Nail Art With Selling Sunset's Chelsea Lazkani | Full Set | Refinery29 - video Dailymotion

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In this episode of Full Set, "Selling Sunset" star Chelsea Lazkani joins Refinery29 Beauty Director Sara Tan and celebrity nail artist Panneka Sim for a fun and insightful interview while getting her nails done. As the conversation unfolds, Chelsea opens up about her life after filming season 8, how her style has evolved over the years, and shares more about her personal and professional life. Watch the full episode to find out more.  ABOUT SERIES Full Set is a beauty series that uses nail art as a creative canvas to explore personal stories and self-expression. Each episode features a renowned nail artist who crafts a custom design for a celebrity guest and R29 host while the three are spilling about beauty routines, career journeys, and personal insights. The relaxed, intimate setting allows for unexpected revelations, blending light, playful moments with deeper discussions on identity and self-care. Through the artistry of nails, the series highlights beauty as both a form of creativity and empowerment.  ABOUT REFINERY29  Refinery29 is a modern woman's destination for how to live a stylish, well-rounded life. http://refinery29.com/  SUBSCRIBE TO REFINERY29 Subscribe to the Refinery29 channel: http://bit.ly/subscribe-to-r29 Follow Panneka Sim on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/_nailsbypanneka/ Follow Sara Tan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saratan/ Follow Chelsea Lazkani on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/chelsealazkani/ Follow Aalyiah Perez on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nailsbyaalyiahhh/ Follow Refinery29 on Instagram: https://instagram.com/refinery29/ Follow Somos on Instagram: https://instagram.com/r29somos/ Follow Unbothered on Instagram: https://instagram.com/r29unbothered/

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00:00I always try to open my schedule for Chelsea just because she's just so loyal to me and

00:04her energy is so amazing when she comes into my house so it just doesn't even feel like

00:07I'm doing nails.

00:08You're gonna make me cry, that's really sweet of you.

00:10I never thought about that, I've never texted you if I'm unavailable, she squeezes me in

00:14every single time.

00:15Because I know she can't be without her nails.

00:17Right, right.

00:17There's some girls that can go without it for a little bit but Chelsea, I know she's

00:20always busy, always shooting, so it's just like I can't have her out there looking like

00:24anything.

00:25Yeah.

00:30Hi everyone, my name is Sarah Tan and I am Refinery29's Global Beauty Director and

00:35today I'm here with Chelsea Lesconi, the breakout star of Selling Sunset.

00:39We're also here with her talented nail artist, Panika Sim, and we have Alia Perez who has done

00:45my nails a few times before, she's incredible and she's gonna give me some pink glittery heart

00:52designs today.

00:53Let's see what inspires Chelsea's signature nail style.

00:58Okay Chelsea, tell me about your signature nail style and like how you decided this was

01:05going to be your look.

01:05I love long nails but I wear like a variation of outfits, so I wanted something as simple

01:11as possible but not just like the regular, short, natural French tip.

01:16So what I do is like, it's called a deep smile line French tip.

01:20French tip starts like basically here and goes all the way deep, it's like a very sexy

01:25kind of French.

01:26I will do a French every once in a while but you have to find the right person to do

01:30it.

01:31Because it needs to be like perfect.

01:33Exactly, so Alia was saying she does the nails of the man who invented the French manicure.

01:39Back then it was with a pencil underneath your natural nail and he decided to do a polish

01:44and from polish it was like gel and it just kept going bigger and bigger.

01:46How would you say your beauty style has changed since starting selling Sunset till now?

01:53Now I can't stand anything embellished.

01:54I try to stay with whites, blacks, grays and then anything that's muted.

02:00I've got about a hundred platforms in my closet.

02:02I don't like platforms anymore.

02:04I don't even like shoes that are more than four inches.

02:07Look, this is what I'm wearing right now.

02:08I'm wearing like a little blindfold, kitten heel.

02:12But it's very classic.

02:13I love it.

02:13Barely wear lashes, don't do any eyeshadow anymore.

02:16Definitely don't do a cut crease.

02:17People are like, oh my god, what did you do with your eyes?

02:19She must have gotten her eyes done.

02:21She must have gotten her eyes done.

02:22She had a black.

02:23I'm like girls.

02:24No, I was born like this, sorry.

02:26But thank you.

02:27Seeing my kids and seeing how beautiful my children are,

02:32I've found so much more like respect and love for my beauty and my parents

02:37for like the little things that I didn't really appreciate going up.

02:40My son, he's like, mommy, we have the same nose, we have the same hair,

02:45when you're not wearing your wig.

02:47He thinks I'm the most beautiful woman in the world.

02:51Yeah.

02:51And, he literally thinks he's like, you're so beautiful.

02:56You have faced some criticism on how you dress on the show.

03:02How do you handle those critiques?

03:05When my outfit was criticized because I thought we were all on the same page.

03:08Like you're expressing yourself.

03:10I thought we all knew that, you know, we're hired here because we're luxury real estate agents,

03:14but we're hired also because we have this big creative outlet that we use the platform to showcase.

03:20I took it personally and it was really sad, but at the same time, it doesn't move me creatively.

03:25I'm still always going to express myself.

03:27As a black woman, there is a standard for me and to whom much is given, much is expected,

03:32and I'm happy with the person I am and I think my younger 16-year-old chocolate self would be

03:39proud

03:40of me because a lot of the things I'm doing and I've done, I never thought I'd see someone like

03:45me

03:45doing them, so I hope other people see that too.

03:49Chelsea, Panika, you guys don't usually see each other in full glam like this.

03:54No, never.

03:54What is it usually like?

03:56No makeup, something super comfy.

03:58I'm wearing some Uggs and I've always got a hat on because I'm not doing my hair.

04:03Do I look like a different person right now?

04:05No, you're always beautiful.

04:06No, literally, she's so beautiful.

04:08She comes like at nighttime when it's about to be bedtime, literally 8 o'clock, 8.30, 9 o'clock

04:13maybe.

04:13I'll be in my pajamas.

04:15I feel like you look your best with nothing.

04:17Aw, thank you.

04:18You know, I feel like that's when I really appreciate someone's beauty.

04:21No makeup, but that's like, that's the best.

04:23No makeup, just Clarins Lip Oil.

04:26Is that like your must have?

04:27It's my must have.

04:29My Clarins Lip Stain and Clarins Lip Oil.

04:31Okay.

04:32What is the process in achieving this very specific French fanny?

04:36You guys watch Selling Sunset, she will always have French tips.

04:40They have to be this length and they're coughing, so there's a certain length.

04:43And then the base is very important, so it's really difficult to find the right base for like,

04:48someone that's dark as tongue.

04:50I went on a mission to find this color, guys.

04:52Like, I FaceTimed her.

04:54I sent her pictures.

04:55I'm like, is this the color?

04:56And she was like, I think it is.

04:58And so this is, I think she has this in her purse right now.

05:02Oh my god, I do have it in my purse!

05:03So she gave it to me and I just know that if I, for whatever reason, lose a nail,

05:09which literally never happens, or I get my nail chips, I have my base.

05:13That's the only thing I need.

05:14So I have this brush that I use to help me guide with Chelsea's French tip that she really

05:19likes to get that deep smile line.

05:20And we just basically wipe the sides down and it always comes out perfect every time.

05:25And she's always happy with it.

05:28What has your life been like since filming season eight?

05:31Last year was the hardest year of my life.

05:34Like, without a shadow of a doubt, there's nothing that comes close to how hard last year was to me.

05:38Since last year and since filming, things have been really good.

05:43I've kind of got myself in a good mind space.

05:45I'm like, really happy again.

05:46I'm at peace.

05:47So things are very different because now, obviously, like, you know, I'm by myself.

05:52Are we dating?

05:53We're not not dating.

05:55Okay.

05:55Okay, I'll take that.

05:56If someone comes in to my world and our worlds, like, match and we just make each other happy

06:04and make each other's, like, lives better and we want to spend time together, then I'm down for that.

06:09But I'm not actively pursuing it at all.

06:12How do you maintain female friendships with other people who you work with?

06:18Those relationships kind of just happened organically over time.

06:22We've been really close for years now.

06:24You know, those are my sisters.

06:25Like, more than anything, the office is like a place where I work.

06:29Yeah.

06:29You just keep it professional.

06:31Yeah, it's a place where I work and we try to.

06:34It's a place where I work.

06:34What do you girls do when you're not filming and just hanging out?

06:38So we usually go to the spa or we get a dinner.

06:41When I say dinner, we get a dinner at like 5 p.m.

06:43I mean, I'll speak for myself.

06:44I'm not half as cool as the person you see on the show.

06:46We don't dress up to go out together as girls.

06:50We always just hang out like just looking ratty, rat mode.

06:54What is the biggest misconception do you think that fans have of you?

06:58It's just like the never-ending bank account full of money that we could buy like Gucci with

07:04and Chanel with and it's really not like that.

07:07Some of the clothes are gifted to us, you know, the clothes that are not gifted to us.

07:11We've spent like weeks of working to be able to afford them or we're always super, super glam

07:17and sometimes you don't even know if we're not getting our hair and makeup done.

07:20We're spending like two, three hours in the mirror because we're not makeup artists trying to make it like perfect

07:25because we want the audience to look at us like everything looks put together.

07:29It's very stressful and the same way like you see that little Marc Jacobs or Chanel or Alaya bag

07:37but you want and you think about it for two months before you pull the trigger, I do too.

07:41You just see it on Selling Sunset on a big platform when you think,

07:45oh my gosh, these girls must have everything.

07:47No, we have the same like five, six bags that we just love and we take care of and we

07:52bring them out

07:52when we're filming and then when we're not filming go back into the little dust bag.

07:56I think that's the biggest misconception that you see us on the big screen and you think

08:00we have it all when we're just like works in progress.

08:03Can we talk about the real estate landscape?

08:06You know, obviously there are all these fires in LA.

08:10What have you or the Oppenheim Group done to help displaced families or people looking for homes?

08:16The Oppenheim Group, Jason's amazing because he allowed us to offer anyone that wants to be

08:24rehomed or find a new home and working with us, we will waive our commission.

08:30So anyone that's lost their homes or been displaced and is looking to lease or find somewhere,

08:35we will actively find you a new place to live and we will not charge you for it.

08:39I'm not from here and to think about like the destruction that's taken place,

08:44you kind of feel like you have to give back.

08:47Chelsea, when in your career was the first time you've ever felt seen or understood?

08:52There's never been like, uh-huh, they get me.

08:55Yeah.

08:55Never had that.

08:56But I think it's really nice that the more and more I show of myself,

09:03the more and more people are like, you don't have to be any one way, you know?

09:09I feel like a lot of people that I connect with online or meet in person,

09:14they find something that they've seen in me that they resonate with.

09:19Maybe not as a whole, but, oh, I saw your cooking and I love that.

09:22I love when you made that.

09:23Oh, you sold this property, my uncle did that.

09:25I don't set out to, like, inspire anybody.

09:29I just really try to be myself authentically and hopefully it connects.

09:34Your cooking is sexy.

09:35Is that intentional or you're just like, this is my vibe?

09:39It's so hard to answer that question because I don't want to be like,

09:42well, guys, look at me.

09:44Have you never seen me?

09:46I swear, that's not it.

09:48I've always been somebody that's really leaned into my femininity,

09:52you know, from my nails to my hair to my makeup to the way I dress.

09:56I think femininity is my most powerful tool.

10:00Anyone that I've ever been with will probably say to you,

10:03I cooked for them the first time I met them.

10:05The way I cook in real life is the way you kind of see me cooking.

10:10Obviously, minus the slow-mo environment.

10:12What's your favorite thing to cook?

10:13I love Asian cuisine.

10:15It's my favorite cuisine in the world, other than my own culture,

10:18which is Nigerian.

10:18I make an amazing shaolin bao.

10:20That's impressive.

10:21It's not really something that you can post makes

10:24and still have the same effect.

10:25So I made it.

10:26I learned how to make it.

10:27It's my favorite thing to make.

10:28What is your dream self-care day?

10:30So I'd start it with like a forearm massage, like deep tissue.

10:34I want to be incapacitated after.

10:36We're going to go to the Beverly Hills Mabel.

10:40Then we're going to go to Il Pastayo and get some more pasta.

10:43I love me a four-mile or face gym.

10:46And then I go home.

10:47I'll be in a nice Soho home plush robe.

10:51And then I would put on my LED face mask because I'm obsessed with it.

10:57Okay, so let's see the reveal.

11:01Beautiful.

11:02Perfect.

11:03I love that you went a little bit out of your comfort zone.

11:05I did.

11:06I did something different.

11:08You know, added a little bit of spice.

11:10I think, are you manifesting this for my love life?

11:12Because why I got so many hearts?

11:14Yes.

11:14This is out of my comfort zone as well.

11:16Ooh.

11:16But I think it's fun.

11:17That's different for texture.

11:18Yes.

11:19I like that.

11:20I feel like these need to be press on, like designs.

11:22Like they're so, so cute.

11:24That's a wrap.

11:25I feel like we both are in love with our nails.

11:28Thank you so much for coming on and sharing, you know, your story and being so vulnerable with us.

11:32This was so much fun.

11:34Let's do it again.

11:36Thank you, Panika.

11:37Thank you, Aaliyah.

11:38Thanks for watching full set.

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