Simply Nailogical
Cristine Raquel Rotenberg (born October 17, 1988), better known by her online alias Simply Nailogical, is a Canadian YouTube personality, cosmetics entrepreneur, and former child actress. She is known for creating nail art tutorials. The name of her nail polish brand "Holo Taco" refers to her repeated intentional mispronunciation of holographic top coat (holo taco), a running gag on her YouTube channel.[4]
Simply Nailogical | ||||||||||
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| Born | Cristine Raquel Rotenberg[1] October 17, 1988 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||
| Occupation | Crime statistics analyst, YouTuber, nail polish company 'Holo Taco' owner. | |||||||||
| Partner(s) | Benjamin Mazowita (2012-present) | |||||||||
| Website | holotaco | |||||||||
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| Also known as | Simply Nailogical, Simply Not Logical[2][3] | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2014–present | |||||||||
| Genre | Beauty, comedy, vlog, nail art, sarcasm | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 7.67 million (Simply Nailogical) 2.87 million (Simply Not Logical) 313,000 (Holo Taco) 366,000 (SimplyPodLogical) 54,800 (SimplyPodLogical Highlights) | |||||||||
| Total views | 1.6 billion (Simply Nailogical) 209 million (Simply Not Logical) 5.2 million (Holo Taco) 6.3 million (SimplyPodLogical) 3 million (SimplyPodLogical Highlights) | |||||||||
| Associated acts | Bunny Meyer, Joey Graceffa, Safiya Nygaard, Threadbanger, Jenna Marbles | |||||||||
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| Updated June 04, 2020 | ||||||||||
Personal Life
Cristine Rotenberg was born on October 17, 1988, in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. From 1996 to 2001, Rotenberg starred in 15 commercials for various children's products including Furby and Fib Finder.[5] At age 13, she played the role of Young Sophia in the 2002 film Charms for the Easy Life. Rotenberg stopped taking on acting roles when she was about twelve years old to focus on her schooling.
In 2014 Rotenberg received a master's degree in sociology with a concentration in criminology from Carleton University. Her master's thesis is on the topic of self-injury.[1] Rotenberg is employed at Statistics Canada where she works as an analyst.[5]
Internet career
Rotenberg was interviewed about her nail art, interest in nail polish, and online tutorials in several nail-focused publications where J-14 magazine describes her as "the face of nail art in the internet world".[6] [2]
Blogging
Rotenberg launched her Simply Nailogical blog in February 2014. Prior to making videos she posted pictures of her nail art on the blog and on Instagram for nearly a year before being requested to create longer videos on youtube. Her blog has been inactive since June 2016.
YouTube
Rotenberg launched her first channel, Simply Nailogical, in June 2014. She posted her first video on June 18th, 2014.
She initially focused on short nail art videos that were less than a minute. She later began to record voice-overs in her videos, made her tutorials longer, and eventually appeared on-camera.
In June 2016, Rotenberg posted a video of herself applying over 100 coats of nail polish titled "100+ Coats of Nail Polish #POLISHMOUNTAIN".The video quickly went viral, and was copied by many other YouTubers,[7] such as Jenna Marbles. The Daily Dot called it one of 2016's most popular video trends.[3] Soon after the video was posted, her subscriber count doubled.[3] Her video was featured in the Fine Brothers' College Kids React series in August 2016.
In September 2015, Rotenberg created her second YouTube channel, Simply Not Logical. She began posting videos there in August 2016, with her first video being titled "SimplyMailogical #1". On this channel, Rotenberg primarily posts vlogs and content outside of her usual nail art tutorials such as Mail opening, outtakes, and more.
Collaborations
Rotenberg has collaborated with several nail polish-producing companies to create collections or specific colors. The Simplynailogical collection by F.U.N. Lacquer consisted of six holographic colors[8] in three separate shades: pink, blue, and black with each having their respective linear holo version. She promoted the collection in a video on her channel and on her blog. Through collaboration with the site Live Love Polish, she released two Starrily brand nail polishes called "Menchie the Cat" and "Zyler the Cat", named after her cats, which in 2020 are no longer available due to the company now having no license. Included in the same set were the polishes "Hustler" and "Adventure Capitalist."
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Charms for the Easy Life | Young Sophia | TV movie |
Rotenberg acted in various commercials such as the Fib Finder, Furbys, an insurance commercial, and a theatrical production of Wizard of Oz.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2016 | The Streamy Awards | Breakout Creator | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Beauty Program | Nominated |
References
- Rotenberg, Cristine (2014). "Cutting Knowledge: The Pathologization of Self-Injury in Correctional Discourse". Carleton University Research Virtual Environment. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- semick (November 12, 2015). "Bloggers You Should Know: Simply Nailogical". Nail It! Magazine. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- Lanning, Carly (August 24, 2016). "Nail artist and #WCW Cristine Rote corners the web with '100 Layer Challenge'". The Daily Dot. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- Brines, Ari (March 26, 2020). "This holographic nail polish is like a galaxy in a bottle". AOL. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- Dhopade, Prajakta (2019-04-15). "The Canadian YouTube star with a day job at the federal government". MacLean's. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- "These Nail Art Tutorials Are So Mesmerizing, You'll Be Watching Them For Hours". J-14. July 27, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- Mooney, Paula (July 24, 2016). "The '100 Coats' Challenge Goes From Nail Polish To Eyeliner To Lipstick and Beyond". Inquisitr. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- LACQUER, F.U.N. "Simplynailogical Collection | F.U.N LACQUER". www.funlacquer.com. Retrieved 2018-04-30.