She came. She saw. She got her nails done and helped pay the rent.
American singer-songwriter Madison Beer, 25, is being praised online for her kind act of paying a struggling nail salon’s rent for a month, an amount that came to S$3,460 (US$2,650). Hazel Wah, the 21-year-old owner of Edens’ Atelier Co at Aljunied, shared the uplifting story on Instagram on Saturday (Aug 24). Wah began by giving providing some context where she described that she was facing “financial constraints” because the salon, formerly known as Toto Nail Studio, had just moved to a larger studio and she had been left “hanging” by a former business partner who did not honour their initial agreement.
She described losing S$20,000 and having to work 12-hour shifts to cover the amount. Wah shared in her caption that she was just considering moving back to a smaller studio and starting fresh when “lady luck started shining” on her and Madison Beer reached out to her over direct message, or DM, on Instagram to ask Wah to work on her nails. The singer wrote that she had a show later that night – she performed at Singapore Expo on Aug 22 – and her nails were “breaking and falling apart”.
Wah described the singer as “genuinely so kind, so friendly” and called the experience “surreal and amazing”. She also shared that she and Beer chatted loads. Beer, who was also spotted at Queensway Shopping Centre ahead of her concert, had given the nail salon a shoutout on her Instagram, which Wah said helped her the business.
The singer apparently returned to Wah’s studio a second time, which was when Wah shared about the business’ financial issues when the topic of inflation up. The salon owner then posted a screenshot of a bank transfer for S$3,460 for “Nails and Shop Rent” and explained that Beer has generously got her agency to send Wah the money without even telling her. “Also covered your rent for the month.
Let me know you got it. Love you n thank you again for everything," the singer wrote in the DM. In another screenshot of their conversation, Wah had tried to return the money but Beer refused.
Commenters on Wah’s post called the singer “sweet”, “an angel” and “a beautiful person inside (and) out”..
