WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.310 --> 00:00:01.143 - What's up y'all? 2 00:00:01.143 --> 00:00:03.150 This is Felice León, video producer with The Root, 3 00:00:03.150 --> 00:00:07.409 and we are about to get these nails did. 4 00:00:07.409 --> 00:00:10.076 (hip hop music) 5 00:00:11.560 --> 00:00:14.090 I love a good manicure, okay. 6 00:00:14.090 --> 00:00:18.250 Because of covid I've had to actually refine my skills 7 00:00:18.250 --> 00:00:19.820 and do my own manicures. 8 00:00:19.820 --> 00:00:23.440 And so, at one point my nails were all even, they were cute, 9 00:00:23.440 --> 00:00:25.570 but I've been taking these bootcamp classes. 10 00:00:25.570 --> 00:00:26.825 Can you tell? 11 00:00:26.825 --> 00:00:29.090 Can you tell, can you tell? 12 00:00:29.090 --> 00:00:32.880 And as a result, I've broken quite a few nails. 13 00:00:32.880 --> 00:00:34.380 So typically I work with an almond shape, 14 00:00:34.380 --> 00:00:37.260 but I'm not quite that skilled to maintain it. 15 00:00:37.260 --> 00:00:39.910 So as a result, I've resorted to a long, 16 00:00:39.910 --> 00:00:41.530 I believe this is called the ballerina shape. 17 00:00:41.530 --> 00:00:43.800 So it was kind of long, it's a little narrow, 18 00:00:43.800 --> 00:00:45.070 and then it's square at the bottom. 19 00:00:45.070 --> 00:00:46.030 So first things first, 20 00:00:46.030 --> 00:00:48.123 we have to cut these nails just a tad. 21 00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:51.610 Lord, look how long that nail is! 22 00:00:52.460 --> 00:00:53.293 Boom, boom. 23 00:00:54.460 --> 00:00:55.610 Nail file. 24 00:00:55.610 --> 00:00:57.890 Courtesy of Sally. 25 00:00:57.890 --> 00:00:58.723 Okay. 26 00:00:58.723 --> 00:01:00.540 Or some other 99 cent store. 27 00:01:00.540 --> 00:01:01.373 Who knows? 28 00:01:02.277 --> 00:01:03.110 RIP to the good nail. 29 00:01:03.110 --> 00:01:04.613 This was my longest nail too. 30 00:01:05.630 --> 00:01:07.860 This probably should be a little bit more narrow, 31 00:01:07.860 --> 00:01:11.150 but you'll see what I'm goin' for. 32 00:01:11.150 --> 00:01:13.120 This shape looks decent. 33 00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:14.810 And we are moving on to the buffer. 34 00:01:14.810 --> 00:01:17.080 This, I forget where I got this. 35 00:01:17.080 --> 00:01:19.800 I probably just stole this from a family member. 36 00:01:19.800 --> 00:01:20.870 Actually, I'm certain 37 00:01:20.870 --> 00:01:22.290 I just stole this from a family member. 38 00:01:22.290 --> 00:01:24.430 So I typically get my nails done every week. 39 00:01:24.430 --> 00:01:28.904 I am not using the salon's polish or anything, 40 00:01:28.904 --> 00:01:32.580 because if you notice, when you use a salon's polish, 41 00:01:32.580 --> 00:01:35.400 your nails last for like three days. 42 00:01:35.400 --> 00:01:37.660 So I am not about that chip life. 43 00:01:37.660 --> 00:01:39.360 Or at least, I try not to be about that chip life 44 00:01:39.360 --> 00:01:42.010 'cause sometimes chips happen. 45 00:01:42.010 --> 00:01:43.323 Chips happen! 46 00:01:44.720 --> 00:01:48.370 So next stage we are going to polish my nails. 47 00:01:48.370 --> 00:01:51.428 So I have some base coat. 48 00:01:51.428 --> 00:01:54.095 (hip hop music) 49 00:01:57.820 --> 00:02:01.483 And so, I like two coats of my white nail polish. 50 00:02:02.869 --> 00:02:05.143 It's kind of like zen out, this focus, 51 00:02:06.020 --> 00:02:07.477 concentrate on the zone out. 52 00:02:09.790 --> 00:02:13.472 Moving on to the top coat and we are done. 53 00:02:13.472 --> 00:02:16.139 (hip hop music) 54 00:02:21.760 --> 00:02:24.150 All right, y'all, done and done. 55 00:02:24.150 --> 00:02:26.550 So aside from these little shorties, we're good. 56 00:02:26.550 --> 00:02:27.465 Right? 57 00:02:27.465 --> 00:02:28.820 Look at that, look at the shape. 58 00:02:28.820 --> 00:02:29.653 Look at the shape. 59 00:02:29.653 --> 00:02:31.950 Look at the polish. 60 00:02:31.950 --> 00:02:33.550 I impress myself sometimes. 61 00:02:33.550 --> 00:02:35.320 Keep it cute, y'all. 62 00:02:35.320 --> 00:02:36.313 Keep it cute.