Survivor and Long Nail Beauty

or fifteen years, this stylish beauty has been gracing the Jersey area with flair and a style all her own. Trinette Williams is by far one of the most decorated and creative ladies in the community. Her nails are a collaborative effort with one of the leading ladies in the industry, and she knows what she wants upon arrival.

Trinette is a survivor, and her nails have symbolism only a few can comprehend. After being told her nails needed cutting a few years ago while battling Breast Cancer.

During her chemotherapy, they grew with a vengeance. They gave her a sense of strength, like in the story of Sampson and Delila. Just as his hair was his source of power, her battle seemed to equate to his long mane. They were her sign to remain positive, a source of strength only she could internalize. She feels within their determination to grow lies the ability and signs of healing. While all other attributes faded from the lifesaving treatments, they accelerated as if daring the rest of her body to fail them.

It became impossible to ignore and the thought of them not being there gave her a sense of impending doom. She could not help but feel that without their extreme length, the ability to have a full recovery felt bleak. Her war was not quite over, and the battle again continues yet they remain strong. Her bi-weekly trips to her only trusted Nail Tech are taken in stride. Her positive attitude comes with the remembrance of all she’s suffered and the inner strength they give. A quirk within her strong faith and unwillingness to succumb.

With all this notable wisdom and endurance, she had to endure the dreaded question of how you wipe yourself. With a straight face and Northern temperance, she typically states she does not and tells them their husband does it for her. Needless to say, the inquisition ends there, and the humor is within their perplexed look. Such a rude question deserves an answer that throws one back according to Trinette and most ladies in the community.

Jobs in her past were not often an issue and her freedom to shine as a bartender in her brother’s bar was freeing. As a bus driver, she had to be conscious of how long they grew. Both creating attention but not a distraction from her skills.

She frowns upon that attitude: she is incapable of doing regular activities and most insulting of all nasty, unclean, or in any way neglectful of hygienic care.

was a fetish or an art form? I learned how this incredible woman was a collector of the most intricate and fascinating trinkets and miniatures one could collect.

Oh did I mention that her nail care and art are meticulously applied by none other than Maria Ortiz her sole Nail Tech of choice. Trinette buys trinkets and specialty items to go on her nails that are not designed for nails because Maria can see her vision and finds a way to incorporate it into whatever nail design she is imagining/describing.

She is all about the art and all that it represents. She adorns all colors at some point having no signature color but signature nails. She indulges in mood polishes at times preferring the red to burgundy and black to a neutral shifting of the colors according to temperature. She does not like them too thick but appropriate for their design, something Maria specializes in. Both of which are always accompanied by intricate artistic expression. The pinky is often adorned by a miniature ring that left me in awe. A crown for her King, representation of the Biker’s chapter he reigns over, and of course, her crown as his Queen. Her thumbs are pierced, like statements in a suspense novel. I gaped in wonderment asking permission to someday be bold enough to try the look in her honor.

Embellished with stones and various facets of wonder. She loves coordinating her fashion with her nails and considers what events and occasions before she visits her tailor of talons. Trinette realized stones were just as significant to her look as the collection of oddities she acquired to adorn them.

Jackie Joyner Kersee was her inspiration, the curve of her nails and regal appearance entranced her and she related to her strength and endurance. The altered state, being a strong sculpted athlete yet dainty and poetic in appearance and grace. The contrast was inspirational, but the admiration was not. The aforethought Jackie was the person she remembers standing out amongst the crowd.

X’treme Nailz magazine is the perfect forum to change the mindset of those thrown aback by what they cannot understand.

Trinette, like the rest of us, has noticed that the entertainment world has embraced what was once a spectacle. Famous women like Cardi B. and Mulatto have gotten her attention via social media posts, videos, and photoshoots sporting extreme lengths on their fingers.

This new wave of attention does break down barriers, stereotypes, and helps to expose them in an acceptable fashion people accept because they view entertainers differently and realizing it is more natural to some than others.

No matter their opinion it is who she is, and I will leave it to your imagination what she said opinions are like. I can only state I wholeheartedly agree.