{"id":898458,"date":"2026-09-16T23:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T23:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/898458\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T23:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T23:08:11","slug":"profile-this-15-year-old-nail-tech-is-going-viral-and-making-fans-worldwide-videoclip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/898458\/","title":{"rendered":"PROFILE \u2014 This 15-year-old nail tech is going viral and making fans worldwide | videoclip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ineet Mattu has more than 800,000 followers on social media for her nail art<\/p>\n

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Know someone you think should be profiled on our site?
Email us at cbckidsnews@cbc.ca and tell us what makes them so awesome.<\/p>\n

Name:<\/p>\n

Ineet Mattu<\/p>\n

Hometown:<\/p>\n

Calgary, Alberta<\/p>\n

Age:<\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

Claim to fame:<\/p>\n

Teen nail technician and owner of Shine Nails<\/p>\n

Click play to meet Ineet Mattu of Shine Nails. \u2b07\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n

When most kids her age are winding down for the night, 15-year-old Ineet Mattu\u2019s online nail empire is just coming to life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m., she handcrafts intricate, custom press-on sets for clients from her homebase of Calgary, Alberta, to as far as Italy, South Africa and the Netherlands.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her routine \u2014 completing online school during the day and running her business at night \u2014 has transformed the high schooler into a business entrepreneur.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her brand, Shine Nails, has more than 800,000 followers across Instagram and TikTok.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She\u2019s been followed by pop singer Meghan Trainor, and the artist SZA has liked her designs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love doing nails so much. It’s probably what I want to do the whole day,\u201d she told CBC Kids News.<\/p>\n

Making fans around the world<\/p>\n

Fourteen-year-old Chumi Korn was scrolling through her social media feeds at home in New York City when she saw a set of nails inspired by Pennywise, the clown character from the movie, It.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are the literal most gorgeous nails I’ve ever seen,\u201d Chumi recalls thinking, clicking onto the account to see who made them.<\/p>\n

She was shocked to see it was Ineet.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Chumi Korn, left, saw the Pennywise-inspired nails, right, and knew she had to follow Ineet Mattu\u2019s nail page. She ordered the set and wore them. (Images submitted by Chumi Korn)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis girl is literally, like, my age and she’s doing nails like I could never fathom to do in probably my long, long life,\u201d Chumi said.<\/p>\n

Since then, Chumi continues to keep up with Ineet\u2019s designs and postings, and has ordered a few sets for herself.<\/p>\n

Passion for nails started at young age<\/p>\n

Ineet\u2019s love of nails started when she was around nine years old.<\/p>\n

She happily remembers going to the local mall with her parents and getting her nails done.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"4<\/p>\n

Some of Ineet\u2019s custom designs. Ineet designs nails that can be worn by anyone. \u00a0(Image credit: ShineNails)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then for her 10th birthday, her sister got her a nail-making kit. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI started jumping around and screaming,\u201d Ineet said. \u201cI started unboxing the kit and I got so happy looking at the nail polishes, the little mannequins, and I got everything ready.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI was so excited.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ineet took courses on nail art<\/p>\n

Ineet has completed at least three courses in her training to become a nail artist, learning about anatomy and other important skills.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One course involved five weeks of training with eight-hour days and an exam at the end.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more I would learn there, the more inspired I got because it was such an exciting feeling learning about all these new techniques,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/p>\n

Ineet Mattu used to watch nail technician and artist Tanya Puttick from Eyes on You Nail Artistry, and later learned design techniques from her. (Images submitted by Tanya Puttick)\u00a0<\/p>\n

The instructor, Tanya Puttick of Eyes on You Nail Artistry, recalls Ineet being a \u201cforce.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

When Puttick would demonstrate complex techniques, Ineet would want to learn all that she could and bring her work back for feedback. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no holding her back,\u201d Puttick said. \u201c[Ineet was] like, ‘What next? What can I do?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Ineet keeps dreaming<\/p>\n

Puttick said she wants to see Ineet continue to grow and mature in the industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI’d love to see her eventually becoming her own educator and teaching. I could totally see her going down that path,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Ineet said she\u2019d like to teach in the future, but that\u2019s just one of her many goals.<\/p>\n

She wants to open a nail salon with her own set of custom nail colours \u2014 and maybe a few celebrity clients, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her dream Shine Nails client? Ariana Grande.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nail set that I would probably design for Ariana Grande would be something pink with chrome on it. Maybe some butterflies, just in the whole, like, majestic era.”<\/p>\n

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