Eri is the nail stylist responsible for making J-Lo’s nails look like pieces of art - and I’m not exaggerating. When she's not applying crystals to J-Lo’s tips, she’s likely to be tie-dying, drawing animal print or attaching pom-poms to the nails of Lizzo, Mulatto or Charli XCX.

Over Zoom, we spent time talking about the inauguration and what it meant to Eri as an immigrant woman. We also chatted Lizzo’s words of wisdom, nail sessions that take three hours, and how a teenage obsession with the film Maid in Manhattan massively influenced Eri’s career.

To keep up to date with Eri’s nails art, follow her Instagram @erierinailz

And to keep up with the latest podcast episodes, I’m over at: @meg_lawton

Thank you’s: 

Podcast artwork: Worth Mentioning

Head shot photography: Hannah Domney

Music: Jay Lewn