Greetings Basement Dwellers! I’ve made a recent impulse internet purchase that I’m extremely happy I made. If you are a geeky chic fashionista, you should hop on this bandwagon of awesome and obtain some serious nerdy flare!
A while back when I made a Top Ten list of geeky fashions, I found a plethora of things I wanted personally, while finding things to show our fans. The one thing I wanted for sure was a set of Acrylic nails after making the list. I looked around online on other sites, I looked at nails salon sites, and I kept coming back to Etsy.
From there I found a number of designs that I wanted but I gravitated toward a seller that was featured in the list. I had never seen anything like her designs and, being an artist myself, could not see how she painted something on such a small scale. I looked around to see if there is anything similar to her work anywhere else, I didn’t. You wont. You can’t. In my humble opinion, she is our most unique geek we have featured thus far.
I’ll admit it, I was skeptical at first. But, the more I looked through her shop and the more I LOVED her geeky designs, the more I squealed for joy. Jihye has some serious talent, and I wasn’t sure how they would look on me but I went ahead and ordered them anyway. I’m now the proud owner of a set of Invader Zim Themed Nails(after some serious personal deliberation over getting the Zim vs Zelda sets.)
I want to say that I am very happy with the nails, for having pretty small hands, they fit extremely well, were easy to apply and Gir even has UV blacklight detailing! I recommend these to anyone who wants to add some serious flare to their style. I’ve worn nails to parties and events before and these are sure to stun anyone in a casual or flashy setting. These nails got me so excited I immediately went online and watched the entire first season of the show.
After oogling over the cartoon and my new awesome nails, I got a chance to talk with this kick ass crafter and ask some questions.
MB: How long have you been designing nails?
MB: How did you decide to sell online and why Etsy.com?
MB: Do you have a favorite design and what design is a best seller?
J: Harley and Ivy for sure 
Personally, I am a huge fan of Catwoman, but hey, who doesn’t like Harley/Ivy? I’m not exactly sure which design is the best seller, but I can tell you that Harley/Ivy is definitely one of the top 3!
MB: I just received and applied the Invader Zim nail set, who is your favorite ZIM! character and what is your favorite old school cartoon?
MB: You have a lot of pokemon designs in your shop, was this a business decision or personal obsession?J: It was a personal decision, and the Starters Set was an homage to all the great memories
My very first Pokemon? Squirtle. ♥Ht: 5′ 2″
Wt: 250lbs
Moves:
Cheese Puff Beam
DDOS Attack
‘Stache Wiggle
Nerd Rage
[thanks for the Inspiration!--->]
MB: Do you do artwork on any other levels, maybe larger than fingernails?
J: Heh….I’m actually an Art Center College of Design student, so while I do have paintings on canvas, I’m most comfortable painting digitally. My non-nail art work is posted on jihyeleeart.blogspot!
Art by Jihye Lee
MB: Have you been featured for your work anywhere else? online or offline?
J: Haha Mom’s Basement is definitely one of them! The Totoro nails were featured on Must Have Cute, I’m set to be featured on Etsy on June 28th, and I have a nail art contest entry on polishartaddiction (vote for me?)
[vote for her, #28 in the drop-down menu at the bottom of the page!!]
Jihye Lee's Contest Entry for Nail Polish Art Addiction
MB: Any thing you would like to add?
J: Thank you so much for not only being a customer, but also for the interview and feature on the site!
No, thank you Jihye, for being such a great seller, such a fun loving geek, and a pleasure to work with! If you ever want to make us a Melvin set of nails, We’ll be waiting!
 HP MEGA PACK – All … $45.00
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 Eevee Evolution Nai… $15.00
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 UV Topcoat Detailin… $1.00
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 Totoro Nail Set $20.00
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 Invader Zim Nail Se… $20.00
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 Harry Potter: Gryff… $15.00
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 Harley Quinn and Po… $15.00
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 Pokemon Starters – … $20.00
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She should totally sell her artwork! I would buy some! I looove Batman, and her work is AMAZING!! Sell your work as buttons and badges! <3 <3 <3