The event, which was organised by NRC Lecturers Leanne Clydesdale and Sharon Eatwell and the Beauty Department in the College, brought the Level 3 & Level 2 Beauty Therapy students together to create a show full of glamour and fun, entitled ‘Candy Couture’.
Nail art is a creative practice of painting decorative designs on fingernails. It’s a fun way to accessorize a special occasion outfit, and is becoming increasingly popular in the fashion industry today.
Sharon Eatwell, NRC Lecturer for Level 3 Advanced Nail Technology, stated, “This event is a fun and creative way to capture the imagination of the students and to let them work on a live project so that they fully understand what is required by the industry. Creating a competition which allows the Beauty Therapy students to work together and generate fantasy through an image based on ‘Candy Couture’ allowed them to explore with colour while still creating the complete look by combining hair, nails, make up and outfits.”
On the catwalk this year were Level 2 Beauty Therapy students, who modelled fantasy creations of ‘ Willy Wonka’, ‘Tropical Chic’, ‘Candy Freak’, ‘Miss Comic Book Cutie’, ‘LittleSweet Heart’, ‘Pink Cutie’, ‘Nicki Nicki’, ‘Candy Chic’, ‘Juicy Julie’, 'Sugar & Spice’, ‘Sweetie Pie’, ‘Nicki Minaj’, 'Circus Girl', ‘Skittles’, ‘Alice in Candy Land’, ‘Fairy Nymph’, ‘Sugar Skulls’ and ‘Little Tinkerbell’. Judging the competition were Charlene Balmer from New York Nails and Anna Phuong Dang from Professional Nail Care.
The students were marked on the character they created and on the nail art they designed to complement their creation. Winner of the competition was Marie McErlain’s “Tinkerbella”, modelled by Emma Scott, 2nd place was awarded to student Becky Bower and her creation “Willy Wonka”, modelled by Lauren McAlistar and 3rd place was taken by Abigail Martin with “Juicy Julie”, modelled by
Julie-Anne Cairns. Sharon added that she was very proud of the achievements of all the students and that they have all demonstrated a very high level of skill and creativity throughout the competition.
