We caught up with Myranda Lynch this week, who you’ll likely recognize as the Nail Artist behind Diamond Studio! She shares an amazing roundup of food favorites from The Shirt Factory’s Food Truck Corral, a great idea for local coffee lovers that she’d like to see downtown, and more…
Tell us about yourself!
Hi! I’m Myranda Lynch, owner of Diamond Studio, which is located here in Glens Falls on Lawrence Street inside Studio Elements. I’m a licensed Nail Technician but like to refer to myself as a Nail Artist because painting art is my favorite part of doing nails. I opened my business in June of 2019 right after my nail bestie Bari (Studio Bari) opened Studio Elements. I had always loved painting my own nails but never thought this could be the career that supported my family and I’m so thankful for Bari getting on my case to chase my dreams alongside her. It has truly been a dream to work with so many awesome women and meet so many amazing clients that have become friends!
On Life In and Around Glens Falls
I was born and raised in a neighboring town, Fort Ann, and found myself moving back up this way after I graduated from UAlbany in 2010. My now husband, Adam (Bubs), and I actually lived in Glens Falls for a little while before moving back to Fort Ann and buying my mom and step dad’s home in 2016. Bubs and I have the coolest 6 year old daughter, Alanna (Lonnie), and love being able to raise her close to everything but still outside of town where we have property and privacy. We really loved our time living in Glens Falls and I’m so glad to be working right outside of downtown, still close to everything but better parking!
A Perfect Glens Falls Day
A perfect Glens Falls day for me would start with grabbing a Kale Almighty juice from Juicin’ Jar and heading to the studio to do my own nails. It takes me a few hours to do my own and I love to hang and watch a show while I’m doing them so I would probably order my favorite beet salad with crispy chicken from Kelly’s Roots for lunch for when I finish. After lunch Bubs and Lonnie would meet me at work and we’d go over to Rude Betty to buy some fun trinkets as Lonnie would say, stop for my favorite Owl Margarita from Raul’s, then play some games at Go Play With Your Food until the food trucks at The Shirt Factory started. To end the day, we would grab some pasta from our favorite Giovanni Fresco, a beer from Mean Max, tacos from La Capital Tacos, Chicken Tenders from Coaches Corner, pet some reptiles, get my daughter’s face painted, let her jump in the bounce houses for a bit, then grab a Strawberry Nutella crepe from Holy Crepe, my favorite Lavender Lemonade from Freddy’s Rockin Lemonade, and some delicious homemade ice cream from Kaleidoscope Cafe on the way out. If you couldn’t tell my family really loves food truck night at The Shirt Factory!
On the Past
I’ve always loved coming to Glens Falls throughout my life and watching it blossom into what it is now. The city has so much more to offer now and I love all of the events that continue to be created to bring the surrounding communities together. Having fun and safe things to do year round is really such an asset to this area.
On the Future
One thing I would really love to see is a drive-thru coffee shop that isn’t a chain. We have so many amazing cafes and coffee shops downtown and it would be so awesome to be able to have one we could still get to when we may not have time to park and walk up. I love to be able to support local anytime I can which is never hard to do with all of the amazing options this city has to offer!
