Winners will receive medals, prize money and their entry fee into the Beautytech Strut Your Stuff 2010 competition!

“Simply Salon Nails”

1. Nail Tech has 90 minutes to create a full set. You will need a model, ask other nail techs that you know are attending with you to arrange a model or email us and we can try to help pair you with someone attending the event that is not competing.
2. Application can be done using natural or clear tips or sculpting with forms. No white tips.
3. SALON STYLE - normal smile lines & C-Curve, no extra points for deep competition style smile lines or C-Curves. PINK & WHITES -- NO: Color Acrylic, Glitter Acrylic, Glitter Gel or Color Gel
4. Nails may be any length and shape. Shape and/or length should be "normal Salon length".

Mixed Media Junior & Senior

1. All art must be created specifically for this competition. No art or tips used in any other competition may be used. NO RECYCLED ART
2. TIPS (minimum 4 tips), Completed BEFORE you come to the event.  No live models.
3. ALL TIPS should follow one theme or idea - There is no set theme, but entry MUST follow your chosen theme
4. NOTHING more than 1/8” high, hanging, dangling, extending off the nail plate or free edge. Art should be contained within the canvas of the nail itself.
5. If your art work is questionable as to how far it extends up or off the nail, you will be disqualified. 
6. Nails may be any length and shape. Shape and/or length should be fitting of your design.
7. Any type of art is acceptable: flat, air brush, color acrylic/gel, stones, glitter.  NO decals or clay canes. Mix and match of art styles is acceptable - no points will be deducted for using one style art (eg: 100% hand painted is ok).
8. MUST be Original Art, no obscene, objectionable or copyrighted (ie: Disney characters, professional sports logos, personality likeness) material will be accepted.

Scoring for “Simply Salon Nails”
             
_____   LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: 10 pts.
How difficult the technique or skill required to accomplish the nail.

______  SMILE LINE: 10 pts.
Crisp, in balance with cuticle shape

______  SHAPE: 10 pts.
Length proper for nail bed and hands.  Thinly applied at the cuticle, arch at the stress area and tapered through the free edge.

______  TIP OR FORM PLACEMENT: 10 pts.
Is the tip correctly sized and applied without visible glue.  Is form applied properly.

 ______ PRODUCT APPLICATION: 10 pts.
Application consistency, air bubbles, moons, high shine, smooth surface – no scratches, soft tissue free of nicks or cuts.

______DOWN THE BARREL: 10 pts.
Top vs. underneath shape, thickness, unevenness, dust/glue residue

______ C-CURVE: 10 pts.
Thickness, salon curve shape of 33-40%

______ BALANCE AND HARMONY: 10 pts.
Overall look of the nail.  2 to 1 ratio of nail bed (pink) to free edge (white measured from the smile line

______  TOTAL SCORE                   JUDGE    

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Scoring for Mixed Media
             
_____   LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: 10 pts.
How difficult the technique or skill required to accomplish the nail art.

______  ORIGINALITY: 10 pts.
Is this a fresh, creative and NEW idea? A new twist on an old idea?

______  PRECISION APPLICATION: 10 pts.
Look for mastery of control of implements/tools used to accomplish design.

______  CONSISTENCY: 10 pts.
Nail art is consistent in style and control. Color has a smooth, neat finished appearance.

 ______ FINE ART APPEARANCE: 10 pts.
Images appear constant and do not have a "stenciled" appearance. Hand-cut stencil/ mask designs receive higher points than "out of the box" images.

______DIMENSIONAL QUALITIES: 10 pts.
Artwork that demonstrates contouring, shadowing and other unique techniques.

______ USE OF COLOR: 10 pts.
Use of complimentary and contrasting color techniques; knowledge of color theory apparent in finished artwork.

______ WORKMANSHIP: 10 pts.
Overall view of completed artwork. Is the design too "busy"?

______  TOTAL SCORE                   JUDGE    

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