Et si le 14 février était aussi l’occasion de célébrer l’amour de soi et de ceux.celles que l’on admire? En 2022, Manucurist a choisi de casser un peu les codes en mettant à l’honneur les cœurs, c’est vrai, mais aussi l’audace de chacun.e. A la clé de cette réflexion? Une collaboration, et donc une collection en édition limitée, née entre Manucurist et Thea Jewelry. Et si les entrepreneures s’entendent aussi bien, c’est aussi car elles ont entamé le même long voyage qu’est celui de la confiance puis de l’amour de soi pour réaliser leurs rêves.
Happy Valentines Day! On 14 February, we're taking the opportunity to do something good for ourselves. By that, we mean a trip to the restaurant, sushi snuggled up under the duvet, a night out with friends, as a couple or a good book tucked away on your own. To celebrate this big self love and care day, Manucurist has teamed up with sought-after brand Thea Jewelry to unveil a cool, romantic and customisable nail art collaboration. Yes, the set Flash De Toi consists of a green varnish Pomegranate (pomegranate red) and 3 sheets of nail art stickers by Thea Jewelry. These little marvels, to be stuck on our nails to send messages of love and encouragement to those who want to read them, are available in the Thea alphabet in pink, white and yellow gold, as well as in a range of symbols to match our perfect pomegranate red. It's a fun workshop, dedicated to loving yourself and the people who make our lives so much better, to be organised at home on your own or with someone else!
And if this collaboration between Gaëlle Lebrat Personnazfounder of Manucurist, and Emilie DuchêneIt's because they both share the same definition of balance. To undertake, motivate, create or even just get up every morning, you have to believe in yourself and, above all, you have to love yourself. Joint interview of these two entrepreneurs, who began by taming each other personally to find the right balance to get started.
How did your paths cross?
Gaëlle: Emilie m’a interviewed pour son compte Instagram #emilievousinspire. On ne se connaissait pas mais j’ai apprécié son approche directe et spontanée sur des sujets comme l’entreprenariat. Depuis cette rencontre, on ne s’est plus quittées! On a su s’amuser ensemble en prenant soin de ne pas trop se prendre au sérieux.
Émilie: I fell in love with Gaelle when I met her virtually on my Instagram channel. It was by chance but I really wanted to find out more about her vision and her business. I found myself face to face with a woman I quickly fell in love with. Great values, generous, accessible, funny... She could have been Belgian!
On 14 February 2022, we celebrate love. What do you think of the idea that we first have to learn to love each other before we can take the plunge and do business with others?
Gaëlle: Vaste question que l’acceptation de soi car, pour moi, elle est venue avec le temps. À presque 49 ans, je me sens beaucoup mieux dans mes baskets qu’à 20 ans. J’ai appris à me connaître et à m’accepter telle que je suis. Je crois qu’Emilie a été plus précoce que moi!
Émilie: I'd say that I never really encountered this problem of confidence until I was 35, and I was actually quite comfortable in my shoes. I did run into a few complications in the five years that followed: loss of confidence, self-doubt, loss of self-esteem. I really had to work on that and rebuild myself. Today, I sometimes feel fragile, but I'm in tune with myself.
Woman, entrepreneur, mother... Loving yourself also means letting yourself fall apart. How do you deal with these moments of doubt?
Gaëlle: I tend to tick the intuition box, so I've been doing it for a long time... The normal breakdown! It's a release valve for me, a way of letting myself go, letting go of stress and tension. I often break down and it does me a world of good!
Émilie: I store up a lot so you have to push me very hard for me to crack! My technique, when I feel it's going to happen, is to really take some time for myself because I'm very tired. I go away for a few days and give myself a break.
How do you manage it all?
Gaëlle: On fait comme on peut! Moi, j’applique la règle des 20/80: je ne peux pas tout faire donc je me concentre sur les priorités et j’avance. Il faut accepter de ne pas être parfaite car se déculpabiliser est la clé pour tenir tous les rôles.
How would you define this collaboration around Valentine's Day?
Emilie: Very "us". A Valentine's Day that's not cheesy, but really cool and stylish. We celebrate a moment for ourselves together, taking time for ourselves and putting down a mantra, a word or a name that makes us feel good.
If you could write a note to yourself with these pretty stickers. What would it be?
Gaëlle: Love
Émilie: Blessed
And if you could each share an encouraging thought to celebrate 14 February, what would it be?
Gaëlle: Keep up the good work.
Émilie: You're impressive, I'm proud of you.
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