Here is a closer look at the design that moved the judges to tears, and Ashley into the winners circle. Ashely placed dried flowers on her sugar skull design.
Judge Jan Arnold set up a CND nail art manicure table with many embellishment options to get her regal bling in place before the show. She’s so graceful.
Lauren Wireman’s detail was impeccable and you can see why. She mapped out the times of each design to ensure that the allotted 16 hours would be enough.
During this off-camera day of design, the contestants were not allowed to speak to each other. They were given their phones to listen to music to inspire them.
Since there were two looks per contestant we had double the models for the final episode. There was an entire room set up for models to get a manicure after hair and makeup.
Lauren’s poppy model made sure to sit still before judging. After one of her flowers was dropped during the competition, she sat safely in the judging area.