Glam Institute Academy of Nail Technology

Sheena Smith
First impressions are lasting, upon meeting Sheena Smith,the first thing you will see is a work of art, from her hair to her toes you see that she believes that art is not only a concept but a way
of life. While in high school she designed her friends and families nails on a regular basis which assisted her in crafting her own style of nail
artistry. Upon graduating from Mergenthaler Vocational High School, Sheena was licensed as a nail technician at the age of 18 years old. While beginning her career as a nail technician, it
was a job that she enjoyed however; she never realized that it started to become a therapeutic
outlet for her during the most stressful moments in her life ranging from the death of her mother
to being a single parent of 2. During those difficult times, Sheena would often refer to her
career choice as saying “Nails are a creative outlet for me…it’s a stress reliever.” After years of
working for various local nail salons, Sheena felt caged in by what the owners believed were
“industry standard” nail design. Taking all of the things that she learned through her years of
working at other salons, Sheena had a passion to develop a creative environment for nail
technicians in the area, from that passion she became one of the founders of Treasure Nothing
Better Nail Studio. At Treasure Nothing Better Sheena has developed a creative and educational environment where nail technicians are able to feel that the sky is the limit to design nails with endless possibilities. Sheena has
worked with several nail technicians in the DMV area and one of the things that she tells her new technicians is that “We not only create
unique nail art but nail masterpieces.” In the studio Sheena wears multiple hats ranging from owner to instructor. While wearing multiple
hats she attempts to motivate her staff to be motivated to innovate the nail industry. To achieve that goal, she believes there must be extensive staff training. Teaching is a true passion of Sheena’s as she is known to say that “teaching makes my heart sing, there’s no grater joy than to see a new nail technician go from novice to veteran based off of the techniques I have inspired as well as taught.” She believes that one of her greatest accomplishments is to see staff that she has taught leave her studio and open their own; while many may see this as a negative aspect for business, for Sheena it is a testament to her ability to teach as well as evidence as to why she should open an institute that will allow her to share her gifts. From that Glam Institute Academy of Nail Technology was born. Sheena’s work has been featured in Nail Art Gallery Magazine and Nails Magazine and is the
celebrity nail technician to Lil Mo. “Everything that Glitters and Sparkles can fit on a Nail.”