Garden Grove nail tech, 16, says a church retreat brought her closer to God

She is a 16-year-old nail tech from Garden Grove, and she credits a church retreat with strengthening her faith. In a clip Juice Unlocked posted March 4, 2026, the teen behind @naailsxelle explained how it happened.

Asked whether God plays a big role in her life, she answered, "He does, yeah, I would say so."

Going for grandma

She said she first got involved just for her grandma. "I always believed in God, but I just didn't really feel it," she said.

That changed about two years before the interview, when she went on a retreat she described as a kind of field trip to a church far from home. The group went to Mass, and she said that was where she felt something.

"Ever since then, like, I just believed, like, in his presence," she said.

“I always believed in God, but I just didn't really feel it.”

Grateful she went

The host gave a shout-out to her grandma for pushing her to go. She admitted she did not want to at first, but said she was glad she did.

The clip comes from her full interview on Juice Unlocked's YouTube channel. The outlet's caption called her one of the youngest and most dedicated nail artists in the city and told OC readers to DM @naailsxelle to book a set.

“It sounds bad to say I didn't want to go, but I feel like I'm grateful that I did go because, like, I got to feel his presence.”