If you\u2019re an A-list celebrity wanting an eye-popping look for your nails, odds are getting better every day that your nail artist will be Japanese.<\/p>\n
Based in New York, Mei Kawajiri<\/a> does the nails of stars like Dua Lipa, Addison Rae, Jennie of K-pop fame and Spanish singer Rosalia. From Los Angeles, self-styled Britney Tokyo<\/a> works with the likes of Gwen Stefani, Hailey Bieber and Doechii, just as fellow LA transplant Miho Okawara<\/a> fixes up the cuticles of Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga and Beyonce herself.<\/p>\n Many of these U.S.-based Japanese artists catering to the global glitterati have lengthy waitlists and inaccessible price points, typically from around $300 (around \u00a547,000) for basic designs. But for an increasing number of people around the world enamored with Japan\u2019s loud and proud take on nail design<\/a>, there\u2019s a paradoxically cheaper way to get your nails done up the Japanese way \u2014 hop on a plane and get them done in Japan.<\/p>\n