00:00 I am a long-nail goddess, and I've been one for now 16 years.
00:03 My fiance absolutely adores my nails.
00:05 He has a love for nails.
00:07 I know everyone talks about the bathroom issue.
00:10 There's always going to be something negative.
00:12 I'm still a human being.
00:13 I just love the artistry of nails.
00:15 I love having art.
00:16 This is just the equivalent of a tattoo or a piercing for me.
00:20 I love it.
00:20 It's absolutely beautiful.
00:21 High five.
00:23 Another beautiful job.
00:26 My love for nails began when I was a child.
00:29 I grew up in a very strict home.
00:30 Mom and dad didn't allow lip gloss, nail polish, just
00:33 a hoop earring.
00:34 Very simple.
00:35 Mom wanted me to be very dainty and girly-like.
00:38 And painting my nails at a young age
00:40 just was not a part of our upbringing.
00:42 So when I became an adult and had the ability
00:45 to pay for my own nails to get done, I started.
00:47 I started out early.
00:48 I never got my nails.
00:49 Normal pedicure kind of thing, I've always wanted limbs.
00:52 So from 2007 to today, I've been a long-nail goddess
00:56 from that day moving forward.
00:57 And it's been a wonderful journey.
01:00 Yeah, I think to be realistic, of course
01:03 we have challenges with our nails.
01:05 We just learn how to work around them
01:06 and have resources to support whatever
01:09 we need to do, like driving.
01:11 I mean, because we cook together,
01:12 he usually takes care of the meat.
01:14 I take care of the vegetables.
01:15 Minimal, minimal in the kitchen.
01:17 Because I have an underlay and an overlay,
01:18 it is important that I protect my nail
01:20 polish and everything else.
01:21 So generally, he's the one who lifts.
01:23 I'll put that egg on here.
01:25 There we go.
01:26 I met my fiance Robert in January 2020
01:30 at the casino in Pennsylvania.
01:32 And the first thing he knows, the far off were my nails.
01:34 My first reaction to seeing Janine the first time,
01:38 I was actually taken aback.
01:40 I was astounded.
01:41 I was amazed.
01:43 I was like, is that possible?
01:45 Did I see what I think I saw?
01:47 He has a love for nails.
01:48 He's had a love for nails from being a youngster, a young boy,
01:52 looking at the Sears magazines, just
01:54 admiring the color and the shapes.
01:55 I like it.
01:56 Well, at least now they'll know we can't eat.
01:59 Women with long nails can't eat.
02:00 We chew, just like you.
02:02 Were you attracted to my nails at first?
02:05 Oh, yeah.
02:05 I mean, at first, her nails were--
02:08 I mean, it was a definite draw.
02:09 But once you get to know Janine, you
02:11 see what a wonderful woman she is.
02:13 She's incredible.
02:15 I clean underneath.
02:17 This is the same regimen we do at the salon.
02:19 I wash the top and the bottom separately.
02:21 I have to.
02:22 Both hands cannot fit in at the same time, obviously,
02:25 because of these 13, 14-inch nails.
02:28 I clean under my nails with alcohol twice a week,
02:31 unless we go out.
02:32 We go out a lot.
02:33 We go to different places.
02:34 We go to resorts and things like that.
02:36 I take my alcohol pads with me.
02:39 In regards to negative comments, they come with this territory,
02:43 with this world.
02:44 There's always going to be something negative.
02:46 Some of the negative comments on my social media
02:48 are, why so long?
02:49 What's the mean?
02:51 What's the use?
02:52 And why do you?
02:53 How do you?
02:53 I know everyone talks about the bathroom issue.
02:56 For me, you can't see me.
02:58 If you smell me or something, then you tell me.
03:00 But other than that, yes, I do find it crude and insulting.
03:04 The advice that I would like to give to anyone,
03:07 male or female, that's looking to grow long nails
03:09 is to be prepared.
03:11 You have to have a tough layer of skin for this life.
03:13 I love my nails.
03:14 That's art.
03:15 We look at that as art.
03:16 Today, we're going to be going to Maria's Nail Salon.
03:19 And we're going to be meeting with Maria and my long nail
03:21 guide assistant.
03:22 I get my nails done every three weeks
03:24 and every other week for reinforcement.
03:26 Mostly I spend $300 on the care, maintenance,
03:30 and the artistry of my nails.
03:32 So as we prepared to go to Maria's,
03:34 I am putting on the last piece of my outfit for the day,
03:38 which is my knee-high boots.
03:39 We're gonna use the tongue.
03:41 I use them as a resource in my home
03:44 as well as outside of my home when necessary.
03:47 I'm trying to get a grip on the metal part.
03:48 And we're going, and we're going, and we're going,
03:50 and we're done.
03:51 Any of my nail brothers and sisters in the nail world,
03:54 this too is definitely necessary.
03:57 We also have stretch jewelry that we need.
04:00 It works really well.
04:01 So what I do is, because I have,
04:03 normally this is only taking a second,
04:05 but because I have the brigades on, the buttons,
04:07 I have to be very careful.
04:09 Hi, Janine, how are you?
04:17 Long time.
04:18 Good to see you.
04:19 Mwah.
04:21 Come in, come in.
04:22 I do buttons.
04:23 I've been doing buttons since 2019.
04:26 January 2019, I started doing all types of buttons.
04:29 And as you can see, she aimed to please.
04:31 She did exactly what I wanted and more.
04:34 The girls put me up to challenge to where they bring me
04:37 all these different designs and challenges.
04:39 Like, they break their nails.
04:40 Oh my god, it's not the end of the world.
04:42 I'm like, I'll just patch it back up.
04:43 And it's just like, glue it back on.
04:45 So it's like, I don't know.
04:46 I'm so used to it already.
04:47 I'm impressed with her length.
04:48 I would want her to grow them longer so she
04:50 can one day be a record, a Janine Theroux record.
04:53 But yeah, I cater to long nails.
04:56 So it's like, I'm impressed.
04:57 But then again, I could be more impressed.
05:00 So all done.
05:01 Do you like it?
05:02 I love it.
05:02 It's absolutely beautiful.
05:04 High five.
05:05 Another beautiful job.
05:07 This is--
05:08 That's my favorite.
05:09 --my three hearts, original long nail goddess as well.
05:12 Today, I'm very happy with the design that I have.
05:15 I will probably really be wearing it
05:17 for the entire month of March, celebrating St. Patrick's Day.
05:20 I'm really happy.
05:21 Again, Maria's done a fantastic job.
05:23 I will not, at this particular juncture of my life, at 51,
05:27 I have no intentions on cutting my nails any time soon.
05:30 I'm enjoying this life.
05:33 (upbeat music)
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