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Lupita Ibarra Nail Artist

Aaliyah Fernanders, MVC Writer
January 13, 2026
Lupita Ibarra is a nail artist and this is one of her favorite sets because she said she used to struggle with half faced characters, but she truly loved how they came out. She was so happy when she got Pennywise to come out on the first try.
This is one of the Christmas sets for one of her clients. It is an acrylic nail set. It was one of her favorites. This set took 3 and half hours. One can truly tell how talented she is.
Ibarra has a nice set up, and she tries her hardest to make sure her clients are comfortable. She also lets her clients use her TV so they have something to watch during the appointment. One can contact her by her instagram, which is @nails_.lupitaaa.
She loved this set because of the patience she had. She had to actually go in and sculpt each 3D face, plants and dog treats and paint them. She feels as if every detail came out perfect.
These nails look simple, however this client brought in the skin from her pet snake and Ibarra put that skin into these nails. Even though she had a fear of snakes, she still managed to put together an impressive set of nails.

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Aaliyah Fernanders, MVC writer
My name is Aaliyah Fernanders. I am a Freshman. I love animals and poetry. I think mental health is a very important topic and teachers should be recognized for their work. My work will have photos of teachers, animals, events ect. I want to show the positive and sometimes negative because people have the right to know what is happening in the world.