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(Maybe reading this will change her mind.)
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I’ve never thought I was successful, the JinSoon founder tellsGlamour.
But if Choi is just a small fish, she sure can swimand far.
Don’t be lazy, just go for it.
And thats exactly what she did.
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This year JinSoon’s manicures graced the Alice + Olivia, Brandon Maxwell, and Proenza Schouler runways.
Clearly, Jin Soon Chois nickname as fashions favorite nail artist is more than well deserved.
Glamour:Whats your typical morning routine?
Jin Soon Choi:It depends on whether I have photo shoots or not.
When I have photo shoot, I get up at 7:30 and then go to the photo shoot.
And then while doing it, sometimes I play a game or research things.
I like doing two things at the same time.
Multitask, that’s me.
I cannot stand just doing one thing alone.
I don’t know why.
That’s my routine.
How do you take your coffee or morning beverage of choice?
I’m actually a tea person because coffeeI love that aroma.
Coffee has the best aroma in the world, but my hands get shaky.
I’m a manicurist, so I cannot drink coffee.
So I just smell when my husband makes coffee.
I’m more of a tea person.
At this moment I love matcha.
I love a lot of Japanese teas.
I love soba tea.
Sometimes I love amatcha lattewith oat milk, with a touch of vanilla.
Matcha has a roasted rice inside called genmai.
I love a genmai matcha.
What was your first childhood dream job?
When you’re a child, your dream changes a lot.
I wanted to be a singer when I was a child because I sing a lot at home.
Whenever I do something, I sing.
I used to sing a lot, but not really anymore.
I haven’t even been to karaoke much.
What was your firstactualjob?
I was working at an accounting firm.
Do you know the Asian abacus?
You calculate in beads?
I learned the abacus and went to a special school.
Sometimes I was so good I was calculating in my head.
I have the beads inside in my head.
I calculated up to a million.
How do you typically deal with rejection in your field?
It is kind of painful.
Not kind of painful.
I mean, it is very discouraging.
But even though you know you will get rejection, you have to keep doing it.
There’s no way you give up.
If you give up, basically you are giving up your life or your career.
So you’re not going to lose anything.
So you get rejection?
That’s part of life.
I just kept doing it.
I was very persistent.
What is the best piece of money or career advice that youve ever gotten?
People said, Try, you never know what’s going to happen.
Even if you don’t like doing it.
For instance, you don’t know who you are going to meet.
Anytime somebody wants to introduce somebody, just go.
Don’t be lazy, just go for it.
Just try and then go from there.
I think experience is very important.
All experience build up for your career.
So to me, you’re gonna wanna try no matter what.
What is your go-to work outfit?
I have to be comfortable.
I cannot be myself if I wear something that I don’t feel comfortable with.
For me, comfort is the best for my go-to outfit.
I can be a little bit more funky than normal suits.
I love, in a way, aPradalook, or Thom Browne, orSandro.
Sandro really gives me something more than just in a traditional suit.
I don’t know how to describe it, between casual and traditional.
Can I say that?
It gives you more a funky, sophisticated look.
What was the moment when you realized, Woah, I am actually successful?
I’ve never thought I was successful.
But once in a while, I have that moment.
Do you knowCrying in H Mart?
One person came to me and said, Hi.
Are you Jin Soon?
I said, Yes.
Oh, I’m following your Instagram.
I love your work.
I felt like, oh my God, I did something for my life.
I’m not sure successful, but I did something good.
He is a monk, but I am not a Buddhist.
Whats something you recently loved on Netflix?
What is your go-to treat to have after you finish a big project or youre done with work?
I love getting massages.
That’s my favorite.
I don’t get any facials.
Massage is the best.
These days I get two-hour massage after many, many days of photo shoots and stuff.
I gave myself present.
I get a person who comes to my home and I get a two-hour massage.
That’s my favorite.
What is your favorite thank-you gift to give people?
Actually, same thing.
I give people spa treatments.
Or sometimes I send themthis is a Korean tradition, so only Korean peoplemoney in an envelope.
But mostly, I buy a spa treatment for people to thank them.
Who do you love following on Instagram?
AndCara Delevingne, the model.
She does funny ones.
I’m more into funny videos, and I do a lot of funny videos.
I have tons more to come.
I have to post.
I’m lazy about posting.
I’m more about fun stuff, like on photo shoots.
I like people who post fun videos and stuff.
Fill in the blank.
People would be happier doing their work if….
People can be happier working with good people.
To me, people are everything.
I have met lots of good people.
They have helped me to get there.
Working with good people is the best happiness you could get.
If you werent in your current career, what do you think you would be doing?
Small, like at a big market with a small booth.
And then there was the wholesale that we designed ourselves.
But I didn’t like it.
For me, I would love to be a writer.
I cannot be a good writer in English, but I can be a writer in Korean.
We have such a resemblance, very strong, and then are working-hard go-getters.
My mother’s story is so amazing.
Such a good story.
Really, really encouraging and inspiring.
What are some work essentials that you might’t live without?
They always sit around me when I work: Bonbon, Choco, and Consuelo.
Consuelo is a girl, but she’s fat and loves eating.
She loves sleeping, she loves playing.
In the morning, 3 a.m., she brought me somebody’s sock.
She thought she gave me some kind of squirrel.
She came up with a sock, as if she caught some kind of animal.
And then I always have tea.
I have a Korean barley tea and sometimes different root tea.
I boil and I drink all day long.
That I have to have.
And I love to have a snack.
You also need to haveJinSoon hand cream.
I wash my hands a lot.
I actually use my hand lotion every single time I wash my hands.
Hand cream is very essential and moisturizing and is very important for anyone.
You moisturize your face.
you should probably treat your nails, even the dead cells.
It’s the best way to keep your hands, nails, and cuticles healthy.
I createdJinSoon Honeysuckle Primrose Cuticle Oil, our bestseller, and no one has a similar one.
We wash our hands a lot more these days, so moisturizing is the best.
If you don’t moisturize your nails, cuticles, and hands, your nails get brittle so easy.
So hand care first with our cuticle oil and hand cream.
