- I think you might've just created a monster.
Okurr! - Okurr!
Okurr!
(bright electronic music)
we are on our way to the Bronx to get our nails done,
by Cardi B's nail artist, Jenny.
From the Bronx.
How excited are you?
- I'm so excited. - I'm so excited.
- Because like nails, right?
- Nails.
- And Cardi!
- And Cardi.
- Or close to Cardi.
- Yeah close to Cardi! - One degree!
- One degree!
There are fans and then there are like friends.
- Friends!
- And that's what we are. - We're besties.
(truck horn)
- The Bronx.
Let's do this. - Let's do this.
Okurr!
- Oh it's hot out here.
Jesus henny.
So we finally made it. - We're here!
- At Jenny's spa,
and we are about to get our nails did,
so come on in! - Let's go!
- Jenny!
Hi.
- Hi, welcome.
Hi I'm Jenny Bui.
Everybody call me Queen of Bling.
That's all I do is bling.
Everybody know me cause I'm Cardi B nail artist.
I been do Cardi nail for almost 6 year.
That's all she like is a lot of bling.
We're gonna do some bling nail today.
- [Essence] I'm so excited.
- So this your first time do the nail long?
- I've had nails maybe 3 times in my whole life.
I never had the Jenny experience.
- Your time you're never gonna forget about me.
(laughter)
- Why do you like bling?
Like just you like sparkly?
- I don't know,
I just like bling.
I like everything bling.
My shoe bling, my shirt bling,
everything have to be bling.
- All bling everything.
- [Jenny] Right now I'm gonna put extension.
- [Skylar] This is next level.
- It's like a sticker.
It's a sticker.
I feel so fancy.
I'm shaking.
- Why you shaking?
- Because this is-- (laughing)
- [Skylar] Wow.
- What you not gonna do is what you won't do.
- [Skylar] You haven't even gotten them done yet.
- I haven't even gotten, these stickers!
- [Skylar] It's over! These are just the stickers,
and I'm already extra.
Y'all not gonna like me 'causa Jenny.
- [Jenny] People always call my nail ratchets.
- [Essence] But you know what? - [Skyler] Ratchet?
No, it's art.
- It's art.
And people say like oh that's ratchet or that's ghetto,
but then they'll put it on the runway at fashion week,
and all of a sudden, it's like
not ratchet and ghetto anymore.
And I'm just like,
nah this is art.
It's already dry?
- [Skyler] This so much fun.
- [Essence] Shook shook. - [Skyler] Shook.
I would just like everyone to know that,
I'm about to be extremely conceited.
- You gotta poke her, poke her!
- Let me poke you, come here!
- Oh my gosh!
- Oh wait I gotta poke her.
This is for going to Chick-fil-A without me.
(laughter)
- It actually hurts, Essence!
Did you do it on your skin?
- No.
- [Skylar] You should, it's very sharp.
- Yeah it's very sharp, do it.
- Okay.
Oh that is sharp.
That is sharp!
Do most people come to you for bling?
- Some people come without the bling.
- It's like going to Krispy Kreme and not getting a donut.
Yo.
- Dude you have to be careful.
Don't do that. - okay.
Try running your fingers through your hair later,
let me know how that goes.
- Look I'm a have time with doing my hair.
I need an assistant.
- You need an assistant to take you to the bathroom.
- It's literally see through.
- [Jenny] And then I'm gonna do the metallic unicorn tear.
- Jenny, you the greatest.
(drill whirring)
- So now I'm gonna put my bling.
(squealing)
- Like do you make it up as you go?
Or do you know in your head what you gonna do?
- [Skyler] Like do you have a design in mind?
- I don't have a design in mind,
but every time I do the nail,
I know how to set up everything,
make everything come out perfect.
- [Essence] This is gorgeous.
Oh my Gosh!
- Wow wow wow.
- I feel like a Disney princess but better.
- [Jenny] This one just first step.
- Just the first step. - First step?
- Y'all though we was finished?
She's so fast. - So quick.
- You have so much control.
So right now Jenny is putting even more bling on my nails,
because there is no such thing as too much bling!
Right, Jenny?
- [Jenny] Mhmm.
- Right.
I've just been informed that when Cardi comes,
she sits in this chair.
So, I'm processing that.
Honestly, there is a part of me that wants to
release a mix tape tonight.
- This is like artwork.
- It is.
I'm so excited to see this process.
Gorgeous!
- [Jenny] Gorgeous?
You love it?
- [Essence] I love it.
- Ooh!
- Oh my gosh!
- [Jenny] They done.
- We're done?
(fanfare)
(bright electronic music)
- And hit it!
Pop pop, work it queen, serving you looks!
- I feel very glamorous and like a diva.
- Book your appointment with Jenny!
I will be, because I'm struggling right now.
- Did you have fun?
- I have a lot of fun.
I love you guy.
- We love you too Jenny. - We love you too Jenny.
- I like it like that. - I like it like that.
- Oh, I'm sorry, did someone call me?
(hysterical laughter)
What was that?
I couldn't hear.
- [Skyler] I'm done, I'm done.
- [Essence] A little louder please?