New NAIL Season Beginning With Korea!

The annual event to look forward to is the ONS Global Educator training in Korea where 20 countries come together to learn the latest and the best techniques, network and share their expertise over 3 days of bootcamp

Following the training is the largest international competition event of the year with over 600 participants in both technical and design categories sponsored by Odyssey Nail Systems

Team Relay

Team Spirit from Australia

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International Judging panel

Korea (KNA) Judges - Mr Lee Son, Ms Lee Mi-Sun & Ms Choi Kyung Hee

Mr Matsuura (Japan) & Anita Lime-Sims (Nailpro Judge USA)

Top Artist Award demonstration

my book

Competitors and Participants from all over the world

Beautiful Mexican costumes - they won Best Costume Award !

Victory is sweeeet !

I received 2011 Best Artist Of the Year Award

The awesome supporting staff which made the event such a success

my adorable & talented Korean students

with our new team from Thailand & Vietnam

The dream team of talents from Taiwan and Singapore

Our Korean student category Grand Champion - Hyoryeong Park

So cute and so talented ! 

We owe all great achievements to the heart and mentoring of this man!

The Ultimate Design Sculpture

Education On Cruise ~ September 2012

Nail education has never been more exciting when you can do them all at once on one of the largest most luxurious cruise ship in the world !

Sail away on the world’s largest cruise ship with the nail industry’s best educators. During our weeklong cruise, experience three days of intense education to inspire the nail star in you. Mix business with pleasure as you enjoy fine dining, first-class entertainment and fun in the sun. Ideal for nail professionals, salon and spa owners, friends and your entire family!

Experience the ship that revolutionized cruising, Oasis of the Seas®— its ground-breaking design introduced seven distinct neighborhoods built for ultimate enjoy-ment. Hop on a classic carousel on the Boardwalk®, then watch acrobats splash down in the AquaTheater, the first amphitheater at sea. Let imaginations soar in the Youth Zone—the largest kids' area at sea—or at the Pool & Sports Zone, where you'll find FlowRider® surf simulators and zip line views. Unwind with a stroll in Central Park®—a meandering garden lined with shops and fine restau-rants—or melt away stress at Vitality Spa®. Jazz up your evening with Broadway hit Hairspray, or hit the Royal Promenade for memorable moments with Dream-Works® Experience characters. Join us onboard the ship that changed cruising – a world where innovation rules.

It's Finally Here!

NailQouture is about the art of designing. It showcases a combination of gel painting and acrylic art and you will get to see some of my award wining designs upclose.

NailQouture is finally here, hot off the press ! I think that if I have nothing else to do all day, I could probably publish a book every other month. Unfortunately the reality is that working on a project like this requires so much time; from conceptualization to the actual creation of the designs, photography, editing to putting it all together. There is indeed a great sense of fulfilment once the project has been concluded and I'm already full of ideas for my next book.

For now, if you want to get your copy to the latest design trend  :

ORDER NAILQOUTURE

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 !