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Meet the nail artist behind Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday Press-Ons

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Following the release of Pink Friday 2, Nicki Minaj has dug her crystal-encrusted claws back into the world of beauty. This time the queen of rap has been released Pink Friday nails after the premiere was announced at the end of last 12 months. Her first collection, released a couple of months ago, featured 11 printed designs containing a whopping 300 gems. To help her bring this latest nail empire to life, she hired her own personal nail technician, Yvette Garcia as creative director.
“I started doing her nails about 5 years ago” Garcia– also known for her collaborations with Rosalia, Normani and Kelly Rowland – says ESSENCE. “When she decided to start Pink Friday, she knew she wanted me to be a part of it.” This is sensible, especially since Garcia is the artist answerable for Barb’s most iconic nail art moments; turning on “Princess Diana” remix music video.VMAs and on the cover.
And after the birth of her son in 2020, Minaj became the inspiration for luxury easy nails. After the baby was born, “we slowly started using custom clasps for her. Everyone was constantly replicating our designs,” says Garcia. “She realized there was a place for press-in nails that was different from everything else.”
Now Pink Friday Nails bridges the gap between hundred-dollar custom nails and reasonably priced drugstore presses, bringing Minaj’s most iconic moments to your fingertips. For example, her viral VMA nails were considered one of the inspirations for some great press.
“Her toenail fell off at the VMAs and a fan sold it $55,000 on eBaysays Garcia. It was a defining moment that the duo jokingly came up with “The Queen’s Ransom”, selling for lower than triple figures for Pink Friday Nails. Meanwhile, kawaii nails was inspired by her music video “Super Freaky Girl” and the otherworldly world chrome nails shout “Spaceships.” “It’s a way for people to feel a part of her,” Garcia says
To make it even higher, the nails are extremely top quality and truly stick. “Unlike other thin presses, ours are much stronger,” he says. “We had to start with a good base that would hold all the big, beautiful amulets.” To do that, they’d to make custom pressure molds. “We didn’t find anything that met our standards,” he says.
Additionally, the nails are rigorously packed in an especially charming pink box equipped with a nail file, cuticle pusher and nail glue. “Both Nicki and I are perfectionists, so we knew we had to provide the highest quality for everyone,” adds Garcia. “We stand out and fill a space that was very much needed.”
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Mara Brock Akil “Forever” renewed by Netflix for the second season

Love story about maturing with the participation of Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. It was renovated for season 2 just per week after the viewers were captured.
Congratulations are for the forged, crew and producers of Netflix “Forever” hits since it was renovated for the second season! Both Netflix and the Instagram page have provided excellent news.
“Season 2 was renovated forever!” Read the signature Netflix websiteWith a photograph of Lovie Simone, which has two sets of room signs, which, as we assume, represents the renewal of the second season.
“Forever” Brock Akil is an adaptation of Judah Blume’s book of the same name. The program, which was an awesome hit from the gate for presenting black love, parenting and a careful and thoughtful representation of the black teenage love story, took place on social media.
Made by Mara Brock Akil with the participation of Lovie Simone, Michael Cooper Jr., Wood Harris and Karen Pittman, amongst others, the desire to be caught in a various, authentic experience of the black community from wealthy to attending to getting and never putting them directly in a difficult situation, but not known, but a well-recognized, but familiar way.

Karen Pittman, who plays Dawn Edwards – a mother on the men’s leader, Justin – shared a message with thanks and appreciation On her website IG.
“Season 2 !!!!!! Thanks to millions of people who tuned, @Foreveronnetflix was renovated for season 2! Less than a week! Thank you very much … omg. I’m humiliated. And so excited! Let’s see what #dawnedwards gets to the next …”
Congratulations to everyone involved in “forever”, once we expect the second season and where they resolve to take the characters.
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ICEM: Tracee Ellis Ross’s Blunt Ponytail and more – essences

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Warm or cool? Dark or blonde? The celebrities have been divided over the past week, which caused their argument for a lot of beautiful appearances to see what sticks. From the tonal division into eye shadows to a tie between blunt cutlets and hair extension, the most effective moments existed in indecision.
While Jorja Smith and Alva Claire decided to, respectively, on a denim and stone cold eye shadow, red lip of Ayo Edibir, blushing and brown bob suited her warm disposition. Very long ARI Lennox water waves mean long blond hair (combined with small pink makeup).
On the opposite hand, Tracee Ellis Ross and the star Essence March/April Tyra Banks was consistent: blunt and raw cuts are an unexpected trend this season. But Rihanna, noticed at Fenty Beauty, meeting in Paris, preferred to stay classic. Her powdered under the eyes combined with a standard lip: a dark insole and a brand new one Gloss bomb lip oil In “Rose Amber”.
If you missed this, have a look at the 11 best moments of the great thing about celebrities from the week.
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Mara Brock Akil wants to make a movie “Girls” – only needs financing
Until now, the cultural trace of the story of Mara Brock Akil is undeniable. Her latest series, “Forever”, had all of us in our feelings last weekend (including this creator). But for fans of her earlier work “Girlfriends”, “Love Is” and “The Game” there’s also also also one query that never disappears: Will we ever receive the precise sending for ladies “girls”?
Apparently Akil wants it as much as we do.
In a recent seat in “Sherri” Akil said she was trying to revive the movie “Girls”
“I want to tell this story … I want to write an epic film (” Girls “); I tried to tell this story, “Akil admitted before I revealed that its biggest road blockade on this project was financing.
“So I have a good idea for us now,” she added. “Where is your phone? Do you know someone who has $ 50 million on your phone? Do we have five people who have $ 10 million? Do we have 10 million (people) who have five?”
Considering what variety of viewers Akil loves the work, social media users were shocked, hearing that the creator of “girls” is trying to get financing their projects.
“From the CV Mara Brock Akil should not be begging you to invest in her stories. This is crazy,” commented one user About the actual fact.
“If sex and city got two spinoff films, we can finish girls, someone will open their wallet” Another user wrote on Twitter.
While Shepherd was joking about “handing over the album” to finance the film, she also emphasized how difficult it’s to get projects in Hollywood, even throughout the case of essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially essentially essentially essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably probably essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably essentially probably essentially probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially probably essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably probably probably probably probably essentially probably essentially probably essentially probably probably probably probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably probably essentially probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably essentially probably probably essentially probably probably probably probably essentially probably probably essentially probably essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably probably essentially probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially essentially probably essentially essentially probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially probably probably probably essentially probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably essentially probably probably probably essentially probably probably probably probably probably probably essentially essentially essentially probably probably essentially probably the most respected names in the game. The premiere of “Girlfriends” in 2000 and ran for eight seasons, giving us 172 episodes with the participation of Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks, Jill Marie Jones, Persia White and Reggie Hayes. The program suddenly stopped in 2008 through the writers’ strike, leaving too many unanswered fans about Joan, Toni, Maya, Lynn and William.
Still, Akil didn’t lose hope. And she didn’t lose gratitude for the fans base, which stays to be going to history.
“I really want to thank the audience because you didn’t let go and (I),” Akil added.

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