
In the saturated world of nail salons, artists must work hard to stand out. But one nail artist in Kaohsiung has certainly found her niche. The talented Nicole is an amateur painter and illustrator, and her works of art get squeezed down to the size of a nail. Her clients enjoy drawings of animals and landscapes on their hands. Nicole says the nail art is especially helpful for clients who feel self-conscious about their hands. But when their nails are an art gallery, they feel much happier letting the world see them in action.
If you want unique nails these days, alongside the traditional choices of lines, flowers or ombre, you can now get very special designs. An entire watercolor painting can be vividly recreated on a nail.
Member of public
I just wanted to make myself look pretty, with nails and an outfit.
Member of public
I wanted to get a kind of oil painting on my nail. But it still has the same level of detail. I think it’s very special, like having a work of art on my hand.
Customers come here for the artist’s unique skills. A nail can be painted with a view of the River Seine. This is nail artist Nicole’s forte: having studied watercolor and oil painting, her nail designs can be fully customized.
Nicole
Nail artist
Once a client asked me to put her cat on her nail. I’ve done extra training in illustration and oil painting, so I could apply that to her nails.
Nicole also runs classes, teaching her self-developed nail artistry. But the biggest achievement of her career so far is helping restore the confidence of clients with nail problems.
Nicole
Nail artist
I’ve done treatments on people with ingrown nails on their toes, diseased nails, or nails they’ve been biting. It’s really helpful for the clients. Even kids who had no confidence, after getting this treatment from me, said really happily that they had confidence and they feel able to show their hands.
Nicole has taken her passion for art and turned it into a real service for clients from all walks of life. She’s always refining her skills, and has carved out a sturdy niche in the highly competitive world of nail art.
不少民眾喜歡做美甲,但基本的線條、花卉或暈染已經不稀奇,在高雄一位美甲師,為了創造獨家技法,去進修學習了水彩跟油畫,可以在客人的指甲上,畫出細膩的人物、動物圖騰,宛如把客人的指甲當畫布,甚至能客製化,帶您來看看,她的精湛美甲技術。
想讓指甲與眾不同,美甲店內除了基本的線條、花樣或暈染,還有特別設計的款式,甚至連水彩寫實風,都能在指甲上活靈活現。
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“就想要讓自己漂漂亮亮的,美甲穿上衣服。”
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“想要那種油畫放在指甲上面,可是它那個細緻度還是有,就覺得很特別,就覺得好像一幅畫在我的手上。”
衝著美甲師獨家技術而來,小巧指甲能展現塞納河畔美景,就是美甲店的老闆妮可的強項,她不只美甲,還進修了水彩跟油畫,讓她的作品能客製化。
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“曾經客人要求說她喜歡把她自已的貓放在她自己指甲上,因為我有去做過素描跟油畫的進修,我就可以把這些運用在她的指甲上。”
妮可除了有店面,也開班授課,傳授她的獨門美甲技術,但她從業來最有成就感的,就是幫助一些指甲狀況不好的客人,找回自信。
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“有做一些有關像是腳的嵌甲、病甲,然後或是咬甲的矯正,那對客人的幫助是非常大的,原本甚至沒有自信的孩子,經過我們這樣矯正,她非常她真的開心到說,有自信,手敢伸出來。”
本身愛畫畫,進而把客人指甲當畫布,妮可不斷精進自己,要用獨特的畫工與技術,在市場飽和的美甲業中,殺出一條血路。
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