UK Nail Tech winners announced
This year's UK Nail Tech competition has taken place at the NEC Birmingham, as part of the Beauty UK trade exhibition, with the overall UK Nail Tech 2018 and UK Student Nail Tech 2018 crowned.
Directed by champion Nail Artist Denise Wright, the event is sponsored by Cuccio and supported by
ABT and Guild News magazine.
Andreea Ignat was named overall UK Nail Tech 2018. Andreea, originally from Romania but now based in London, was placed in four categories over the two-day event including Top Tech Pink & White Competition Nails, Salon Nail Challenge, Freestyle Nail Challenge, and Top Tech Stiletto.
UK Student Nail Tech 2018 was awarded to Mackenzie Clarke, who was also placed in four categories of the competition including Student Nail Challenge, Student Permanent Polish, Student Boxed Nail Art, and Student Snap Shot Challenge.
The full list of winners are as follows:
Top Tech Pink & White Competition Nails
1st
Elaine Moore
2nd
Anna Matusiak
3rd
Andreea Ignat
Top Tech Permanent Polish
1st
Lucy Price
2nd
Anna Koghut
3rd
Louise Huggard
Top Tech Dip System
1st
Louise Huggard
2nd
Rachel Ridout
Salon Nail Challenge
1st
Andreea Ignat
2nd
Kayley Cairns
3rd
Ashleigh Blankley
Freestyle Nail Challenge
1st Scarlett Senter
2nd Andreea Agnat
3rd Jo Wickens
Top Tech Stiletto
1st Andreea Ignat
2nd Kirsty McDounough
3rd Zsuzanna Fecsik
Top Tech Photographic Classic
1st
Scarlett Senter
3rd
Simone Radley
3rd
Marie-Louise Coster
Top Tech Photographic Nail Art
1st Scarlett Senter
2nd Viktoria Gvazba
3rd Simone Radley
Designer Disc
1st
Scarlett Senter
2nd
Tina Li
3rd
Gail Nicolls
Top Tech Boxed Nail Art - Hand Painted
1st Natsuko Tkanishi
2nd Anna Natusiak
3rd Agnieszka Hausman
Top Tech Boxed Nail Art - Mixed Media
1st Katie Willets
2nd Rachel Hanks
3rd Sinead Dunleavy-Bulley
Student Tip & Overlay Challenge
1st Mackenzie Clarke
2nd Katherine Judge
3rd Cara Holmes
Student Permanent Polish
1st Mackenzie Clarke
2nd Megan Stokes
3rd Katherine Judge
Student Shap Shot Challenge
1st Laura Anikanovaite
2nd Mackenzie Clarke
3rd Emily Mason
Student Boxed Nail Art
1st Emily Misson
2nd Katherine Judge
3rd Mackenzie Clarke
