✦︎ Who is Toxic Vanity? ✦︎
My name is Silvia Gago, although you probably know me by my artistic name Toxic Vanity, and I am an International Master Nail Artist.
Nacida y criada en España, tengo vocación artística desde la cuna, poseedora de una mente inquieta y sedienta de aprendizaje constante, son más de 30 años como artista multidisciplinar a mis espaldas, aprendiendo cada una de estas técnicas que me han enriquecido personal y profesionalmente: graffiti, custom, ilustración, hiperrealismo con bolígrafo y por último y no menos importante el nail art que cambió mi vida.
I started in the nail world in 2010 and never looked back—I discovered it was my true passion. In 2019, I began my journey as a nail art instructor in my home country, Spain.
I have always believed that art is meant to be shared, and sharing my knowledge with others is truly wonderful.
In addition, I have competed in the most demanding international competitions to step out of my comfort zone and continue growing as an artist, winning awards in every competition I have entered to date:
- Nailympion Spain 2019: 3r premio Flat Art Tip Box en División 1
- Nailympion Portugal 2023: 1r premio Flat Art Tip Box y 1r premio Salon Trend Manicure Tip Box en División 1
- Nailympia London 2023: 3r premio Runway Nails, 2ª premio Design Nails for an Album Cover, 3r premio Art on Nails (more than 2 inches long) en División 3
- Nailympion Spain 2023: 1r premio Flat Art Tip Box, 1r premio Mix Media y 2º premio Salon Trend Manicure Tip Box en División 2
- Nailympion Portugal 2024: 1r premio Salon Trend Manicure, 2º premio Mix Media y 2º premio Flat Art en División 3
- Nailympia London 2024: 1r premio Mixed Media, 1r premio Design Nails for an Album Cover Electropop en División 3
- Nails Olympic International Poland 2025: 1r premio Face Art, 1r premio Landscape Watercolor, 1r premio One Extreme Shape Poster, 1r premio Tip Box Painting, 1r premio Tip Box Exactly, 3r premio Portrait Watercolor en División 3
- Nailympia London 2025: 1r premio Mixed Media y 1r premio Art on Nails (more than 2 inches long) en División 3
- Nails Olympic International Poland 2026: 3r premio One Extreme Shape Poster, 3r premio Tip Box Painting y 2º premio Face Art en División 3
Over the years, I have developed my own teaching methodology so that, regardless of my students’ level, they can learn in a simple and enjoyable way.
A día de hoy, he certificado a más de 10.000 alumnos en todo el mundo, me he certificado como Jueza Internacional y he impartido cursos a alumnos de España, Colombia, República Dominicana, Puerto Rico, Perú, Chile, México, Estados Unidos, Portugal, Italia, Eslovenia y Hungría.
I continue to work hard, constantly training, learning, and reinventing myself to offer my students the latest nail art techniques and to give my very best in every class, so that everyone who sits in my classroom can achieve their goals.
True art begins when you think you won’t make it—yet you keep going ✨
