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Horncastle-based nail tech, CHARMAINE CURRIE, unveils her passion for cartoon art & career aspirations
Name – Charmaine Currie
Age – 35
Business name – Specialist Beauty
Location – Horncastle, Lincolnshire
Years in nails – Six
Trained with – I completed an intensive beauty course with The Training Room, London, before achieving an ITEC Level 2 diploma in Beauty Therapy Treatments and a Level 3 diploma in Beauty Therapy. I went on to train with OPI and Bio Sculpture Gel, and started following Celina Rydén, a brand ambassador & educator for Light Elegance, on social media in 2019. I fell in love with the brand and subsequently trained in all Light Elegance systems.
Favourite products – Anything created by Light Elegance! The range includes P+ Gel Polish, JimmyGel, Lexy Line, Glitters Gels and Buttercreams, so the brand offers something for every nail type and client need.
Favourite nail technique – I enjoy sculpting with hard gel to create a perfectly structured nail enhancement.
Favourite nail design – I love painting cartoons onto nails while singing film soundtracks with my clients. It’s fun to sing while the cartoon creations come to life!
Career ambition & vision – Last year, I closed my large high street salon and set up a cabin in my garden, with the help of my partner. This home salon space has given me the time to focus on my long-term career goals, which include learning various structure and art techniques. I also want to hone my skills to become an educator and provide one-to-one training in the Midlands, and use my passion for nail art to compete in boxed nail art competitions.
Who do you admire in the industry? Jojo Wickens and Leila Monroy have taken on a huge venture as the distributors of Light Elegance products in the UK, and have immense passion, creativity and loyalty to UK Light Elegance techs.
I admire the character nail design talent of Vivian Xue Rahey, Martina Biocco, Doina Florina, Giulia Rebellato, Priscilla Van Uden and Carlotta Zuin. I aspire to produce nail designs like them, and will continue my pursuit for artistic perfection.
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