Put Some Bling on It

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Max Estrada

Exclusive nail couture international master director of global education, founder & CEO. Being born into the beauty industry & with more than 10 years of expertise & experience, Max Estrada has always had a strong belief in nail education & artistry. Max started playing with his mother’s nail products & reading trade publications at a very early age, even attending his first trade show at the age of 5. He started his professional career working in his family’s salon in Arizona. Within the first year, he aspired to grow bigger as a nail technician and decided to enter his first competition. At the tender age of 16 & already sporting a quick & accurate acrylic application, Max entered his first professional nail competition.

Confident in his work, Max competed & placed in the top 10 for his division & category. Full of determination, his goal was to improve his skills & conquer the competitive world of nails. Now, Max places in every competition he enters & his focus is on further refining the nail shape & developing nail technologies that make the nail artist’s life easier. He believes that the best competition to win is the one with yourself; always strive for your personal best. Max’s ultimate dream was to have the best products to complement his education for the nailcare industry. In 2014, he designed & invented his own product line, aptly titled Exclusive Nail Couture Professional. Today, Max competes all over the world & hones a true passion for his art. Max is now sharing his knowledge around the world in his classes & through his product line.

Being an industry trendsetter, Max says, “The nail industry is not about where it has been, but where it’s going.”

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Put Some Bling on It

There's nothing but absolute fun in this episode of Crystal Obsession! Learn how to create a haute couture nail art look for any red carpet event or for your next poster look. Max Estrada shares his secrets on how to get the crystals to stay put and discloses a fun trick on how to easily get those crazy long acrylic nails off. If you love creating over the top looks for social media or your clients, this MasterClass is a must watch.

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Layered Embellishments

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Max Estrada

Exclusive nail couture international master director of global education, founder & CEO. Being born into the beauty industry & with more than 10 years of expertise & experience, Max Estrada has always had a strong belief in nail education & artistry. Max started playing with his mother’s nail products & reading trade publications at a very early age, even attending his first trade show at the age of 5. He started his professional career working in his family’s salon in Arizona. Full of determination, his goal was to improve his skills & conquer the competitive world of nails. Now, Max believes that the best competition to win is the one with yourself; always strive for your personal best. Max’s ultimate dream was to have the best products to complement his education for the nail care industry. Being an industry trendsetter, Max says, “The nail industry is not about where it has been, but where it’s going.”

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Layered Embellishments

You can still get the bling without creating 3D nail art. Some clients prefer a flat smooth nail, but hand painting isn't the only way to get that WOW-factor. Learn how to layer nail art stickers and other embellishments to create nail art in minutes when time is of the essence in the salon. Max Estrada demonstrates how to create balance and style using simple materials and techniques that take the intimidation out of detailed nail art designs.

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Q&A with Lisa Boone

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Lisa Boone

Lisa Boone has over 20 years’ experience in the nail industry. The wide berth of knowledge she’s accrued has taken her from behind the chair, to the competition circuit & researching innovative products to assisting technicians in their quest to create better products & services in the salon. Lisa began her career as a nail tech in Chicago in one of its first nail-only salons & soon became the award-winning hands behind Tom Holcomb’s world champion nails. After traveling the competition circuit for over 15 years, she became intrigued with developing winning formulations & cultivated a love for researching new & improved products for the industry. Playing a crucial role in the R&D of new formulations for various industry manufacturers, Lisa has since won awards for both packaging & new product development in the beauty industry. As well as being credited for “best new product” awards by industry professionals & magazines across the globe. Lisa has judged for the 2nd World Championships, is a staple on the global judging circuit for Nailympia Competitions worldwide & can be seen all over the world as an international educator.

Q&A with Lisa Boone

Meet Lisa Boone, salon owner, nail technician, educator & mentor with 30 years+ nail industry wisdom. Lisa's vast knowledge of color combinations, shade mixing & tinting is easily explained in her 3-part MasterClass series. In this series, Lisa shares the information needed to create amazing color ranges for your nail art clients. Join Lisa & Alex for a relaxed chat, as Lisa answers questions relating to the series delivered by the GlossaryLive community.

"Your nail art is your signature on the world."

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Split Complementary & Triadic

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Lisa Boone

Lisa Boone has over 20 years’ experience in the nail industry. The wide berth of knowledge she’s accrued has taken her from behind the chair, to the competition circuit & researching innovative products to assisting technicians in their quest to create better products & services in the salon. Lisa began her career as a nail tech in Chicago in one of its first nail-only salons & soon became the award-winning hands behind Tom Holcomb’s world champion nails. After traveling the competition circuit for over 15 years, she became intrigued with developing winning formulations & cultivated a love for researching new & improved products for the industry. Playing a crucial role in the R&D of new formulations for various industry manufacturers, Lisa has since won awards for both packaging & new product development in the beauty industry. As well as being credited for “best new product” awards by industry professionals & magazines across the globe. Lisa has judged for the 2nd World Championships, is a staple on the global judging circuit for Nailympia Competitions worldwide & can be seen all over the world as an international educator.

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Split Complementary & Triadic

Lisa Boone explains split complementary & triadic color combinations to expand your color choices & create more interesting & lively nail art designs. Learn how to mix colors & then create more colors using tinting, shading & mixing methods.

"Your nail art is your signature on the world."

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Analogous Scheme

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Lisa Boone

Lisa Boone has over 20 years’ experience in the nail industry. The wide berth of knowledge she’s accrued has taken her from behind the chair, to the competition circuit & researching innovative products to assisting technicians in their quest to create better products & services in the salon. Lisa began her career as a nail tech in Chicago in one of its first nail-only salons & soon became the award-winning hands behind Tom Holcomb’s world champion nails. After traveling the competition circuit for over 15 years, she became intrigued with developing winning formulations & cultivated a love for researching new & improved products for the industry. Playing a crucial role in the R&D of new formulations for various industry manufacturers, Lisa has since won awards for both packaging & new product development in the beauty industry. As well as being credited for “best new product” awards by industry professionals & magazines across the globe. Lisa has judged for the 2nd World Championships, is a staple on the global judging circuit for Nailympia Competitions worldwide & can be seen all over the world as an international educator.

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Analogous Scheme

Understand color mixing, color matching and how to create analogous and complimentary nail colors. Learn ways to use these shades to create more interesting nail art.

"Your nail art is your signature on the world."

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Monochromatic Palette

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Lisa Boone

Lisa Boone has over 20 years’ experience in the nail industry. The wide berth of knowledge she’s accrued has taken her from behind the chair, to the competition circuit & researching innovative products to assisting technicians in their quest to create better products & services in the salon. Lisa began her career as a nail tech in Chicago in one of its first nail-only salons & soon became the award-winning hands behind Tom Holcomb’s world champion nails. After traveling the competition circuit for over 15 years, she became intrigued with developing winning formulations & cultivated a love for researching new & improved products for the industry. Playing a crucial role in the R&D of new formulations for various industry manufacturers, Lisa has since won awards for both packaging & new product development in the beauty industry. As well as being credited for “best new product” awards by industry professionals & magazines across the globe. Lisa has judged for the 2nd World Championships, is a staple on the global judging circuit for Nailympia Competitions worldwide & can be seen all over the world as an international educator.

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Monochromatic Palette

Lisa Boone explains the color wheel, the psychology of color & tinting. Watch as Lisa reviews different nail art brushes & how simple strokes create extraordinary art. Learn how to choose nail art shades & bring together color combinations that take your nail art to the next level. Learn what colors actually do & what they symbolize when wearing them.

"Nail art allows me to be creative and makes every day interesting."

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Learn brush angles and tips on how to keep your smile line crisp and your product bubble free in this competition training with Emese Koppanyi.

Competition French Sculptured Application

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Emese Koppányi

A nail professional for over 22 years, Emese specializes in sculptured pink & white acrylic nails, which she’s competed in since 1999. Trained by some of the best competitors the nail world has seen, including Tom Holcomb, Alisha Rimando, Tom Bachik & Trang Nguyen, Emese has accumulated over 120 trophies to her name. Moving to the USA in 2016, Emese opened a nail salon on Sunset Strip in LA & founded the nail product brand, EDKO Nail Systems, with nail expert Frederic Edange. Having had covers on three editions of the USA’s Nailpro magazine, Emese judges for Nailympia & wears the titles Champion in Monaco, Nailpro Cup USA 2018, four times European Champion in Munich & 10 times Hungarian Champion Tom Holcomb Cup winner.

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Competition French Sculptured Application

Learn tricks on how to apply your nail form & getting the deepest C-curve, while adjusting your length based on exact measurements of the nail bed. Learn brush angles & expert tips on how to keep your smile line crisp & your product bubble-free, in this world-class competition training with champion nail professional, Emese Koppányi.

“The key to perfect competition nails is practice, practice, practice."

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Q&A with Emese Koppányi

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Emese Koppányi

A nail professional for over 22 years, Emese specializes in sculptured pink & white acrylic nails, which she’s competed in since 1999. Trained by some of the best competitors the nail world has seen, including Tom Holcomb, Alisha Rimando, Tom Bachik & Trang Nguyen, Emese has accumulated over 120 trophies to her name. Moving to the USA in 2016, Emese opened a nail salon on Sunset Strip in LA & founded the nail product brand, EDKO Nail Systems, with nail expert Frederic Edange. Having had covers on three editions of the USA’s Nailpro magazine, Emese judges for Nailympia & wears the titles Champion in Monaco, Nailpro Cup USA 2018, four times European Champion in Munich & 10 times Hungarian Champion Tom Holcomb Cup winner.

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Q&A with Emese Koppányi

In a live streamed event on the official GL Facebook page, Alex Fox posed questions on the topic of creating the perfect pink & white nails (using sculpting or tip & overlay techniques) to Emese.
This Ask Emese Q&A live event invited subscribers to the GlossaryLive Zoom forum to ask questions on the topic of nail competitions & beyond. Watch the Q&A here.

Q&A Monday 10 October 6pm GMT ( PST 10am / EDT 2pm / CST 12noon )

“It doesn't matter how long I've been competing, I always practice.”

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Let Emese show you some tricks to create a perfect tip & overlay and how to make the 2 hands match perfectly!

Competition French Tip & Overlay

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Emese Koppányi

A nail professional for over 22 years, Emese specializes in sculptured pink & white acrylic nails, which she’s competed in since 1999. Trained by some of the best competitors the nail world has seen, including Tom Holcomb, Alisha Rimando, Tom Bachik & Trang Nguyen, Emese has accumulated over 120 trophies to her name. Moving to the USA in 2016, Emese opened a nail salon on Sunset Strip in LA & founded the nail product brand, EDKO Nail Systems, with nail expert Frederic Edange. Having had covers on three editions of the USA’s Nailpro magazine, Emese judges for Nailympia & wears the titles Champion in Monaco, Nailpro Cup USA 2018, four times European Champion in Munich & 10 times Hungarian Champion Tom Holcomb Cup winner.

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Competition French Tip & Overlay Nails

Many competitors will try their hand at Tip & Overlay during a weekend of competing. Usually, if they do both Tip & Overlay & Sculptured Nail competitions, they will also register for the Perfect Match competition. Champion nail artist, Emese demonstrates some tricks to create a perfect tip & overlay & how to make sure the two hands match perfectly for a high score!

“Tips & sculpted nails should look exactly the same in order to enter a perfect match competition.”

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Polishing the red nails can prove difficult under the final moments of a competition, so let Emese Koppanyi show you a few tricks to make it look like the nails GREW RED!

Making Competition Red Nails, Filing & Finishing

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Emese Koppányi

A nail professional for over 22 years, Emese specializes in sculptured pink & white acrylic nails, which she’s competed in since 1999. Trained by some of the best competitors the nail world has seen, including Tom Holcomb, Alisha Rimando, Tom Bachik & Trang Nguyen, Emese has accumulated over 120 trophies to her name. Moving to the USA in 2016, Emese opened a nail salon on Sunset Strip in LA & founded the nail product brand, EDKO Nail Systems, with nail expert Frederic Edange. Having had covers on three editions of the USA’s Nailpro magazine, Emese judges for Nailympia & wears the titles Champion in Monaco, Nailpro Cup USA 2018, four times European Champion in Munich & 10 times Hungarian Champion Tom Holcomb Cup winner.

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Making The Red Nails, Filing & Finishing

In every French sculpture nail competition you must paint one hand, or some of the nails, in a red creme polish & product application is definitely different for these nails. Polishing the red nails can prove difficult during the final moments of a competition when stress levels are high, so let Emese Koppányi show you a few tricks to make it look like the nails literally GREW RED!

“Don't forget the hairline & sidelines when polishing the red nails.”

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