Criticism Post #2: Neoclassical (Canon)
YouTuber Suzie presents, “Jelly Nails with a Chrome Twist”, this video can be found on her channel Nail Career Education. The nail look was inspired by shoes from the 80s and her many viewers as they were looking for a guided tutorial of how the trend Jelly nails can be accomplished. Suzie dives into a particular product she uses for this video as well as break down each step as she creates the beautiful 80s inspired nails.
Suzie’s main inspiration was not only given by her viewers, but her memory of the 1980s fad of jelly shoes which included a variety of colors. The most popular color was a neon pink and that’s the color she chose for this tutorial. Keep in mind this video was made 2018, today most people don’t care for this style of nail polish called, “jelly nails”. The arrangement of her tutorial is very structured as the technique she is using requires an exact step by step process. She starts with a bare “naked” hand and she removed her previous nail set before the filming of the video. The use of nail forms was clearly explained, as I do my own gel at home this was a great tip, and I may experiment with this knowledge in the future. Suzie explains how taking the time to figure out how to work gel will make it easier to understand how this nail building technique is created. I have to say I completely agree with her as I work with gel, and when I first started it was extremely frustrating as I was unaware of how to use it. As I practice and take my time, I’ve learned to work gel product, and I find it extremely fulfilling. The style of this video is pretty and fun as the backdrop of glittering lights secures the mood of excitement. The music on Suzie’s videos are always enjoyable and upbeat, I find myself swaying to the music every time, Suzie makes it super easy to watch her videos, even my husband will sometimes watch a video with me!
The hand filing technique Suzie uses is clutch to creating the perfect shape of a pointy almond. She has explained how to file a dip away without loosing the shape, these tips are what I’d call teachable moments, and how you can take a beginner tech’s nail to expert tech’s nails. The use of two colors to create the look, “Jelly Nails with a Chrome Twist”, she used a silver metallic gel polish only in the center of the nail, the free edge was left to utilize the clear gel. This makes the jelly style polish can then become a truly jelly like look, as it mimics the 80s shoe looks in hot pink.
In my opinion I believe this video would make any nail enthusiast or someone who gets their nails done want to try out this “jelly” look, it’s very 80s and super cute! However, I’d get a different nail shape, as Suzie points out that she scratched her palm a bit with her own nails while filling, and she suggested that not having this shape of nail around children. This was a very fun video to watch, and I may try this style out sooner than later as summer is right around the corner! Check out this fun and educational video below and you just might find yourself swaying to the music, enjoy!
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This was a solid post. It was absolutely clear what method you used during this analysis. The five Canon of the Neo-Classical were present. The invention was from jelly shoes. Yes, I had several pairs. The arrangement, her tutorial was structured… I could continue the dissection of your post, by you get the point, well done. In addition, there was a vast improvement in grammar and style.
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You used all 5 parts of the canon, and you explained your analysis at each point. The writing (as Irene noted) is cleaner this week, and you have plenty of support. Plus, the video is embedded cleanly. A great foundation!
When you revisit this for the final post (not right now, at the end of the semester!), I would recommend adding a paragraph explaining neo-classical criticism, the parts of the canon, and stating your overall claim. It’s clear that you think her post was effective, but it would strengthen your post overall to have a clear statement to that effect (basically, your thesis). Otherwise, you have most of what you need in place here.
Keep up the good work! You’re on your way!
PS> I absolutely had jelly shoes in the 80s. Mine were turquoise, though 🙂
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