My Other Life: NAILS Editor Does Double Duty as a Nail Student
NAILS associate editor Sigourney Nuñez can’t get enough of this industry, so she’s going to nail school in her spare time.
by Tracy Rubert
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHNAILS associate editor Sigourney Nuñez can’t get enough of this industry, so she’s going to nail school in her spare time.
She’s With the Band: Nail tech Heidi Bargmann, owner of Perfectly Polished in Minneapolis, Minn., happily spends much of her free time assisting a local band called GB Leighton.
Hooping It Up: Nail tech Torie Bastian credits hooping, one of the flow arts, with an increase in confidence and better posture and overall health.
Take a Bow: Raised in South Texas, Ruben Eduard was just 4 years old when he picked up his first stringed instrument. By the time he was a freshman in high school, he was playing viola professionally for a local symphony orchestra.
Repo Gal: “I’ve had people pull guns on me, had angry folks yell and run after me as I drive away, had nasty notes left on my desk, and even received threatening text messages,” says nail tech and car repossession agent Brandi Melvin.
Rocking Her World: Athena Elliott may be a bling and glitter gal in the salon, but put her out in nature and you’ll find her on the hunt for rocks and fossils.
A Trove of Toys: Nail tech Hope Szymanski and her boyfriend have bonded over a shared love of Power Rangers collectibles.
Success on the Set: New as she is to the business, nail tech Yuko Jarowicz earns more as an actor, extra, and model than she does as a tech.
Dressed to Thrill: “I was costuming when most people thought it was just for Halloween,” says nail tech Wendy Carlson of Designing Lines Salon and Spa in Kokomo, Ind.
Harmonic Convergence: Nail tech Michelle Fajdiga is part of a trio that sings jazz, blues, rockabilly, and even a bit of rock.
A Twirler Takes to the Field: Nail tech Marsee Essington began twirling as a young child.
A Credit to Her Profession: Nail tech Samantha Bassett also works as a debt collector for a credit union.
Eggs for All; Megan Gollop, owner of Nails by Megan in Portugal Cove, Newfoundland, Canada, is the proud owner of six laying hens.
She’s Got a Way With Wine. Nail tech Annette Calvillo knew nothing about wine when she started her job as a wine tasting room attendant.
Wild About Welding: Stefanie Hamilton, owner of The Beach House, a home-based salon in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, spends most of her workweek inside boilers and on vessels.
Healing Hands: Wendy Causey, a nail tech at Vivify Hair and Nails Studio in Torrance, Calif., is a practitioner of Reiki energy healing.
Life on the Farm: Originally a city girl, nail tech Suzanne Pelzer has been farming alongside her husband since 2007.