Mallarie was born and raised just down the road in Ft. Pierce, and has spent the past 16 years in nail design. "I always played around with nails," she says, "but it was when I was going to college in Virginia - studying to be a CPA! - that I realized this is what I wanted to do."

A healer by nature, Mallarie specializes in "natural nail health and pedicures," she says. "I love to give pedicures and help people relax and forget the day."

Mallarie has four cats, is foster 'parent' to an abused kitty, and is affectionately called the 'Cat Whisperer' by her friends because of her special abilities.