Whilst the nail industry can be a place where marginalised people can flourish, I have experienced significant barriers to my career as a queer, disabled, biracial, working class person working as a nail artist.  

I have sat at the heart of a growing movement of outspoken diverse nail technicians, and have gathered experiential anecdotes across the sector. I hear time and time again that my experiences when working in the nail industry, particularly from a workplace culture and disability rights perspective, are not unique. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

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My latest project is called "In your hands / (IYH)”. It is a fully funded program made up of a small group of professionals (including myself) who are donating their time in order to support nail newbies, specifically people from marginalised backgrounds
 

We are creating a pipeline of diverse talent by taking on 2-5 people throughout an expanded one year training course to teach them everything we know about the nail industry. We hope that we will be able to grow the project in order to mentor as many marginalised nail newbies as possible.

 

IYH provides the required industry recognised qualifications, and offers its own expanded education, resources, equipment, networks and mentoring that the mentees need to start their own nail art business. 
 

Through workshops, networking opportunities, 1-2-1 mentoring and coaching, a community of practice and expert seminars, the trainees will not only qualify as nail technicians, but will leave with professional networks, an education in financial management and business insight.

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We are currently working with industry pros, brands and companies to construct partnership agreements so that no ground is left uncovered. For IYH it is vital that our programme offers the following to each mentee FOR FREE!!

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• A fully accredited nail course 

• A full nail kit (including nail art materials and tools)

• Student insurance

• Subscriptions and memberships to online resources 

• Networking events 

• Article features in leading nail magazines

• Workshops and masterclasses 

• Drop in sessions with nail pros & brands

• And much More

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For more info please follow IYH on instagram or send us an email at emailinyourhandsproject@gmail.com