We know competing isn’t easy, BUT we do our best at Nail Camp to give you a chance to see what it’s like before you are in a big competition arena. The competitions at camp are designed to simply help you learn and grow. Competition helps make you a better nail tech. You can see where you spend the most time, what parts of the nail you struggle building and how to enhance your art skills.

Nail Camp competitions take place on the last full day of camp so you have an opportunity to participate in the Incredible Improvements workshop and take a few more classes before the timer starts. Incredible Improvements is a great workshop that gives you critiques nail by nail that help so many campers see improvement almost immediately. We also give you the score sheet so you can study where you should focus the most in competition.  Judging is done behind a curtain, so the judges will never know it is your hand.  

The One Hand/One hour is exactly as it sounds! You will have an hour to complete a set of nails on one hand. We have eliminated the requirement that you must do three pink and white or French nails. However, you can if you wish. Two nails need to be polished red and three nails need to be either one solid color (cover or camouflage pink preferred) or traditional pink and whites with the white built in, not polished on. Bonus points are possible if you do pink and whites. Also, if you are working on yourself, you will receive 15 extra minutes as we know it’s more difficult.

Gel Manicure is also one hand, 30 minutes. Plus 5 extra minutes if you’re working on yourself. Gel Polish only, no builders or extensions. Three French style pink and white nails, two red.

Mixed Media competition has grown so much the last few years!! We have lots of attendees that have learned you just NEVER know how good your art might be. Checking out all the amazing artwork that comes in is a highlight of competition day!

Our goal is for EVERYONE to be able to have a chance at competing. Why not?! Competition is free to enter. Nothing else is going on. It is actually fun. It’s a great learning experience. Bonus…. there is FREE prize money and medals! Give it a shot, you could surprise yourself and end up with bragging rights and a little extra cash to spend.