Session Nail Artist™ · byNadiaBlanco™
The career infrastructure for Session Nail Artists.
Career education for qualified nail artists moving into fashion, editorial and commercial session work. Taught by Nadia Blanco, session nail artist since 2011.
Vivienne Westwood · Commercial & moving image · All four fashion weeks · 168 credits
£497 One-time payment · Pay in instalments with Klarna · Society™ membership included
The reality
Being technically excellent is not enough.
Fashion Week, campaigns, luxury productions and commercial sets run on different rules to salon work: different rates, different relationships, a different way of working on set. Most artists learn it slowly, or give up before they break through. Not because they weren't good enough, but because nobody made clear how the industry actually works.
No agency, no access
You don't know how to get on an agency's radar, or whether you even need one to start booking session work.
The language of the set
Fashion, luxury and commercial sets run on specific language, hierarchy and etiquette. Walking in without it marks you immediately.
Portfolio and kit
You don't know what a session portfolio should look like, how to build one without credits, or what session artists actually carry.
Rates and usage
You don't know what to charge across different types of work, and you suspect undercharging is costing you more than the money.
Course curriculum
Ten modules. Sixty lessons.
46 Action Tasks and a course workbook. The complete roadmap from nail artist to session professional.
Start Here
What the work is and who books you.
Getting In
Your first way into the room: assisting, lead artists and crediting your work.
Portfolio & Visibility
Images that open doors, built from nothing.
Outreach & Relationships
Getting known by the right people, with the Outreach Pack™ templates.
Fashion Week & Backstage
NYFW · LFW · MFW · PFW: call sheets, the hierarchy, what to pack.
Clients, Celebrity & Brands
Campaigns, editorial, VIP clients, NDAs and house calls.
Money
Rates, usage and getting paid.
Becoming The Go-To Artist
Trust, reputation and consistency.
Beyond The Chair
Building more than one income.
Close
The 10 Nail Commandments™ and a final word.
Session Artist™
The working app for every booking: Brief, Prep, Kit, On set, Wrap, with Open Season™, Credit Generator™ and your workbook. Included, with no scheduled end date.
SessionOS™
Rates, invoices, chasing and earnings. Included for 12 months from the day you enrol; everything you've logged stays on the free plan after that.
The Society™
Membership of The Society™ on Skool, the professional room for session nail artists, is included when you join to buy the course.
Your teacher
Built from inside the industry.
I'm Nadia Blanco, a session nail artist since 2011. My work includes a long-standing relationship with Vivienne Westwood, commercial campaigns and moving-image productions with RSA Films, Diet Coke, Evian × Humanrace, Very, Ahluwalia and Y-3, and runway work at New York, London, Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks. That's 168 credits in all.
I'm also an OPI Nail Boss, a MOZHZHERI Certified Instructor and an ABT Accredited Educator. Everything inside Session Nail Artist™ comes from real productions, real Fashion Weeks and real campaigns. It's the programme I wish had existed when I started.
See the session portfolioIs this for you?
Career education, not technique.
This is for you if
- You're a qualified nail professional who wants a career beyond the salon: Fashion Week, campaigns, luxury brands and commercial sets
- You want a clear roadmap instead of piecing it together from social media and trial and error
- You want to understand who books, how sets run, and where you fit
- You're ready to apply what you learn
This is not for you if
- You want a nail technique or product application course
- You want quick tips rather than a complete professional framework
- You want general business coaching that isn't specific to session and fashion work
Your investment
This course doesn't teach you how to do nails. It teaches you how to build a career.
Session Nail Artist™ — full programme
£497
One-time payment · Pay in instalments with Klarna · Society™ membership included
- Join The Society™ on Skool (Standard, free).
- Tap the button and pay £497 by card, Apple Pay or Klarna, adding the name and email on your Skool account.
- Session Nail Artist™ is unlocked in your Society™ Classroom within 24 hours.
Bought Before the Call Sheet? Use the code in your receipt at checkout and £29 comes off.
Questions before enrolling? info@bynadiablanco.com
- 10 modules and 60 lessons, from breaking in to building a career
- 46 Action Tasks and your course workbook, inside Session Artist™. Your earlier answers come back in later lessons.
- Session Artist™, the working app for every booking, with no scheduled end date
- SessionOS™ for 12 months: rates, invoices, chasing and earnings
- Membership of The Society™ on Skool
- Outreach Pack™ templates for outreach and following up
- Self-paced, on any device, with no scheduled end date for the lessons
Questions
Before you decide.
Do I need to already be working as a nail artist?
You need to be a qualified nail professional. Whether you've recently qualified or you've worked with clients for years, the programme teaches everything that happens after the technical skills: how the industry works, how opportunities are created and how to position yourself professionally.
Is this relevant if I'm not based in London?
Yes. It covers the session industry as it operates internationally: how sets and teams work, how agencies work, and how pay and usage are negotiated. The experience behind it spans New York, London, Milan and Paris.
How long do I have access?
There's no scheduled end date for the lessons or for Session Artist™. It's self-paced, so you can work through it at the pace your bookings allow and come back to modules such as outreach and rates when you need them. SessionOS™ is included for 12 months.
How do I buy it, and do I have to pay for The Society™?
Session Nail Artist™ is a one-time purchase of £497, delivered inside The Society™ on Skool. Join The Society™ free (Standard), then pay through the secure checkout by card, Apple Pay or Klarna, adding the name and email on your Skool account. The course is unlocked in your Classroom within 24 hours. Your Society™ membership is included; you don't need the paid Premium tier to buy or use the course.
How do the apps work?
The lessons are on Skool, in your browser or the Skool app. Session Artist™ and SessionOS™ are separate apps you open from the course. Your Session Artist™ work and workbook answers are stored on the phone or computer you use, so the course shows you how to export a backup and move it to a new device.
What isn't included?
One-to-one mentoring isn't included, and no course can promise you work. The Society™ Premium tier is a separate, optional upgrade.
This is the career you've been building towards.
The knowledge, the systems and the professional foundations, so that when the opportunity arrives, you're already ready for it.