#YemziGirl Interview October, Michelle Duberry
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1. Please describe what you do, where you're from (and your age if you feel comfortable)
M: I’m Michelle Duberry, I’m a nail technician of 20 years, 37 in age but looking 25. My parents are from Montserrat, West Indies, born in UK
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2. What’s the most exciting thing about your job?
M: Meeting different people and making them happy…there’s something about getting a beauty treatment that changes your aura, the way you conduct yourself, talk with your hands, and generally feel.
3. Where do you work?
M: At present working from home.
I was doing Google HQ for 7 years in Victoria and Tottenham Court Road branches.
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4. Which well know clients have you done nails for?
M: Snoochie Shy, Ms Banks, Nikita Johnson, the Princess of Bahrain, Afrolista Racheal, Curlure UK, Paigey Cakey,
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5. Who would you like to do nails for?
Moira Stewart, she was the first Afro-Caribbean news reader - I watched her on TV growing up and loved her style.
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6. Where did you learn your craft?
M: Enfield college many years ago, I also did hairdressing but didn’t follow that path.
7. Advice for #YemziGirls who want to follow your path?
M: Practice, practice, practice, follow your voice. Continuously practice your craft, there is no limit. The crazier the better; nails have no limit.
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8. What inspires your nail work?
M: The clients personality. i get them to pick 2 colours and I will vibe off our convo. I feed off of the persons energy for the nail design.
9. Biggest challenge in nails?
M: Small nail beds and long nail dreams [laughs].
If your nail beds are small and you have long crazy nail dreams where are you going?
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10. Fav colour and shape and its significance to you?
M: Being an artist I use a lot of colours I’m not biased to any colour.
I love the round point shape no matter what hand shape and fingers size you can get away with it - oval, pointed, almond.
11. Are you a plain or printed type of person?
M: Printed!
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12. Greatest achievement?
M: Owning the salon and being resident manicurist at Google whilst being a single parent.
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13. And finally what’s your favourite quote?
M: I deserve everything I desire
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Website fot bookings:
http://www.MichelleDuberry.com
IG
https://www.instagram.com/michelleduberry/