Participants should perform a French manicure on one hand of a model, achieving perfect nail proportions with a natural longitudinal curve. The highest point of the nail must be sculpted without filing, using artificial materials.

Allowed: Any brush and any artificial materials may be used.

Not Allowed: The use of templates and stencils for creating the smile line is not allowed.

Unleash the chaos. Embrace the strange. This category celebrates the wildest, weirdest, most outrageous, and unconventional nail creations. 

Participants are invited to break every rule of traditional beauty — go bold with bizarre shapes, eccentric designs, and out-of-this-world concepts designed to shock, surprise, and impress. 

There are no limits on size, color, form, or materials.

The participant should create fashionable salon-style nails of any length and shape with a modern, trendy salon design on one hand of the model. The design can be done either inside the nail or on its surface using any colored materials.

Allowed: Tips, dual forms, paper form, any decor (stamping, stickers, rub-in powders, embellishments, 3D designs, aeropuffing, etc.).

Not Allowed: Creating or painting a French manicure on more than two nails.

The participant should perform a full coverage soft gel tip extension on the model, selecting the shape and length based on the client's hand and nail type. For the color application, any solid color can be used on 3 nails, and a quick salon design must be created on any 2 nails.

Allowed materials: Full coverage soft gel tips, gel polish, and the use of accessories such as rhinestones, foil, glitter, and other nail design materials commonly used in a beauty salon.

Not Allowed: The use of dual forms, traditional forms, and tips with a partial contact area.

In this category, the participant should demonstrate their skills using gel polishes and gel paints on nails to complement a stylish look. The participant will be provided with a photo of a fashionable outfit (runway couture look), which will serve as inspiration for the competition work. The work must be completed on tips. Competitors are required to create a trendy design using gel polishes or gel paints on the tips, which will be provided by the organizer at the beginning of the category.

Allowed: The use of accessories, rhinestones, textures on the surface, and all types of techniques are allowed.

In this category, the participant must demonstrate their skills using materials provided by the sponsors for this category, in a creative manner based on the theme announced at the beginning of the competition. The participant will be provided with a kit of materials from our sponsors (brushes, lamp for gel polymerization must be brought by the contestants).

The work must be completed on tips. Competitors are required to create a trendy and creative design on the tips, based on the theme provided by the organizer at the beginning of the category.

Allowed: All types of techniques are allowed.

The participant must sculpt salon-style "French manicure" nails on one hand of the model using any professional technique and advanced materials. Any techniques, as well as a combination of technologies and the use of camouflage materials, are allowed. The nails can be sculpted using bright white, white, pink, clear, or camouflage materials. The use of oils, creams, and polishing compounds is allowed, but there should be no residue of oil, cream, or polishing products left on the nails.

Not Allowed: The use of dual forms or tips, hand-painting the white smile line with gel.

The participant should extend nails using dual forms on one hand with inside sculptured design. The competitor can choose: the nail shape, the material: builder gel, poly gel (acrygel), soft gel, or gel polish system. the nail color: clear, camouflage, or colored.

Participants should create a creative men's manicure using gel polishes and gel paints on a model’s hands, incorporating a design that reflects the concept of"Creative Men's Manicure." 

Nail artists should execute a creative men’s design using gel polishes or gel paints and submit a high-quality, trendy photo suitable for Instagram.

Allowed: Accessories, textures on the surface, and all types of techniques may be used.

The manicure should be executed cleanly, presenting an elegant and natural appearance without redness. 

Any damage caused during the manicure process will be taken into account when scoring.

The participant should sculpt the Stiletto nail shape on one hand of a model. 

The sidewalls must taper symmetrically to a sharp point. The length of the free edge should be at least 2 cm and should be in harmony with the model’s hand. The final nails must be coated with a solid gel polish color of the competitor’s choice.

Any professional sculpting techniques and materials may be used, as chosen by the competitor. 

Not Allowed: The use of tips is not allowed nor is the use of beige or nude colors for coating.