TSG 2026-27
Every Expertise. One World Stage
Enter one or more of the Seven competition paths for a chance to prove you are the best in the world at what you do. Find your category below and register today.
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Skincare Competition
This is the flagship competition of The Skin Games. Licensed estheticians document an 8-week client case study, proving their ability to deliver measurable, visible results across a range of skin conditions. Judged on visual improvement, protocol planning, modality knowledge, and professional compliance.
Acne
Document an 8-week case study targeting acne — from clinical analysis and extractions to a customized treatment and homecare plan. Judged on visible skin improvement and clinical precision.
Age Management
An 8-week case study focused on reversing visible signs of aging, fine lines, lost elasticity, and uneven texture through evidence-based protocols and advanced modalities.
Compromised Skin
Showcase your ability to treat sensitive, reactive, or barrier-compromised skin with a safe, strategic 8-week protocol that delivers calm, restored results without aggravation.
Holistic
Go beyond the treatment room. This category challenges estheticians to address skin concerns through an integrated approach connecting lifestyle, stress, nutrition, and wellness over 8 weeks.
New Esthetician
Designed for newly licensed estheticians ready to step onto the world stage. Demonstrate your foundation of knowledge, client care skills, and early-career treatment results.
Open
No assigned condition — choose your own client skin concern and build a compelling 8-week case study that showcases your strongest work and most distinctive treatment approach.
Open Medical
For licensed professionals working within a medical setting. Demonstrate advanced clinical protocols and cross-disciplinary collaboration in treating complex skin conditions over 8 weeks
Pigmentation
Target hyperpigmentation, melasma, sun damage, and uneven tone with a precise, results-driven 8-week protocol that demonstrates both ingredient knowledge and measurable skin improvement.
Compassion Competition
The Compassionate Category honours estheticians who contribute to their community through no profit means. We use this category to celebrates the profound human side of our profession: the ability to restore confidence and provide comfort through skilled, compassionate care.
Compassionate
Document your non profit work in your community. This is where esthetics meets humanity.
Waxing Competition
A live, head-to-head competition testing precision, speed, and technique across three waxing disciplines. Contestants are evaluated on professional methods, wax application and removal patterns, accuracy, and client care — performed in real time on a live model in front of judges and a live audience.
Brazilian Waxing
One of the most technically demanding categories on the floor. Judged on pattern accuracy, speed, wax application technique, and professional client handling under live competition conditions.
Brow Waxing
Precision shaping and clean wax application evaluated on symmetry, facial anatomy awareness, and ability to deliver a balanced, flattering result within the allotted time frame.
Leg Waxing
Demonstrate mastery of full leg waxing technique — efficient application patterns, clean removal, thorough hair removal results, and client comfort throughout the service.
Sugaring Competition
The sugaring competition brings together the world’s most skilled sugaring professionals to compete live across three categories. Contestants are evaluated on their paste application and removal pattern, technique, speed, and accuracy — all performed on a live model.
Brazilian Sugaring
Competitors demonstrate professional Brazilian sugaring technique with precise paste application, correct directional removal, thorough results, and impeccable client care throughout the service.
Facial Sugaring
Precision sugaring of the facial area — judged on paste consistency management, technique delicacy, removal accuracy, and delivering a clean, hair-free result on sensitive facial skin.
Leg Sugaring
Full leg sugaring evaluated on professional method, paste application pattern, removal technique, speed, and the quality and completeness of the hair removal result across the full leg area.
Brow & Lash Competition
From brow lamination to lash lift and lash extension application, this discipline celebrates the artists who transform and elevate the eye area. Both live and online categories are available, making this one of the most accessible disciplines in the competition.
Brow Lamination
Live competition. Demonstrate mastery of the full brow lamination process — from mapping and solution application to the final brushed result — judged on uniformity, lift, and client safety.
Lash Lift
Live competition. Judged on rod selection, solution timing, lift result, and curl consistency from inner to outer corner — delivering a natural, open-eyed result with impeccable technique.