NAILING FASHION WEEK - THE CREATIVE BLUEPRINT

We start with the basics: building your fashion week kit, delve into industry terminology and how to implement what you already know as a nail professional. Salon nails vs fashion nails

Then we go into the "nitty gritty" of how it all fits together and more!

Putting this course together has collated all my knowledge from working at countless fashion week shows as a team member and as a lead manicurist.  

By the end of this bespoke course, you’ll not only have a working knowledge of the different aspects of fashion week, but will be prepared to take your nails skills to the highest creative level and be part of nail teams for fashion week.


This is your fast track way to getting my extensive knowledge from the get go.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome Video: Start Here

    2. A little bit about me

    1. Lesson 1: Fashion Week Kit Building

    2. Lesson 2: Core Fashion & Session Work Kit Essentials

    3. Lesson 3: Building your core kit: Your colour kit - Part 1

    4. Lesson 4: Building your core kit: Your colour kit - Part 2

    5. Lesson 5: How to fit press on nails for a fashion show or photoshoot

    6. Lesson 6: Nail art - Not as you know it - Part 1

    7. Lesson 7: Nail art - Not as you know it - Part 2

    8. FURTHER UPDATES: Resource list

    1. Lesson 1: Fashion Week - A brief history

    2. Lesson 2: New York Fashion Week

    3. Lesson 3: London Fashion Week

    4. Lesson 4: Milan Fashion Week

    5. Lesson 5: Paris Fashion Week

    6. Lesson 6: Paris Haute Couture & Men's Collections

    7. Lesson 7: Other notable fashion weeks - Part 1

    8. Lesson 8: Other notable fashion weeks - Part 2

    9. Lesson 9: Forward Planning - Fashion Week Dates and Fashion Week notable websites

    1. Lesson 1: The Essential "Nuts & Bolts"

    2. Lesson 2: The Essential "Brass Tacks"

    3. Lesson 3: The Essential "Icing on the Cake"

    1. Before you go...

    2. Surprises & Delights - Bonuses

    3. Surprises & Delights Bonuses Download Page

    4. COMING SOON: More from Session Work Academy & Nailmania

About this course

  • 26 lessons

What others are saying ..

“This will be a great course for anyone who wants to get into session work and fashion week. Not only will you gain authentic knowledge but you will learn from someone that is a practising session manicurist, worked backstage on countless fashion shows and knows the industry really well.”

Liza S: Salon Owner, Founder of The Business of Salons, & Session Manicurist

“If anyone is on the fence about this amazing opportunity, let me tell you that session work and fashion week is a rush! The creativity and collaboration with other creatives onset and back stage is intoxicating and so rewarding! I have known Nickie since 2016 and she has been working in the industry and is a consummate professional in her field. I am so excited to hear about her experiences and knowledge of the industry. Don't miss out on any of her courses - or being a founder member of her courses.”

Carrie T: Nail Professional, Session Mancurist

Modules

  • Module One

    Module one will cover core and essential kit building specifically for fashion week. It also covers essential knowledge, tips and techniques which you will find invaluable when working as part of a fashion week team.

  • Module Two

    Module two covers the structure of how the "Big Four" fashion weeks come together and a brief history of their development over the years. It also covers other fashion weeks around the world.

  • Module Three

    Module three delves into the reality of assisting, essential industry information and working with celebrities, what to do and what not to do and more!

What are you waiting for?

Fashion Week is waiting for your skills! Full Price $497 - Special Black Friday discount for founding students - $200 off the full price course - The course price will never be this low again!

Click here to enrol for your Backstage Pass!

Bonus Module 4: Surprises & Delights

  • Fashion Week Planner

    $49 value

    This is an undated planner in printable pdf format for all your fashion week information. This planner can be printed off time and again for any shows you do so that you have all information for each show to hand during each fashion week season. A hard copy Fashion Week Planner can also be found at Nailmania on Amazon

  • Fashion Week Notes, Designs & Doodles Planner

    $49 value

    This is an undated nail art, information, notes, designs & doodles planner in printable pdf format for all your fashion week nail ideas. This planner can be printed off time and again for any shows you do so that you have all information for each show to hand during each fashion week season. A hard copy Fashion Week Planner will be available soon at Nailmania on Amazon

  • Nailboards Scratch Pad - Extreme Nail Shapes

    $49 value

    A pdf download printable snapshot of the nail art planner for using when preparing nail art for extreme nail shapes. Think super long stiletto nails, tube nails etc.

Surprises & Delights

  • Nailboards Scratch Pad - Popular Nail Shapes

    $49 value

    A pdf download printable snapshot of the nail art planner for using when preparing nail art for popular nail shapes. Think trending nail shapes generally used in salons but always used in fashion week too.

  • List of Session Manicurists & Agencies

    $35 value

    A list of the most important session manicurists and lead fashion week manicurists along with their agencies and social media links

  • Live Q&A sessions

    Priceless

    Two live Q&A sessions where you can ask me questions about fashion week and session work in general.

What others are saying about Nailing Fashion Week

“Inspirational Shout Out | Just want to leave a shout out to Nickie - I asked for some information about photoshoots - I reached out to a local photographer - I did the model's nails for an alternative pin up photoshoot that is being submitted to two magazines. I am also now building a relationship with the photographer and she wants to work with me in the future. Thanks for the inspiration from Nickie!”

Brooke K - Master Manicurist, Educator & Salon Owner, USA

“One of the Best to Work With | It is always an absolute delight to work alongside Nickie as part of her show teams. She is a lovely, talented and down to earth lady with a huge passion, eye for detail and knowledge of nails in the industry. When pressure can often rise backstage nearing show time, Nickie always remains calm whilst getting the job done to a very high and immaculate standard. Undoubtedly one of the best people I have had the pleasure to work with!”

Sherrie F - Natural Nail Specialist & Session Manicurist, UK

“I was a Nervous Wreck | I will never forget arriving at my first London Fashion Week, unable to breathe, as I was so nervous. Nickie was assisting with me and told me to take a deep breath and calmly explained everything that I needed to do, how to do it effectively and what I would need. Nickie took me with her to the first model and showed me the look I needed do on the nails. She took me through each step from sanitising the hands to nail prep and how to apply the polish without getting in the way of others that were also working around me. It was working with Nickie that gave me the confidence to put myself forwards for other shows that weekend and to push through my fears. This has enabled me to have a successful careers as a session manicurist.Ka”

Kay C-K : Natural Nail Specialist & Session Manicurist, UK

Just in case you are wondering who I am?

LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF My name is Nickie Rhodes-Hill – I have been a nail professional for the past 21 years but now I am mostly a session manicurist (photoshoots, fashion week, TV commercials, royalty, celebrities and advertising) and have been working in the industry for the past 11 years. And this is what I do 90% of the time now work-wise. In that time, I have worked hard to make a name for myself as a session manicurist: I have made mistakes; had some fabulous experiences; and great wins. In 2019, I won Scratch Stars Session Nail Stylist of the year for the second time in a row .. (the only award for nails in the creative industry) and was a finalist for the same award for 5 years. And now, I want to pass on the knowledge to you that I have gained through sheer hard work and determination - so that you have a clear path to add the experience of fashion week to your own career as a nail professional and have as much fun as I have had .. and continue to have.

Frequently Asked Qs

  • Who is the course for?

    Nailing Fashion Week - The Creative Blueprint is for nail professionals who work in a salon or are mobile but who want to take their creativity to a totally different level by working as part of nail teams backstage at fashion week. The fashion week experience is great way to generate PR and marketing for your nail salon or mobile nail business.

  • What does the course cover?

    Nailing Fashion Week covers essential & core kit building; fashion week background knowledge of how it works and comes together; and, the "nitty gritty", "nuts & bolts" and "brass tacks" of the essential information that you need to be aware of.

  • Does the course work for nail professionals outside of the UK?

    Absolutely! It will work for you if you live outside of the UK. I use the UK as an example because that is where I am based. However, most of the course content is specific to the fashion week in general, wherever you might live. Any localised differences will become apparent once you start working within the industry in your country.

  • What will I be sent?

    Nailing Fashion Week – The Creative Blueprint is a digital course, hosted on an online digital learning platform. All relevant course material will be emailed as a PDF with each module. This includes workbooks and all bonuses for the duration of the course plus other material as it become available.

  • How do I access the course and material?

    Once you enrol, you will be sent a confirmation email, almost immediately, with your login details, course start date and instructions how to create your learning account. The course content is provided in a combination of pre-recorded videos, downloadable PDFs and/or googledocs/dropbox files.

  • How long do I have access to the course?

    You will receive lifetime access to all the course videos and materials. You will be able to log in to your student account at anytime to access the videos, PDFs etc. Any updates or additional material that are added will always be added to your course account portal. NB: As a founder member, even when the price of the course goes up, you will never have to pay any more and you will continue to get all updates with no extra charge to you.

  • How long will it take to complete the course?

    Nailing Fashion Week is a stand-alone, self-study course so that is up to you and the time you allocate to each module and lesson. If you need ongoing support or have extra questions beyond the course, then I do offer paid Power Hour 1-2-1 calls.

  • Anything else?

    There will be surprise & delights along the way (sent by email) so do make sure you whitelist, make VIP and add [email protected] & [email protected] emails as safe email addresses so that no email goes into your spam or junk folder or you might miss out on something important. An email will be also be sent to you when there are updates or something new has been added to the course.

So .. are you enticed to be part of this amazing part of the creative industry?

Be one of the first nail professionals to go through this bespoke course as a founding student. Full Price $497 - Special discount for Black Friday only - founding students get - $200 off the full price course. The course will never be priced this low again - join today! After 2 December 2024 the price goes back up to full price

Click here to enrol for your Backstage Pass!