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Journal

Essays on the session nail profession — from a working artist, written while still working.

Series · Five parts

Building a Session Nail Career

For the nail tech who is currently working mobile or in a salon and looks at session work as if it is a completely different world. You do not need to stop being a salon or mobile nail tech before you can become a session nail artist. You build the session side alongside the career you already have.

  1. From Clients to Credits

    How a salon or mobile nail tech begins moving into session work — and why the foundation is already there.

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  2. Getting Your First Session Credit

    Tests, outreach, photographers, stylists, portfolios — and what a credit actually is.

    Forthcoming

  3. Assisting Is Not ‘Just Helping’

    Backstage hierarchy, kit, behaviour, speed, and being asked back.

    Forthcoming

  4. When You’re Ready to Lead

    Thirty-three team credits, then thirty-four as lead. What changed.

    Forthcoming

  5. Treating Session Work Like a Business

    Rates, invoicing, usage, expenses, systems — and protecting your diary.

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Written by

Nadia Blanco

Nadia Blanco is a London-based session nail artist and educator. Since 2011 she has built 168 credits across editorial, campaign, commercial, runway and covers — work published by Valentino, and credits with Vivienne Westwood, British Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar Japan, Harrods, Selfridges, Net-A-Porter, Mulberry and Hunger — with 67 runway credits across London, New York, Milan and Paris, 34 of them as lead artist.

She still works mobile across South London, Tuesday to Friday. She is an OPI Nail Boss, a MOZHZHERI Certified Instructor and an ABT-accredited educator, and the founder of Session Nail Artist™.

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