Estella Soloha is a senior at Jonathan Alder High School. She is a clarinet player in the JA Marching Band, with interest in nails. She talks about her creative, artistic nails.

Q. Who does your nails?

A. I go to a salon by industrial Parkway called [Perfect Nails & Retreat].

Q.Have you done your own nails?

A. Um, yeah, I used to paint them but it would take too long. I don’t have the patience for that. I just [get] them done [at a salon].

Q. What is your favorite set of nails you’ve had so far?

A. My favorite nails that I’ve had would be the purple set, I guess. Because it was like the first set I had that was like, really different. They were really in my eyes, the cutest set I had. 

Q. What style of nails do you usually get?

A. I usually get like, oval shape[d] nails and then the style would just be whatever I’m feeling. Like, if I want something more extra, then I’ll get something obviously it’s more swirls or [a] different color. I’m feeling more basic. I’ll just get one solid color and just like a swirl somewhere.

Q. When was the first time you went to a salon to get your nails done?

A. Two years. Or like, like three years ago? Like on and off?

Q. Do your nails chip often?

A. My nails don’t chip from the salon. I just get bored and break them off after like three weeks or something.

Q. Acrylic or gel nails?

A. I like acrylic nails better. I guess I’m just starting to do gel. But acrylics like adds length to it and like when you’re checking [noise,] it makes like more of a noise I guess. But gel’s more like, simple, clean. It’s just gel’s like basic I guess. But I guess I prefer gel, honestly. Acrylic nails usually last me two to three weeks. But then gel nails? They last me a month, I guess.