UK Nail Tech winners announced

This year's UK Nail Tech competition has taken place at the NEC Birmingham, as part of the Beauty UK trade exhibition, with the overall UK Nail Tech 2018 and UK Student Nail Tech 2018 crowned.

Directed by champion Nail Artist Denise Wright, the event is sponsored by Cuccio and supported by ABT and Guild News magazine.

Andreea Ignat was named overall UK Nail Tech 2018. Andreea, originally from Romania but now based in London, was placed in four categories over the two-day event including Top Tech Pink & White Competition Nails, Salon Nail Challenge, Freestyle Nail Challenge, and Top Tech Stiletto.

UK Student Nail Tech 2018 was awarded to Mackenzie Clarke, who was also placed in four categories of the competition including Student Nail Challenge, Student Permanent Polish, Student Boxed Nail Art, and Student Snap Shot Challenge.

The full list of winners are as follows:

Top Tech Pink & White Competition Nails

1st Elaine Moore

2nd Anna Matusiak

3rd Andreea Ignat

Top Tech Permanent Polish

1st Lucy Price

2nd Anna Koghut

3rd Louise Huggard

Top Tech Dip System

1st Louise Huggard

2nd Rachel Ridout

Salon Nail Challenge

1st Andreea Ignat

2nd Kayley Cairns

3rd Ashleigh Blankley

Freestyle Nail Challenge

1st    Scarlett Senter

2nd    Andreea Agnat

3rd    Jo Wickens

Top Tech Stiletto

1st    Andreea Ignat

2nd    Kirsty McDounough

3rd    Zsuzanna Fecsik

Top Tech Photographic Classic

1st Scarlett Senter

3rd Simone Radley

3rd Marie-Louise Coster

Top Tech Photographic Nail Art

1st    Scarlett Senter

2nd    Viktoria Gvazba

3rd    Simone Radley

Designer Disc

1st Scarlett Senter

2nd Tina Li

3rd Gail Nicolls

Top Tech Boxed Nail Art - Hand Painted

1st    Natsuko Tkanishi

2nd    Anna Natusiak

3rd    Agnieszka Hausman

Student Tip & Overlay Challenge

1st    Mackenzie Clarke

2nd    Katherine Judge

3rd    Cara Holmes

Student Permanent Polish

1st    Mackenzie Clarke

2nd    Megan Stokes

3rd    Katherine Judge

Student Shap Shot Challenge

1st    Laura Anikanovaite

2nd    Mackenzie Clarke

3rd    Emily Mason

Student Boxed Nail Art

1st    Emily Misson

2nd    Katherine Judge

3rd    Mackenzie Clarke