The maker
Hi, I’m Vihitha.
I’m eighteen. I swim competitively, and when I’m not in the pool I’m the one painting every set you see here.
Most of my life runs on a clock. I swim backstroke and freestyle at the national level, so I train twice a day, early mornings and late evenings. I genuinely love it. But when your whole day is that structured, you need one thing that isn’t.
For me, that’s a fine brush and a blank nail.
When I started painting nails, I noticed the noise in my head went quiet. A thin line of gold, a clean French tip, the way light sits on a fresh coat of gloss. It takes the same focus as a race, but it gives something back. An hour disappears and I come out calmer than I went in.
“Every set is painted by hand. Never printed, never stamped, never mass-produced.”
That’s the part I care about most. Each set is painted one nail at a time, so no two are ever exactly alike, and honestly the tiny imperfections are my favourite part. You’re not buying a printed sticker of someone’s art. You’re getting the real thing, made slowly and on purpose, for you.
Sōzō by Vihi started as my creative outlet, and this little shop is just me sharing it with you, one made-to-order set at a time. If you have an idea of your own, even better. Tell me about it and I’ll paint it.
