Temeka Jackson is a Los Angeles-based manicurist and beauty industry pioneer whose work can be described as art gallery meets runway. With over 21 years of experience, she is a certified MNT, ANT medical nail technician specializing in natural nails, men's grooming, and acrylic/gel extensions.
Temeka is one of the entertainment industry's most notable nail professionals and the first manicurist to have her work featured inside the Grammy Museum. She's an entrepreneur as well as an international educator. Creator of "The Art of a Great Foundation," Temeka developed a technique to teach the fundamentals for unrivaled nail sculpting and shaping. Her talent has even gotten her featured as a contestant on Oxygen's Inaugural Show Nail'd It, where she competed against top nail stylists from across the country.
Temeka's artistry embodies bold composition and clean precision with bespoke designs far from basic. Treating her clients' nails as a canvas, her work is distinguishable by intricate trends, fashionable opulence, and natural brilliance that is sublime. Her work has been featured in top fashion and beauty publications, including Harper's Bazaar, Allure, Numéro, Wonderland, Cosmopolitan, Rolling Stone, and Marie Claire. Her celebrity clients include Saweetie, Jennifer, Coolidge, Lil Nas X, Taraji P. Henson, Alicia Keys, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Willow Smith, Kanye West, Adrienne Norris, Ariana DeBose, and Jennifer Garner.