beauty

A sound recording of gel coated nails being filed by an electric nail filing machine . This was the second stage of the filing process that shapes and smoothes out the gel after it has been applied to the natural nail. The sound was created in a very small individually owned spa.

A sound recording of gel coated fingernails being manually filed by a professional nail technician. The file used was an orange puffer nail file. This was a one on one appointment, with no other clients waiting, in a small, individually owned spa. The environment was minimally relaxing due to the many interruptions by the technician's three young children.

Sound recording of a metal nail file, filing short natural nails. The sound is very repetitive due to the back and forth nature of the products, however it is louder than most emery boards due to being made out of ground metal. The sound has a low echoing tone since metal files were made for thicken nails like acrylics, so the sound it makes when used on thinner natural nails is not as loud, but it is still an iconic sound associated with beauty and fashion.

Recorded using IPhone 7plus Voice Memo.

A small plastic mineral clay mask jar container opening and then closing recorded on Logic Pro X.