How to Enter

Register for your free ticket to Professional Beauty Dubai Show here and then email [email protected] with the categories that you would like to enter. The cost is 50 AED per category. Spots are limited, don’t miss out!

Judging Criteria

1.    Cuticle condition- cleanliness, shape, length

2.    Surface- smoothness, consistency 

3.    Under or around nails cleanliness, product residue and product use

4.    Overall impression

5.    Theme is understood and clear, Arabia and Dubai is recognized

6.    Color choice.

7.    Decoration choice

8.    Suitability for the brand usage- hands and fingers positioning, look

9.    Elegance and aesthetics

10. True exposure of the image- no filters, no post production

The Prize

The overall winner will win a trophy, certificates, products and cash prize.

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The Rules

1.    This is an online photo-based category. Participants must submit high-quality images of red classic manicure results. The process or tools used are not evaluated — only the final visual appearance will be judged.

2.    Participants can send their works from any part of the World online.

3.    Dead line for submission is January 15, 2026.

4.    The photos should be submitted by sending to the email- [email protected] or on messenger app Telegram- contact @GSDXB

5.    Photos can be taken by the smart phone or a professional camera.

6.    File format can be in Jpeg or PNG.

7.    Resolution of the photo should be 3000x2000 pixels at 300DPI.

8.    The photo should be clean commercial look.

9.    No digital enhancement or retouching can be made to the photo. Photoshopping is not allowed.

10. Filters, softening, or color grading is not allowed.

11. Photo should expose both hands and make all 10 nails visible.

12. The positioning of hands must be commercial style or advertorial use, or as an advertisement.

13. Hands should be exposed entirely with slightly more than a wrist area included.

14. The positioning of both hands can be overleaping one another or separate, as long as both hands create an elegant exposure of hands, fingers and finger nails.

15. Fingers and nails can be directed in any way, as long as the posture or positioning is elegant and commercial.

16. Pose, lighting, and hand positioning must look professional, as if for a beauty brand campaign.

17. Background must look neutral. Back ground color can be subtle grey, white, beige or any pastel color.

18. No brand bottles or any other objects rather than hands must be featured on the photo. No clutter or any destruction.

19. Final look of nails is a long nail extensions with mix media nail art.

20. All 10 nails must be shaped as modern salon style almond nails.

21. All 10 nails should be be long. If measured in the middle of the nail plate- as long as the nail bed of the nail.

22. All products are allowed to be used in any color. Acrylics, gels, polygels, hybrid gel.

23. The shape, surface, cuticles and C-curve should be constantly same and neat through all 10 nails.

24. C- curve must be not thicker than 1 mm. Natural curve can be up to 50% of the full circumference, not more.

25. Prefabricated objects, large pieces of any nail art bigger than 5 mm in lengths or width are not allowed to be used.

26.  Nail art can be hand painted, sprayed and made of any type of paint, polish or color.

27. Nail colors, products should be applied clean, without any smudges or touching the skin.

28. The theme is called Dubai of Arabia. The theme should be pastured in any type of composition and color scheme, as long as it is clear and visible, that the compassion is about Dubai and Arabia, its culture or style.

29. Crystals, pearls, foils, glitters are allowed to be sued.

30. Nails shape must compliment the entire look of the manicure and hands overall.

31. Cuticles must be clean, neat and free of any damage. Manicure must look fresh and clean.

32. Hands, nails, cuticle area must be looking clean and free of any dust, oil residue, lotion leftovers.

33. Manicure can be done with any technique as long as the cuticles and overall look is neat, clean and elegant.

34. Judging Criteria

35. Cuticle condition- cleanliness, shape, length

36. Surface- smoothness, consistency 

37. Under or around nails cleanliness, product residue and product use

38. Overall impression

39. Theme is understood and clear, Arabia and Dubai is recognized

40. Color choice.

41. Decoration choice

42. Suitability for the brand usage- hands and fingers positioning, look

43. Elegance and aesthetics

44. True exposure of the image- no filters, no post production

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General Terms and Conditions for taking part in Nail Championship 2026

1. First step registration and payment must be done prior to championship online on the website

of Professional Beauty GCC at https://pbgcc.showhub.live/

2. Second step registration must be done in person by visiting the registration booth on the

championship arena at 08.45 on the first day of Nail Championship PBGCC.

3. Failure to register via 2 steps- online and on the arena will lead to disqualification and we

reserves the rights to no refund.

4. 5. No show or late arrival for registration may lead to disqualification of contestant.

Every registered contestant must adhere to every term and condition of Nail Championship

6. Rules are exactly the same for every contestant and no exceptions will be made under any

circumstances.

7. Organizers of Nail Championship 2026 reserve the rights to disqualify and reject those

participants and their models that do not follow the rules of assigned category and breach the

General Terms and Conditions of Nail Championship.

8. In case of disqualification payment for participation will not be refunded to participant and will

be kept 100% by PBGCC for Nail Championship.

9. As organizer- Nail Championship 2026 reserves the rights to take photos and videos

of any participant, models and their work with the rights to use content at any time anywhere

on their own decision. All photos and videos can be used solely by organizer without any

notification to any other party.

10. Late arrival or arrival after registration is closed will lead to disqualification. See registration

timing accordingly to the chosen category. Flight delays or cancelations, other transportation

delays, force major of any kind will be considered as no show and will lead to disqualification.

11. Mobile phones and other electronic devises must be on silence mode and no vibration mode

on the competition arena.

12. Models should not use their phones and video photo gadget during competition.

13. All participants must provide their own model. Model should have any valid ID for age

verification. Models below 18 years old are not accepted.

14. Models hands and arms must not have any permanent tattoo or other visible unique marks.

Jewelry, watch is not allowed to be worn during competition and during judging.

15. Models are not allowed to leave arena without floor judge approval before judging.

16. Contestant and model should wear appropriate public attire accordingly to UAE culture

standards.

17. Participants can wear brand uniform. However, just professional looking attire is accepted as

well.

18. Entire scope of products, tools and implements must be supplied by contestants.

19. Products such as acrylic powders, monomers, lotions, gels, nail polish and gel polish, base,

top, cuticle oil and lotion must be in clean looking containers with visible sign of brand

production. Brand must be registered with Montaji and be legal to be used in UAE or other

GCC countries.

20. International contestant arriving from overseas can use brands registered in country of origin.

Label and brands must be visible and labeled for international standards of cosmetics use.

21. Cans, bottles containing products such as oils, lotions, powders, gels, nail polish, gel polish,

base coats or top coats without visible brand sign or logo will be taken away from the table

during floor judge table check and will be returned only after competition.

22. Tools, brushes, files, buffers, water bowls do not require any registration, can be of any brand

or production.

23. In case of local participants, product lucking registration with local or GCC authorities-

products will be taken away prior to competition without replacement and returned after

competition end.

24. LED or UV lamps, desk lamps, extension cords, sufficient number of sockets on extension

cord should be supplied by contestant.25. In case required by a category rules, water must be prepared by contestant prior to start of

competition.

26. Trash bag or bin must be supplied by contestant.

27. Contestant and model are not allowed to leave the competition arena after registration. In

case of emergency ask for floor judge assistance.

28. Contestants are not allowed to stand up and leave the desk during competition. Leaving desk

or competition area during competition timing will result in disqualification. No registration fee

will be returned to contestant.

29. PBGCC Nail Championship will supply desk, chairs and shared sockets only.

30. Assigned hand must be used for each category. Read carefully category rules and

requirements.

31. One model is allowed to be used for two categories, as long as assigned hand is used for

assigned category.

32. In case of using wrong hand participant may be disqualified.

33. Only contestants and models are allowed to be present within competition area. Company

representatives, relatives or other supporters are not allowed to enter competition area. Or

communicate with contestant.

34. Models should not interact during competition with outside public. Doing so will lead to

immediate disqualification of a participant.

35. Managers and supervisors are not allowed to interact with the participants during competition

and judging. Doing so will lead to disqualification of participant.

36. Participants are not allowed to speak to anybody from public or spectators during

competition.

37. Participants are allowed to communicate with their own model only during competition, not

during judging.

38. Drills are not allowed to be used during competition except Fashion manicure and Russian

manicure categories, or otherwise as per rule of the category.

39. Tips, pre-tailored sculpting forms are not allowed to be used during competition.

40. Sculpting forms must be new with no visible preparation cuts.

41. Once the competition category timing announced as finished, participant must stop

immediately any work and stand up.

42. Continuing touching model after time announced as finished may lead to disqualification.

43. For exact timing refer to schedule and category rules.

44. Participant must be present at award ceremony at 17.00 on the second day of the

championship. Place, winners will be announced or confirmed during award ceremony.

45. Certificates of participation and trophies will be given out during ceremony on the second day

of the Nail Championship PBGCC.

46. In case of art categories trophy or certificate can be received by representative.

47. Participants may request judging sheets and talk to curtain judges after competition award

ceremony.

48. Score sheets and results will be available after award ceremony for contestant only.

49. In case of failure to adhere to terms and conditions PBGCC reserves the rights to disqualify

and keep 100% of participation fee.

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