Maki Sakamoto is a New York-based manicurist. Growing up in Osaka, Japan, Sakamoto relocated to New York City where her celebrity clientele includes Bella Hadid, Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Jessica Alba, Kim Kardashian, Emma Watson, and Rita Ora. Sakamoto has contributed to elite fashion publications like Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, and W Magazine and worked with global brands like Stuart Weitzman, Omega, La Perla, Versace, Armani Exchange, and Coach. She specializes in personalized, intricate designs that incorporate rhinestones, glitter tips, 3-D stars, bits of lace, and much more.