Qualifications, Awards & Achievements

CND acrylic foundation training course (Mar 2006)

Ezflow gel nails training course (Apr 2007)

Ezflow pedicure training course (Apr 2007)

Ezflow acrylic training course (June 2007)

Ezflow colour design training course (Oct 2007)

Ezflow hd acrylic training course (Oct 2007)

Ezflow design seminar training (Nov 2007)

Ezflow gel master artist training course (Nov 2007)

Ezflow master artist design training course (Dec 2007)

Ezflow acrylic master artist training course (Feb 2008)

Ezflow competition training (Apr 2008)

Sam Biddle fantasy training course (Apr 2008)

NSI remedial treatments training (July 2008)

Ezflow gel design training (Nov 2008)

Ezflow master artist gel design training (Dec 2008)

Denise Wright academy- competition training ( Nov 2010)

Crystal nails one stroke level 1 training (Apr 2011)

Crystal nails one stroke level 2 training (Apr 2011)

Denise Wright academy competition training (July 2011)

Crystal nails colour acrylic & 3d training (Aug 2011)

NVQ L3 Nail services Gel & Acrylic (Nov 2011)

BTEC L4 PTLLS Teaching Qualification (Jan 2012)

Crystal Nails 6 days Master Training in Hungary (Aug 2012)

Crystal Nail Master Educator (Aug 2012)

Crystal Nails Aquarelle Workshop (Jan 2013)

Nail Artists Training – One Stroke Art advanced (feb 2013)

Nail Artists Training – Advanced acrylic 3d design (Feb 2013)

Nail Artists Training – Gel design (Feb. 2013)

R&D for Nail Systems International (may 2013 – present)

Crystal Nails – Aquarelle nail art (Aug 2013)

Crystal Nails – Gel & aquarelle nail art ( Aug 2013)

Crystal Nails – Gel/Aquarelle/hand paint design ( Sept 2013)

Crystal Nails – Advanced Nail shapes (Sept 2013)

Crystal Nails – Acrylic & Gel Competition Nails ( Sept 2013)

Emese Koppanyi Academy – Acrylic 2 day Competition Training (Nov 2013)

Brillbird - 2 day training with Zsuanna Laktos (March 2014)

NVQ LVL 3 Create a range of nail images (2015)

Paulina Feinauer acrylic skills training (July 2015)

Akzentz Educator training (Feb 2016)

1st Place - Salon Geek Stiletto Competition (March 2008)

3rd Place - Strutt Your Stuff (U.S) Mixed Media (Oct 2008)

Ezflow Top Student 2008

Uk Nail Championships London (March 2009)

1st Place - Fancy French

2nd Place - Combined Nail Art

Uk Nail Championships London (March 2010)

3rd Place - Combined Nail Art

Uk Nail Championships Manchester (Oct 2010)

2nd Place - Combined Nail Art

2nd Place - Photographic Nail Art

3rd Place - Encapsulation

3rd Place - Showcase

Uk Nail Championships London (March 2011)

1st Place - Fantasy Nail Art

1st Place - Fancy French

1st Place - Encapsulation

1st Place - Showcase

2nd Place - Photographic Nail Art

3rd Place - Photographic Nail Art

Won Uk Nail Art Championships 2011

Scottish Nail Technician Of The Year (March 2011)

Competition Judge

Nailympics International Competition (Sept 2011)

2nd Place – Division 3 – Nail Embellishment

2nd Place – Division 3 – Soak Off Gel

Gold salon award Ambassador – March 2012

Nail Professional of the year 2012 Finalist

4* gold award for the salon March 2012

UK Competition Judge (March 2012)

Crystal Nails Educator (March 2012)

Crystal Nails – Wrote all educational material & manuals etc (nov 2011 – nov 2012)

Competition Judge (April 2012)

Crystal Nails Master Educator (August 2012)

Nailympics International Competition (sept 2012)

1st Place – division 3 – UK TOP TECH

1st Place – division 3 – Team trophy

2nd Place – division 3 – Stiletto

3rd Place – division 3 – Nail embellishment

UK Competition Judge (Oct 2012)

5* gold award for the salon (Oct 2012)

Independent training academy with accredited courses (Dec 2012)

Nail Professional of the year 2013 Finalist

UK Competition Judge at Excel (Feb 2013)

Scottish nail Competition Judge (March 2013)

UK Competition Judge at Birmingham (May 2013)

Nail Systems International – independent consultant (May 2013)

Nailympics International Competition (Sept 2013)

1st Place – division 3 – UK TOP TECH 2013

UK Competition Judge at Manchester (Oct. 2013)

UK Competition Judge at Dublin (Oct. 2013)

Nail Professional of the Year Finalist 2014

Nail Professional of the year WINNER 2014

Scratch stars award finalist for mixed media and nail stylist (may 2014)

UK Competition Judge at Birmingham (May 2014)

Co author of the Nail Masters book (June 2014)

Nailympia International Competition (Sept 2014)

1st Place – division 3 - Stiletto design

1st Place – division 3 – Runway Nails

UK Competition Judge at Dublin (Oct. 2014)

UK Competition Judge at Manchester (Oct. 2014)

Launched own professional range of nail art brushes (Oct. 2014)

UK Competition Judge at Excel (feb 2015)

Scratch stars award finalist for mixed media and nail stylist (march 2015)

Scottish Nail Competition Judge (April 2015)

Akzentz UK Official Distributor (May 2015)

Scratch Stars Winner !!! The Tom Holcomb Shooting Star Award 2015 (June 2015)

Nailympia 2015: (Oct 2015)

1st place - division 3 - Runway nails

1st place - division 3 - Fantasy

1st place - division 3 - Reality nail art

1st place - division 3 - Uk highest scorer

1st place - division 3 - Winner of Winners art

2nd place - division 3 - Mixed media boxed art

Nail Professional of the year 2016 Finalist (Feb 2016)

Nail Professional of the year 2016 WINNER (Feb 2016)

Akzentz ACE Educator (Feb 2016)

Scratch Stars Awards Finalist (April 2016)

Scratch Stars Award WINNER for Mixed media artist of the year 2016 (June 2016)

Scratch Stars Award WINNER for Nail Stylist of the year 2016 (June 2016)

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FEREDIA LYDIATE:

Fereida Lydiate is a multi award winning nail technician is qualified in NVQ level 3 nail services and holds a BTEC level 3 PTTLS qualification. She is also an educator and nail competition judge. Fereida has over 17 years experience in the industry and has a great passion for the nail industry, including teaching and mentoring students in all aspects of nail care and advanced nail skills.

QUALIFICATIONS:

NVQ level 1 & 2 beauty therapy (July 1996)

NVQ level 1-2 & 3 hairdressing (July 1996)

Creative nail academy conversion course (may 2000)

Creative nail academy creative illusions course (July 200)

Creative academy Balancing act course (July 2000)

NVQ level 3 Nail techniques (Nov 2000)

Creative nail academy lets get real class (March 2001)

Creative nail academy nail makeover magic class (July 2001)

Creative nail academy certified nail tech (Jan 2002)

Creative nail academy master technician course (march 2002)

Nailtiques specialist manicure course (Oct 2002)

Creative nail academy Foot beauty course (Feb 2005)

St Tropez ultimate air tanning course (April 2005)

Creative nail academy skill building course (Nov 2005)

Nsi conversion class (July 2008)

Professional beauty nail master class (Oct 2009)

Nsi advanced nail art class (Oct 2009)

Advanced art workshop kirsty meakin (Nov 2010)

Kirsty meakin completion training (Feb 2010)

Nubar advanced skills workshop (Nov 2010)

Gemma lambert competition training (Dec 2010)

Educator for Nail gaga (May 2011)

Crystal nails one stroke nail art (June 2011)

Btec level 3 PTTLS (July 2011)

Denise wright competition training (Aug 2011)

Vivcat designer nail art class (Sept 2011)

Ilona musik acrylic skills & shapes course (may 2012)

Ilona musik watercolour painting course (may 2012)

Ilona musik intermediate colour acrylic course (may 2012)

Denise wright nail masters competition training (august 2012)

Crystal nails stiletto, almond and marylin shapes class (Sept 2013)

Crystal nails Gaby Kovacs completion nail training (Sept 2013)

crystal nails silk 3d acrylic design class (Nov 2013)

Emese Koppanyi competition training (Nov 2013)

Wrote and accredited acrylic beginners/manicure manuals (Nov 2103)

Crystal nails pink dreams nail art course (June 2014)

Crystal nails sweet light nail art course (June 2014)

Crystal nails 4D effect acrylic design course (June 2014)

Pauline Feinauer acrylic design training (July 2014)

Pauline Feinauer painting nail art training (July 2014)

Pauline Feinauer perfection training (July 2015)

Became educator for hazel Dixon nail academy (Jan 2016)

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS:

Beauty UK Newcomers competition (march 2012)

1st place Top tech competition nails

London international Nail competition (Feb 2011)

1st place Pink & white comp nails

Scottish beauty nail competition (April 2011)