Shit Nail Artists Say: A whole new meaning for 'nail collab'

How many times do you get strange looks from others (think significant other, relatives, friends, co-workers) when you comment on how beautiful the holo on your nails is? What about when you basically have a funeral for your broken nail? When you blab on about bestie twin nails and mani swaps? Or squishy jellies and almond shapes? People think we're weird. We accept it. But we also have to admit we are kind of ridiculous. 

This unique nail collab involves no actual nail painting *shocker* and puts our strange behaviours into context by showcasing 12 of your favourite active online nail artists making fun of the things we all say and do. It's Shit Nail Artists Say (aka SNAS), that's what it is!!

Read more below for the full story behind this production!

So, did I just pull this video out of my ass?

Well no, you see, a few months ago I spontaneously thought it would be awesome if I made a bunch of memes about what nail artists say, to exemplify our ridiculousness. I already do a lot of this (see my Party Mix page), but there was something missing from the memes. I needed a video! Having seen Shit Girls Say and Shit Bureaucrats Say, I thought I should probably jump on that bandwagon cause that's exactly the ridiculousness I had in mind. Yes those videos have a much higher production value than this one, but since I don't exactly have the luxury of flying around the world to film nail artists with my thousands of dollars worth of video equipment, camera crew, and software, let's just pretend I was going for the amateur feel. I used iMovie 10.0.5 to edit the clips together and Adobe Photoshop CS5 to create the posters, thumbnails, and credits.

A video of myself reciting a bunch of lines seemed kind of blah (and also kind of sad), so I went on a mission to recruit some of my fellow Instagram nail artists and the idea of a shit nail artists say video collab was born! I drafted some lines, sent them off to my co-conspirators, and some even threw in a couple lines of their own which helped round out the video.

In the end, these 11 lovely ladies joined me by filming and sending in clips of themselves (in order of appearance):

• @seizethenail (Bella): http://seizethenail.com
• @naildecor (Manal): www.youtube.com/Msnaildecor 
• @crisalvarado17 (Cristina): http://instagram.com/crisalvarado17
• @snowglobenails (Megan): http://instagram.com/snowglobenails
• @mcpolish (Amy): http://polishetc.com
• @banicured_ (Bana): http://instagram.com/banicured_
• @yagala (Galina): https://www.youtube.com/user/Galifesha
• @followthatway (Annabel): www.followthatway.blogspot.com
• @didoline (Dorra): http://www.didolines-nails.com
• @missbellatracey (Tracey): http://instagram.com/missbellatracey
• @nailstorming (Gianna): http://nailstorming.com

But who's who?

Products directly mentioned in the video:

• Bliss Kiss nail oil - my go-to nail care product!
• HK Girl quick dry top coat - my fav quick dry top coat, especially for use with nail vinyls and striping tape (see the Gradient Guide)
• Unicorn pee aka Clarins 230 colour-shifting nail polish - sold at ridiculous prices
• Peel off base coat - check out this DIY video from Naildecor or see my version using OPI's peel off base coat!

Here's a collection of snippets of shit we say, glorified with borders of holo glitter cause what else! I used macro shots of both Painted Polish and Fun Lacquer holo glitters for the SNAS themed imagery. Feel free to post and share! Click to enlarge.

You can also watch the three SNAS teasers I put together for Instagram, here, here and here!

Now it's your turn! What other kinds of nail-related shit do YOU say?

Let us know! Hashtag shit you say to: #shitnailartistssay #SNAS on social media!