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T
hesedays,photosdon’thave
toremain justphotos.Wecan
makesmartphonecoversand
3D-printedactionfigures– just to
nameacoupleofoptions– fromsnap-
shotsofour friendsand family.And
now there’snail art.
LosAngeles-basedNailSnaps isthe
companymaking itpossible.Takeaphoto
ofyour favoritedressesorwacky-colored
stilettosandgetcustom-madenailwraps
thatmatchyouroutfitperfectly.Decorate
yournailswithtropicalsunsets,cute
cats,your favoriteartworkoryour
favoritebrand.
“Theysay thatsomepeoplewear
theirhearton theirsleeve,butwe
know that it’sevenmore fun towear
yourheartonyourfingertips,”says
co-founderAngelAnderson.
NailSnapshasa freemobileapp
(currentlyavailableon iOSandcoming
soon toAndroid)whereyoucanupload
photos foryourdesign.Whenyouplace
anorder, youaresent20wraps (two
widthspernail)alongwithamininail
file foreasyapplication–all inagreat
littlepackage.
Thecompanywas founded in2014
byAndersonandSarahHeering, two
womenwithbackgrounds inUXdesign,
digitalmediaandmarketing.Their
complementaryskillsarean important
partof thesuccessofNailSnaps.
AccordingtoAnderson,mostnail
art involvesanuncomfortableamount
ofchemicals,heat,dryingtimeand
mess.“I lovenailart,butI’mtoobusyto
sitaroundwatchingpaintdry,”shesays.
Asadesignerherself,shewantedabetter
experienceandmoreartisticoptions.
And theexperiencecertainly is
simple.AndersonandHeering like to
applyNailSnapswhileflying, rightafter
takeoff,beforepassengersareallowed
tocrackopen their laptops.When they
landat theirdestination, they’reready
toshowoff theirproduct–and look
prettystylish too.
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