ON an average, a set of mani will set you back by £30 to £40.
But if you want the stunning designs created by Maddox (@ballpit_addict), be prepared to walk home with £1k less in your bank account.
The talented beauty whizz, believed to be based in the US, has taken social media by storm with her intricate and jaw-dropping nail designs.
Some of her work, she showcased on Instagram, sees detailing nail art featuring famous artists and celebrities, such as the American pop star, Billie Eilish, and even the cast of the 90s Christmas classic, Home Alone.
But although the impressive skillset has amassed her a notable fanbase of close to 92k followers, Maddox has also been slammed online for charging a fortune for a manicure.
One troll was so shocked by the price, they wondered who in their right mind would pay £1k for nails.
Many, though impressed with the designs, also reckoned Maddox shouldn’t ask for that much money unless she was able to guarantee longevity.
”Thank god I’ll never be this wasteful with money,” a person on Instagram chuckled.
After being met with criticism online, Maddox explained the reasonings behind the sky-high prices and hit back at the meanies.
In her eyes, she had every right to ask her clients for such sums.
”The point of this post is to encourage others to charge appropriately for their art.
”For some reason the nail industry is lagging behind other luxury beauty services—sadly many people still expect to pay under $100 dollars for nails, no matter how complex the design.
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”And of course there are plenty of times when $50-$100 for a service may be completely appropriate, but not always.
”If you’ve got years of experience under your belt and are painting highly detailed art, don’t be afraid to charge more!”
Another just as important of the factor, she added, was the time spent making these stunning designs – for instance, the set of Home Alone characters, which featured Macaulay Culkin, took her a whopping 20 hours to complete.
Almost as lengthy was the process of finishing the animated mani of Coraline – the £576 nails were ready in 18 hours.
”Pricing art like this is very complicated and a lot of things go into determining the cost!”
Fortunately for Maddox, there were also plenty of people who agreed with her, with one supportive viewer adding: ”People need to learn the difference between “this is out of my budget” and “this is overpriced”.”
Someone else dashed to comments to say: ”I mean, those prices are more than fair. That is ART!
”The painstaking amount of time and effort, you could easily charge more, tbh.”
