VivCat Silver Series London - Unforgetable !

London

Here's where the VivCat class begins...


Wanted to get on one of these if we had more time ^^

Oxford Street a shopping haven indeed, you can find everything here, except my luggage won't fit it all :(

Fish and chips is a must try in London :) These were delicious...

Medieval Galore

This stunning and exquisite work is none other than my dear friend, Viv Simmond's 1st Place entry in the 2009 UK Nailympics recently. Congratulations, you did it again in record time ;)

Pink Room Cup 2009 + photos!

hi babes! how was yr F1 weekend?
mine was filled with work and stress over my first nail competition!

i was contemplating whether i should join the nail competition held by Pink Room as im working on fri and sat from 10pm to 4am~
im not sure whether i have enough "strength" and concentration on sunday's competition!
but i still joined in e end~

there were 5 categories:
1. Natural Nail Care
2. Acrylic Extension
3. Gel French Tip Overlay
4. Mix Media Nail Art
5. Fantasy Nail Art

after much consideration and given e time i have, i only join category 4, Gel French Tip Overlay.
i wanted to join acrylic too but its in e morning! i sure cant wake up! hahas~~

i found my nail model with pretty nail bed!
i only have time to practice with her twice b4 i started working for F1..


pretty long nails ya?
but it has to be all cut off! lol..
any nail extensions must cut off your natural nails~~

first practice was a disaster! nail tips doesnt fit my model well, e outcome made me sooo demoralise!
so i source for new white tipss~


this was e 2nd and final practice i had.. 3 days b4 nail competition~

i went to nail school to practice so that my teachers can give me some comments..
apparantly those set of nails u see above isnt perfect too =(

on e day of competition, i reached expo at 11 plus and clean my model's cuticles again b4 we go in to e competition area (:

my hands were shivering throughout man! lol and i was soooo sleepy as i slept at 6am ~~ hahas.. i was like a zombie that day^^
but im glad its over (:
i have to wait about 2 hours plus for e results announcement, so i slacked at Pink Room booth!

LOOK AT THIS PRETTY BUTTERFLY INLAYS!
this set of nails is done by my teacher! (:
e model's nail bed is really long~
i introduced this model to my teacher and her hands are seen in a few well known magazines already! (:

all e participants were called to stage and receive our certificate of participation (:
and it was results announcement straight after, i was like "what! on stage? oh myy"

as i stood there listening to other category winners, my heart was beating very fast man!
especially when they were announcing my category winnerss i was shivering!

"Special award goes to ........"

"3rd prize goes to ......."

"2nd prize goes to ........"

by then i was slacking already..

"1st prize goes to ........ G34, Lim Junying!"

YAY I WON!!!!!

i really did not expect that!!! look at my shocking face man!

i was REALLY HAPPY TO E MAXX!

receiving my certificate! thats my nail school principal!

btw e guy above is my acrylic and gel teacher (:
he is e one that did e butterfly inlay nails~

super pro!!

he won so many champion in many nail competition and he is like "ban" to join asia nail competition.. lol..

so he flies overseas to compete (:

finally group photo with all e winners!

my manicure and gel teacher (: Ms Yumi!

my manicure teacher (: Ms Nicole!


my winning nails!

my model was telling me how the judges touch her nails, lift her hand to check C curves, check sides for perfect arc, using their fingers to touch cuticle areas, checking e sides for "overflow-ness" of gel~~ hahas.



my teachers were right! joining competition is really indeed motivating for u to strive more in your nail career!

though this is just a small scale competition~
its a fulfilling experience for me!

sorry babes im like so lor sor! hahas~

2 photos to share for my F1 weekend!

my feet were SORE after work each day..
wore 3.5 inch heels for 6 hours each day!

next big event for me : My 21st birthday! (:

i will be back to post more nail photos!

Beauty Showcase

What amazing booths and showcase at the Beaudex Korea, beautiful people and surrounded by talents.

BEAUDEX Korea 2009

Global Beauty Design Expo (BEAUDEX) in Korea organized by the Korean government which held the first nail competition aims to unify the industry's 5 Nail associations in Korea. The largest nail association - Korea Nail Association (KNA) registered about 1,000 competitors with another +/-500 from other associations in support of the first national competition. There were no less than 150 judges from all 5 associations being invited to conduct the judging and among the international nail judges includes world champion-Trang Nguyen, Danny Haile, Carla Collier (Nailpro Head Judge) and I was really honoured to be invited to be a part of the judging panel for the Masters Division, which are the top competitors in the country. Although with much regret, the unforseen intervention of parties running the competition, the final judging for Masters division was cancelled at the last minute despite briefing was carried out during the judges' meeting the day before the competition. It was a dismay for the Master category competitors who have prepared for months and a surprise to association committees. The effort of unification is highly anticipated and supported by all, but we are only human. True champions do not need to glorify themselves. Top spots in all other divisions were still dominated by deserving winners. It was indeed an eye opener.