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Best Posts
Start here -- Braelinn Frank's story and the building of Rave Nailz.
- I Was Featured on The She Built It® Podcast! : Braelinn Frank on the She Built It podcast: the journey from hand-painting AliExpress blanks to a press-on nail brand sold at 150+ retailers.
- Drug Store News Interviewed Me! : Braelinn Frank's Drug Store News interview: the founder of Rave Nailz on press-on nail trends, retail scale, and the brands that won the pandemic.
- Rave Nailz Hits Campus : Rave Nailz is now in Follett college bookstores. The press-on nail brand built for festivals, expanding to the Gen Z campus market this fall.
- Rave Nailz: Bringing Artistry to Press-On Nails : How Rave Nailz started. The EDM-music graphic designer who couldn't afford salon nails turned AliExpress blanks into a press-on nail brand.
Events
All my Rave Nailz events and appearances go here. From the New York Fashion Week collaboration with PatBO to college campus launches, these posts cover where Rave Nailz shows up in person and why it matters. "Rave Nailz x PatBO: A New York Fashion Week Milestone" is about when we joined forces with Patricia Bonaldi at NYFW to bring her Latin Soul collection to life on the runway. That collaboration was a turning point for the brand.
- SXSW: What Two Hours in Line Taught Us About the Nail Market : Two hours of line at SXSW taught us what the press-on nail market actually wants. The signals we saw at Austin's manicure bar pop-up.
- Rave Nailz x PatBO: A New York Fashion Week Milestone : Rave Nailz x PatBO at New York Fashion Week. Behind the scenes of the runway collab that brought Latin Soul to the press-on nail category.
- Rave Nailz Hits Campus : Rave Nailz is now in Follett college bookstores. The press-on nail brand built for festivals, expanding to the Gen Z campus market this fall.
- Exciting News: Rave Nailz Upcoming Partnerships and Events : What's next for Rave Nailz: new partnerships, festival activations, and brand collabs lined up for the year ahead. From the founder.
- Speaking at Beauty Connect LA with Rave Nailz : At Beauty Connect LA, Braelinn Frank spoke on innovation and self-expression in beauty. The takeaways from a founder building a press-on nail category.
General
The posts that do not fit one lane: guides, how-tos, and the odds and ends worth keeping in one place. "Your Ultimate Guide to Rave Nailz" walks through our must-have press-on sets and how to find the right vibe for you.
- Your Ultimate Guide to Rave Nailz: Press-On Perfection for Every Vibe : The complete guide to Rave Nailz press-on nails: every design line, what they're made of, how to apply them, and how long they last. By the founder.
Media
Press features, interviews, and media coverage of Rave Nailz live here. From Drug Store News to The New Yorker, these posts document how the brand's story gets told in the wider world. "Drug Store News Interviewed Me!" covers my conversation with Drug Store News about the press-on nail industry and where Rave Nailz fits in. Seeing the brand in a trade publication felt like a real milestone.
- I Was Featured on The She Built It® Podcast! : Braelinn Frank on the She Built It podcast: the journey from hand-painting AliExpress blanks to a press-on nail brand sold at 150+ retailers.
- Drug Store News Interviewed Me! : Braelinn Frank's Drug Store News interview: the founder of Rave Nailz on press-on nail trends, retail scale, and the brands that won the pandemic.
- My Feature in The New Yorker: The Press-On-Nail Renaissance : Rachel Syme featured Rave Nailz in The New Yorker's Goings On column for the press-on nail renaissance. Here's the founder's take on what she got right.
Rave Nailz
This is the main Rave Nailz category, covering product launches, brand updates, and the bigger story of building a nail company from scratch. If you want to know what's happening with Rave Nailz, start here. "We Are Releasing Something Bold This January" came from a realization. After 10+ years of doing this, I've seen why so many brands start playing it safe. I didn't want to be one of them.
- We Just Released Our First Proprietary Mold at Rave Nailz : Rave Nailz launches RaveGrip, our first proprietary mold. Designed for press-on nails that actually fit, sit flat, and feel like your own.
- SXSW: What Two Hours in Line Taught Us About the Nail Market : Two hours of line at SXSW taught us what the press-on nail market actually wants. The signals we saw at Austin's manicure bar pop-up.
- I Was Featured on The She Built It® Podcast! : Braelinn Frank on the She Built It podcast: the journey from hand-painting AliExpress blanks to a press-on nail brand sold at 150+ retailers.
- We Are Releasing Something Bold This January : After 10+ years building Rave Nailz, here's why safe doesn't sell anymore. The brand philosophy behind January's boldest release.
- Gilded Gold Nails Drop on Tuesday! : Gilded Gold press-on nails drop Tuesday at Rave Nailz. A Cleopatra-meets-festival design from the press-on nail brand built for self-expression.
- Why I Believe Press-Ons Are the Future of the Beauty Industry : Press-on nails aren't a salon shortcut. They're the future of beauty. The founder of Rave Nailz on why traditional manicures are losing share.
- Rave Nailz is now on Amazon! : Rave Nailz is officially on Amazon. The press-on nail brand stocked at Hot Topic, Urban Outfitters, and now Prime. Full story from the founder.
- Rave Nailz: Bringing Artistry to Press-On Nails : How Rave Nailz started. The EDM-music graphic designer who couldn't afford salon nails turned AliExpress blanks into a press-on nail brand.