Evelyn Lim

• Evelyn Lim is a nail technician and nail health expert with more than 18 years of experience.
• She currently serves as the chief educator of Paintbox, a top nail studio in NYC.
• Evelyn Lim is a freelance manicurist. Her editorial work can be found in VOGUE Taiwan and ELLE Vietnam, campaigns for fashion houses like Oscar De Larenta, Monse, Tanya Taylor, Alexander Wang, and nail polish brands like Paintbox, Essie, and Auda B, as well as leading the nail team backstage at NYFW at Tadashi Shoji and Ulla Johnson. 

Experience

As the chief educator at Paintbox, Evelyn oversees the training and development of artists in nail specialty, artistry, continuing education, creating content for social media, and offering expert advice on but not limited to education/nail health-based articles. She can be found taking clients at Paintbox and freelancing for major fashion brands, while bridging the gap between the salon and editorial side of nail specialty. Evelyn's expertise has been featured in MindBodyGreen, Cosmo, and Byrdie. 

Education

Within Evelyn's 18+ year career, she's worked in a funeral home as a licensed funeral director for seven years with a specialty in embalming, and obtained a degree in anthropology, participating in an archeological field study in Romania. While this may seem far-fetched from nail artistry, these experiences have shaped her skills in research and anatomy. 

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