GlossaryLive XXTreme Nail Art Katy Pottle Balletcore

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Katy Pottle is a seasoned nail artist with over 21 years of experience in the beauty industry. Throughout her career, Katy has navigated through various roles, from working in prestigious salons to owning her own. However, Katy's true passion lies in nail art. In 2015, she discovered the mesmerizing glitter range offered by Magpie Beauty, sparking a newfound obsession with sparkle and color. Since then, Katy has become known for her vibrant and glamorous nail designs.

For Katy P, nail art is not just a job; it's her therapy, her passion, and her creative outlet. She spends hours dreaming up intricate designs and experimenting with different techniques, always pushing the boundaries of her creativity. In a remarkable achievement, Katy participated in her first-ever competition, the World Star Nail Artist 2023, and emerged victorious, solidifying her reputation as a nail art virtuoso.

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Award-winning nail artist, Petra Szabo, AKA @fairynailsbypetra, has won a host of medals for her artwork and boasts the title, Nail Technician of the Year 2023 and Nail Bar Of The Year 2019. In this video, Petra presents a stunning Valentine’s design. Showcasing a series of techniques and specialist brush strokes, Petra creates skillful effects across the nail as she builds up the nail design.

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International educator, judge, award-winning nail professional, coach, consultant and columnist, Tracey Lee, born in south Africa, now lives in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. “I’m blessed to have discovered the amazing world of nails after relocating to The Netherlands. My experience in education and training in South Africa stood me in good stead, as after completing a nail course to be able to do my own nails, I was later invited to join an education team where I became director of education & product development during my 10-year tenure. “
“In 2016 I took on the role of independent international educator and a world of opportunities opened up for me. Entering Nails magazine’s Next Top Nail Artist competition, was a life-changing event. It was not only the win that had an impact on my skills and my career, the entire journey through the competition made me a better nail professional. My motto is KEY: Keep Educating Yourself. I continue to do this and share my knowledge and experience with others through education.
“I could never have imagined at the beginning of my journey into nails that there would be so many opportunities and avenues in this dynamic industry. I’m looking forward to all the possibilities it has to offer.”

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UK-based nail educator, Alexandra Lepadatu @ale.naileducator, showcases two delicate designs using the aquarelle watercolor technique. Bringing an almost ethereal characteristic to the final look, this watercolor method of nail art is a great way to bring a whole new presentation to your salon menu. From flowers, foliage and floral bouquets to ballerinas, geodes and abstracts; elevate your nail art menu and add a new art style to your skillset.

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Jark Hing takes a complex nail art design and simplifies it to present a vibrant image in easy to follow stages. Building the tropical parrot scene in steps allows the artist to follow each part of the process with ease. From placing glitter flakes in the background to adding foliage, then line-drawing the parrot before color pigment powders are used to build up its plummage, the parrot comes to life in the last stages as detailing in black paint is added. By following Jark's steps, it's amazing to see how character art is nothing like as complex as it first looks.

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Starting out as a nail tech in 2012, in her home country of Romania, Andreea moved to London in 2013 and realized her job was in fact her passion.

“I discovered nail competitions in 2014 and have since won multiple national and international titles. My biggest achievement was winning the Top UK Tech Division 3 trophy at Nailympia London 2022, but it won’t stop there. I hope one day to win a Global Cup and get to judge nail competitions around the world.

“During my 10 years in the nail industry, I’ve trained with multiple nail educators, as I believe personal development is extremely important to my career path. I’ve always wanted to run my own salon and academy, and I’m happy to announce this dream came true in September 2022, when I opened Andreea Nails Salon & Academy in central London. I believe you can do anything you set your mind on, but one thing is for certain, ‘dreams do come true if you work hard for them’.”

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Melanie Lewendon , a multi-award-winning nail artist, educator and beauty therapist in the UK, brings her butterly design to life in this nail art demonstration.

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Lucie Kovaříková is an independent, champion award-winning nail teacher in the Czech Republic. ``I got into nails by accident after completing my master's degree at Masaryk University<`` shares Lucie. ``It was love at first sight, and it remains so even after 13 years of salon experience and 9 years of training.
``Over the years I've had the opportunity to gather a lot of experience and learn from the best in the field. I also owe them many awards that i've collected over the years in the Czech Republic and abroad. These are my competition achievements, which have given me the opportunity to sit on the judging panels of top nail competitions around the world for the past seven years.

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Scarlett Senter, of Scarlett Senter Nail Artist & Academy, Norfolk, entered the nail industry in 2013, seeking a career that would work around her son. After spending time building her business and establishing herself, she began competing and growing her love for the industry and has collected over 80 trophies to date. Accolades include Scratch Stars Paint & Polish Artist of the Year 2014 & 2017, Scratch Stars Mixed Media Artist of the Year 2019 and Nailympia London 2019 Art Winner of Winners – Division 3.

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