I am especially intrigued by Russian folk art styles and so I've incorporated a fusion between the eastern and western folk art styles to my designs. Strong and vivid colors are used with lots of layering to create depths and movements to make the designs look delicate and lively.

Beauty Asia Singapore 21-23 February, 2011

Working on Magazine Covers with the Pros

 

Had the pleasure of working with two very established magazines in the nail industry while in the US and looking forward to their 2011 issues. Kudos to these very dedicated and passionate people who have been supporting the nail industry with all the behind-the-scenes work and keeping the industry updated with the latest information/news and giving nailtechs the opportunity to express their art.

VIVCAT L.A with Guest Artist GINA Silvestro

What a great bunch of nailtechs!  VivCat had so much fun at the recent Los Angeles class at Beverly Hills. I have to say that L.A is a little over-rated for me, with all the traffic and fog/pollution, it's not my favourite city in the US, however the great people that came to our class and the people that we met & worked with at the magazines made up for the city's shortcomings. We managed to get lost while driving (using the tomtom navigation) and almost made it to Santa Barbara and back. The shopping experience was great though, I would go back just for Camarillo :):):)

Carolina won a set of nails by Viv,Cat & Gina

Completed extension before 3D work

Viv working her magic

Winner set of nails with 3D work

Going natural...I took off my long over the top nails and went for the "celebrity nail look" by Gina, short, classy and natural :)

We're missing Tonya in this photo! Check back later for an update ^^

Amazing Mexico

Mexico has a special meaning for me this year as I met all my Mexican nail friends again and I was able to work alongside other international educators like Trang, Viv, Carmen, Max and YeoJung, I also saw a lot of good quality work coming out of the techs whom I met last year. They are very artistic and have a good grasp of color concepts. We did a cover for UNAS, the leading nail magazine in Mexico and the photographer did an amazing job. I'm looking forward to see it in print.

Mexico City - Watch this Space !

For Mexico: please contact Gerry at email : gerardo@odysseynail.mx

NAILQUEEN Presents The ONE - 2 Days Of Spectacular Design Madness 2011!

Register for this highly anticipated event of February 24 & 25, 2011 now !

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100% Gel Painting Technique

Promising Artists

Just finished teaching 3 days workshop with these promising nail artists working on 3D techniques, handpainting and creating a dragon out of acrylics. I was very impressed with the outcome of these first time dragons completed in less than 6 hours. Thank you girls for the wonderful time and the host for their hospitality. It's my hope to see them continue their passion and to see their work on the competition floor in the very near future. 

An Affinity with Colored Acrylics

Although gel is taking the nail world by storm, I think I will always have a soft spot for acrylics because it's such a vital part of nail artistry.

These are some of the designs I've been teaching in my 3D workshops and I love the challenge of cooking up new designs for every workshop so that all attendees can look forward to learning something different and exclusive to every class.

The NailQueen Workshop Series will end this season in October 2010. We are planning a big bash & 2 days of "special" workshop in February next year right after the Singapore Beauty Expo. Look out for our 2 days "NailQueen Presents The ONE" class on 24&25 February, 2011 to be held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Mark your calendar for the dates and we will announce the details soon. Subscribe to our newsletter by emailing ecsalonce@pacific.net.sg and indicate "subscribe NailQueen events" in the subject heading of your email.