Sasha

founder, nail artist

My name is Sasha and I’m the founder of TRU nail art.
I started doing nails when I was 15 as my mum runs a chain of beauty salons in Russia, where I grew up. Beauty industry and nails specifically always attracted and fascinated me. I always loved art in every form and tried to be creative throughout my life.

About 2 years ago I started doing nail art and realised that there’s so much more than just french manicure and plain colour painting in the world of nails and art. I studied Business Psychology at university in London so starting my own nail art salon felt like the natural next step.

I want to bring alternative and unique ways of creating nail art designs to Brighton as it seems like it’s a perfect spot for that. I look forward to working with artists, people who work in creative industries and all the art lovers.

Min

Salon manager, nail artist

I’ve always loved decorating my body as a way of feeling confident and displaying my creativity. I do this through my make up, clothing choices, jewellery, tattoos, piercings and nail art. I’ve always loved the idea of nail art. As a child, I used to paint swiss flags on my Grandad’s nails. I especially loved to paint his nails because they were huge, like canvases.

I’ve known that I wanted to experiment with gel polish for years, but as I wasn’t allowed anything on my nails at my previous job, i never got the chance to try it out. As soon as I left that job when the first lockdown began, i bought a UV lamp and pushed my creativity into nail art.

Clarissa

nail artist

I’ve been painting my nails since I was about 11 years old, fascinated by my mum’s long red polished nails. I would spend all of my pocket money on new nail polish. I have always loved having fun with colour and this slowly expanded into nail art (think strawberries and penguins!) and eventually a UV lamp and gel.

I started painting press on nails in lockdown to have more “canvas” space and I realised that nail art was more than just my creative outlet, but a way of looking after my mental well-being.

As an Architectural Research Masters student, I have incorporated my passion for nail art into my research, exploring the relationship between identity, architecture and nail art.

My name is Sasha and I’m the founder of TRU nail art.
I started doing nails when I was 15 as my mum runs a chain of beauty salons in Russia, where I grew up. Beauty industry and nails specifically always attracted and fascinated me. I always loved art in every form and tried to be creative throughout my life.

About 2 years ago I started doing nail art and realised that there’s so much more than just french manicure and plain colour painting in the world of nails and art. I studied Business Psychology at university in London so starting my own nail art salon felt like the natural next step.

I want to bring alternative and unique ways of creating nail art designs to Brighton as it seems like it’s a perfect spot for that. I look forward to working with artists, people who work in creative industries and all the art lovers.