It was a super happy trip to the Nailympics Asia 2012 for the PinkRoom team as everyone who competed won a prize! This is the FIRST Nailympics International Nail Competition in ASIA. It was most student’s first attempt competing in those category overseas; not to mention having to compete against so many competitors from Japan, Korea, Russia, Hong Kong, Italy and Ukraine. There were like 200 competitors for just some categories alone.
Here’s a group picture of the PinkRoom team at Changi Airport
Principal Rachel Tang, Master Educator Joe Chua and Senior Educator Nicole…
Day two was Meet-the-models session. Students were lucky to be able to meet the models before the actual day. This allow them to be prepared and get used of the model’s hands.
Meet-the-models session was very important to the students. This ensure the models is fit and qualify to participate in the competition.
Our Master Educator Joe Chua showed final demo to the students before the competition. Joe was busy guiding and advise the students. To ensure the students is well-prepared and calm, he shared his past competition experiences and tips to the students.
Day 1 & 2 of NAILYMPICS ASIA 2012 NAIL COMPETITION~
Unlike previous years, this was an International Competition, the Nailympics. Thankfully, the hands models were able to understand Korean and communicate to us in English/Mandarin. Hence the students did not miss any important instructions.
CHECK OUT THE NUMBER OF COMPETITORS!
The manicure competition was compulsory thus there were almost 200 people competing in the same Division and category as us!!
There were checks of the judges before the start of the competition…
Our PinkRoom Team~~
One of our PRINAgal even became a model for another of our PRINAgal~~ Haha!
So happy and proud for the PinkRoom Team for clinching all the medals!! We had proudly beat competitors from Korea, Japan, Russia, Hong Kong, Italy and Ukraine. That gives our little red dot, Singapore some fame and glory!
And of course, pride for PinkRoom, Educators Rachel and Joe. For those who are not familiar with the nail industry, the Nailympics is the biggest International Nail Competition that was first held in the USA. This is the first time that it is held in Asia.
It is a huge achievement for our team as we are the only Singapore team that managed to bring home so many awards!!
Our team managed to clinched a total of 15 medals, including many top prizes –
First place
Gel French Extension Div 2
Gel French Extension Div 1
Second place
Cover Nail Design Sculpture Div 1
Third place
Gel Design Extension Div 2
Gel Design Extension Div 1
Fourth place
Gel Manicuring (French-white) Div 2
Salon Nail Embellishment Div 1
One-tone Sculpture Div 1
HIP HIP HOORAY TO THE PINK ROOM TEAM!!!
Three cheers, big hugs & pat on our backs for our achievements!
The students were excited to meet Nailympics Head Judge Lysa Comfort there. As mentioned previous post, Lysa was invited by Rachel to Singapore for the Nailympics Nail Competition Training. Lysa’s tips during the training must have played a part in the winnings!
Authentic Korean BBQ for a celebration! Principal Rachel & Master Joe must be the happiest, as they are able to see the girls progress and become more professional in the skills and nail journey.
The students started out with zero knowledge on nail art and techniques in PinkRoom. Now that the students are moments from receiving achievements, it reminds them what they have gone through PinkRoom since Day 1. The conducive environment in the academy, support the students to discover their potential and become capable to overcome challenges.
Achievement Unlocked!
