Competition rules

GENERAL RULES

• Competitions are open to students and professional nail technicians.
• The Nailympics reserves the right to refuse entry to any competitor.
• Competitors and models must be at least 18 years old.
• Competitors must use a live model and arrange for their own model.
• Each competition will have a briefing, scheduled 20 minutes prior
  to the start of each event.
• Competitors and models must be present for the briefing.
• Once the briefing starts; the competitor may not touch the model’s nails
  until the competition begins. If any competitor touches their model’s nails
  once the briefing has started, they will have five points deducted from
  their final score.
• Competitors not understanding English fluently must supply their own
  translator. The translator must be present during the competition briefing
  and stay just outside the competition floor in a designated area during
  the competition in the event they are needed for communication with
  the competitor.
• The Nailympics is not responsible for any competitor not adhering to
  or understanding the rules.
• A full set (2 hands) must be completed and all work must be finished
  in the time allotted for the competition.
• Model’s nails will be checked by the floor judge during the briefing to
  be certain no work has been done previously.
• If it’s decided by the judges that prep work has been done on the model
  prior to the briefing; the competitor will receive a five-point deduction
  from their final score.
• Competitors will be allowed to set up their tools and products during
  the competition briefing.
• Competitors must specify the competition division they are entering
  when the registration form is filled out.
• Once a competitor has registered they cannot change divisions.
• Strictly no nail molds may be used.
• Competitors must enter the highest division they qualify for.
• Due to the large attendance and international participation, the Nailympics
  is not responsible for verifying that each competitor enters the correct
  division, this is done on the honour system. The admin team will correct
  those it knows to be incorrect, but cannot verify all.
• If it’s found a competitor has registered in the wrong division, they will
  receive a 10-point deduction in their final score for each competition.
• Competitors must bring all necessary electrical supplies including UV
  lamp, extension cord and adaptors. (The Nailympics may supply a daylight
  lamp – please check a week before the competition).
• Each competitor will be provided one electrical outlet – gel competitors
  will get two outlets.
• No refunds of competition fees are given.
• No smoking or eating is allowed during the competition. Only
  non-alcoholic drinks are allowed.
• Once the allotted time is up, competitors must immediately stop working
  and stand with their model.
• Any competitor found to still be working on their model after the close
  of the competition will be disqualified.
• Incomplete nails will be judged with an automatic 10-point deduction
  from the competitor’s final score.
• When instructed, competitors are responsible for getting their model
  to the judging arena and making sure they know to visit each judge
  before leaving.
• Models must not leave the judging arena until they’ve been judged.
• Any model leaving the judging arena prior to being judged will be
  disqualified.
• All products must be clearly labeled – hand-written labels are acceptable.
• Each division will have one overall division winner – the ‘Winner of
  Winners’.
• There is no restriction on Winner of Winners – everyone is eligible, even
  if they won it the previous year.
• A 1-10 point judging system will be used; – 1 being the lowest – 10 being
  flawless.
  
• Any competitor not abiding by these rules will take whatever point
  deduction is allowed in the rules. For those rules not specifying
  a point deduction, there will be one warning, after that there will be
  a five-point deduction for the next warning and disqualification for the
  third infringement.
• Judges’ decisions are final. Score sheets will be available for all
  competitors and those not picked up on the day will be sent by
  the organiser to attendees approximately four weeks after the event.
• Any draws in scores are investigated and a winner awarded by the head
  judge.
• All photos/video taken by Nailympics personnel or contractors are the
  sole property of the organiser, to be used in whatever fashion deemed
  appropriate by the organiser without compensation to the competitors.
• Competitor numbers will be allocated at registration.
• Competitors may not go into their kit bag after the competition
  has begun.

Sculpture, L&P, Wrap & Gel Tip & Overlay rules

1. Competitors must polish one hand of the model with a red cream
   polish only – no base coat, ridgefiller or top coat may be used. The
   polish may be of the competitors’ choice.
2. These are traditional competitions, with pink & white nails to be created.
   These are NOT salon nail competitions.
3. No lanolin, cream, lotion, polish dry products or chamois buffers may
   be used.
4. PLEASE NOTE - OIL IS ALLOWED.
5. Water and non-lanolin based soap may be used in finishing.
6. Competitors may not blend, shape or cut out tips prior to the start of
   the competition.
7. Glue is allowed for tip application only in tip & overlay competitions
8. No glue is allowed in the sculpture competition.
9. Drills are allowed; the competitor must supply own drill and have ample
   electrical cords and adaptors.
10. Gel competitors must bring a UV gel lamp.
11. French tips allowed for wrap category only.
12. Opaque and clear tips only allowed for gel and L&P categories.
13. Timings of the competitions have changed – PLEASE NOTE - Wrap, L&P,
    Gel tip & overlay (2 hours); Sculpture (2 1/2 hours); Fantasy (1 hour).

MIXED MEDIA BOXED NAIL ART

1. This competition is a ‘show & tell’ format. Nails are to be designed
   on nail tips and placed in a covered display case to be placed in the
   competition arena. Covered displays may be bought or made.
2. Covered displays cannot be larger than 10 inches in either direction
   and no more than 4 inches in height. Having a display any larger may
   result in it not being displayed and if it’s too large, it may not be
   accepted. This is left to the discretion of the Nailympics’ staff.
3. All entries are to be 100% complete before bringing to the competition.
4. A full set of 10 tips are to be created and must reflect different nail sizes,
   as real nails do. Anyone using all one-size tips will have an automatic
   10-point deduction to their final score.
5. Maximum of 2 entries per competitor, each entry will incur a
   registration fee.
6. No entries left after the close of the competition will be returned to the
   competitor.
   
7. All entries must be submitted by second registration at 10am on Sunday
   18 May 2008.
8. All entries must be left at the competition until the close of the
   competition on the second day.
9. All entries must be accompanied by a typed description of the work
   involved, including what types of nail art media were used.
10. Competitors must use 3 of these 5 nail art media: airbrushing,
    embellishments (rhinestones, striping tape etc), L&P acrylic, gel, hand
    painting. Failure to use three will result in a 10-point deduction for each
    media less than 3.
11. No decals allowed. All three media used must be used in an artistic way
    or they will not count towards the required 3 nail art media set by the
    rules. It is the competitor’s responsibility to clarify anything questionable
    prior to the event and judges’ decisions are accepted as final.
12. No embellishment or L&P product may extend further than 1⁄4” from
    the original nail surface in any direction, if it does, there will be a 10-
    point deduction.
13. Any embellishment to the actual tips, whether attached to the tip or
    not, will count and must not extend further than 1⁄4” from the nail
    surface or 10 points will be deducted.

FANTASY NAIL ART COMPETITION

1. No polishes or base coats are allowed on models’ nails prior to the
   competition.
   
2. Only the model & competitor are allowed on the competition floor. The
   entire costuming and assembly must only be completed by the model
   and competitor, no additional people may help.
3. Models must be pre-manicured and ready for polish/paint application.
4. All pieces or embellishments that will go on the nails may be completely
   created prior to the competition.
5. Three dimensional, pre-cast embellishments, feathers, decals, gems,
   accessories, ornaments or any form of fantasy are allowed – your
   imagination is the only limitation.
6. No nail pre-application allowed, all application of the design components
   must be done during the hour provided – only one hour is allocated for
   this competition.
7. It’s recommended that models wear their costume prior to the start
   of the competition, with just final touches completed during the
   competition itself.
8. Keep in mind the costume is a large part of this competition (1-10 points
   out of a possible 100), as this competition stresses creativity, difficulty
   and how well the theme of the entire design and costume go together.
   

Please note for all nail art categories
No copyrighted designs allowed (ie, NFL, Disney, Warner Bros, celebrity likeness).
Any competitor producing a copyrighted design will have 10 points deducted from their final score. This includes any logos from any company or reproduced copyrighted artwork, unless you have proof of a legal right to reproduce the artwork or logo.