NailPro Feb 2013 Behind The Scenes

NAILPRO Valentine's Cover - Feb 2013 Issue Behind the Nailpros

 

Published on Jan 29, 2013

Brilliant nail art duo Viv Simmonds and Catherine Wong explain how they used acrylic, bling, foil, hand-painted accents and decorative layers to create sweet (pink) and saucy (red) nails for the February 2013 cover of NAILPRO. http://www.nailpro.com

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VIVCAT by Odyssey

Odyssey launched a new line of nail accessories and essentials under the VivCat label this year. Viv Simmonds and I are very excited to be designing exclusively for ONS under this new line and we've been busy working on new product development and other cool stuff that will be released throughout the year.

Some of our NailStiqis designs that will be available from February 2013....

 

An absolute stylish essential for the nail artist .... the VivCat TOOL TOTE

 

 

For orders in Singapore/Malaysia contact Odyssey SEA office at 65-62500316 or any ONS distributors/educator reps worldwide.

 

Cruising in 2013

One of the greatest perks in my line of work is the ability to travel beyond my own imagination ! My family nicknamed me (with pun intended) the "World CEO" because of my frequent trips.

Whenever the person seated next to me in the plane asks what I do for work, I have progressed from the once long and detailed explanation about nail art  to now just a simple answer - product and skill development. It's just unfathomable to many people that teaching the art of nails can take you places around the world....similarly, passionate nailtechs travel everywhere to learn from the best !

So, if you've not heard about education on a cruise ship, or missed the last boat, here it is again in September 2013 !

For more information, check out Cruise With The Nail Stars Website

Here are some photos from the first Cruise with the Nail Stars on the largest cruise ship in the world the Oasis Of the Seas and you can view the clips on You Tube

Don't miss out !

 

 



Shades of Black & White NAILS of 2012

Where did all the time go ? Again 2012 is another eventful year full of goals, anticipation, reflection and success of sorts. I'm grateful for the wonderful people around me and all the ups and downs that makes me a stronger person and hopefully a better one.

2012 has been very good for our education team as I'm very proud of their achievements. They've really worked hard and I'm so pleased to see a lot of the new ones start coming out of their shell to develop their full potential. A team dedicated to the skill and development of nail artistry and good practices is what we want to build on.

2013 is going to be a new exciting chapter of our career as Viv and I have embarked on producing a new line for Odyssey. I also need to start working on a new book soon ~ so many ideas and so little time.

Happy New Year 2013 and stay tuned for many wonderful things to come !

 

 

Michelangelo Inspiration on Nails

The Pieta by Michelangelo

 (The Archangel Gabriel)

 

(L-R : Joseph, Mary, Baby Jesus, Lamb)

 

I have marvelled at the work of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel and all over the Vatican in Rome, no artist in our time can possibly create what he did without the divine gift from God. It is truly amazing that I had to express this inspiration in my "Nativity" - Christmas themed nails, the true Gift of Christmas.

 

 

My Team

 ONS South East Asia Team in Melbourne

 

I love our dynamic team of talent and dedicated educators. Such a beautiful group of people and a joy to be around with. Always inspiring and amazing that nail is a universal language that has no communication or cultural boundaries. We always seem to understand each other perfectly well once the file and brush starts making magic !

 

ONS South East Asian and Australian Team in Melbourne