Below, the nail artist shares her story in her own words.
I’ve always been a creative person and lovednail artsince I was little.
But I never got to go to the salon.
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It’s mainly a fashion school and everyone is dressed in their own designs.
A few of my friends had amazing nails.
I’d never seengemsandmirror powderon nails and I wanted beautiful, long nails too.
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So I bought apolygelkit from Amazon and got good at building a really nice-looking nail.
When the pandemic started I had nothing to do, so I createdcartoon nails.
By the end of 2020 I thought, How can I take this to the next level?
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The light bulb went off right there.
I thought, What happens if I combine the two?
The first 3D nail I made was a bottle ofFairy liquid dish soap.
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My imagination has been running wild with it since.
I wanted to do things that could move.
I live in Camden Town and there are so many cranes because new buildings are being built.
When I’m looking for things to make, I think, What do I have around me?
Thevanity mirroris literally a tiny mirror.
Everyday life is what I use as inspiration for most of my nail sculptures.
Whether that be a street scene, a bathroom, or small hardware we don’t usually notice.
