NAIL SERVICES
soft gel ♡ hard gel ♡ removal
soft gel (shellac)
our promise to you:
send us a message if you experience any issues with your soft gel nails within the first week
What is Soft Gel?
Soft Gel or also known as Shellac (the brand) is a soft flexible gel polish that can be soaked off with acetone. Soft gel is applied without structure and is thinner. The components of the service includes only base coat, colour, and top coat.
Expected Duration
Soft gel is expected to last 2-3 weeks before expected lifting appears. It is best suited for clients who do minimal work with their hands.
Service Expectations
Our service begins with removal of any existing gel on the nails with our gentle e-file technique. A dry manicure is then performed using Russian Manicure techniques. The nail is then buffed before applying any polish. Our gel polish are sourced from reputable asian brands - from Japan, Korea and China. After our gel application, we finish the service with our e-file exfoliation of the fingers with cuticle oil.
Refill
A refill is recommended every 3-4 weeks for the best nail health and longevity.
Designs - $5-15
As soft gel does not create structure to the nail - not all designs can be support by soft gel. Simple designs that require only painting such as cateye polish ($5) or hand drawn designs (Up to $15) can be done.
Complex designs that require gel to adhere to such as pearls, seashells or stones cannot be done. For these designs, it is recommended that you book a different service below.
gel overlay (bio-gel)
our promise to you:
send us a message if you experience any issues with your gel overlay nails within the first two weeks.
What is Gel Overlay?
Gel Overlay is a gel service commonly used in Asian gel services. Gel overlay uses a slightly thicker gel with semi-hard qualities - flexible yet still durable. For some studios, it can also be known as Bio-Gel. For the most part, these nails can still be soaked off. This denser gel to creates structure and an artificial apex to the nail. As such, gel overlays on the nails will appear thicker than regular nail polish or soft gel.
Expected Duration
Gel overlays is expected to last 3+ weeks and is best suited for clients who work with their hands or more complex designs. For clients that tend to wash their hands often or has naturally hydrated nails, lifting can appear as early as 2 weeks.
Service Expectations
Our service begins with removal of any existing gel on the nails with our gentle e-file technique. A dry manicure is then performed using Russian Manicure techniques. The base gel is applied thicker but sculpted to form the apex. Then the nail colour and designs are applied before a top coat seals it all in. After our gel application, we finish the service with our e-file exfoliation of the fingers with cuticle oil.
Refill
A refill is recommended every 3-4 weeks for the best nail health and longevity. We include up to 4 free nail repairs or extensions should any nails break before your refill appointment, any more will be charged as our extension service.
Designs - $5-40
We believe that designs should not cost an arm and a leg, so we set the maximum price for a design to cost you $40 at the most. That being said, if your design is incredibly complex, we recommend reaching out to us to make sure that we have allocated enough time for your appointment. We recommend getting a quote and sending all your inspo photos to us on Instagram before booking.
PS - we love being spammed by inspo photos :)
hard gel
our promise to you:
send us a message if you experience any issues with your hard gel nails within the first two weeks.
What is Hard Gel?
Hard Gel is a gel service that uses thicker and denser gel to create an overall structure to the nail. This hard gel technique draws inspiration to more European techniques and take a little longer. Hard Gel cannot be soaked off and must be filed off with our removal service.
Expected Duration
Hard gel is expected to last 3+ weeks and is best suited for clients who work with their hands A LOT or need rehabilitating on their weak/damaged nails. For clients that tend to wash their hands often or has naturally hydrated nails, lifting can appear as early as 2 weeks.
Service Expectations
Our service begins with removal of any existing gel on the nails with our gentle e-file technique. A dry manicure is then performed using Russian Manicure techniques. A hard gel polish is applied first before we shape and file down the hard gel layer. Our hard gel are sourced from 100% Canadian brand. Then the nail colour and designs are applied before a top coat seals it all in. After our gel application, we finish the service with our e-file exfoliation of the fingers with cuticle oil.
Refill
A refill is recommended every 3-4 weeks for the best nail health and longevity.
Designs - $5-40
We believe that designs should not cost an arm and a leg, so we set the maximum price for a design to cost you $40 at the most. That being said, if your design is incredibly complex, we recommend reaching out to us to make sure that we have allocated enough time for your appointment. We recommend getting a quote and sending all your inspo photos to us on Instagram before booking.
PS - we love being spammed by inspo photos :)
gel-x
our promise to you:
send us a message if you experience any issues with your gel nails extensions within the first two weeks.
What is Gel-X?
Gel-X is a soft gel extension service that uses full length tips and is adhered to the natural nail with gel polish. The tip already has baked in structure and apex so that all clients experience reliable extensions. Gel-X extensions can be soaked off.
Expected Duration
Gel-X is expected to last 3+ weeks and is best suited for clients who require additional length. We carry XS, S, and Medium in the shapes Round, Almond, Square and Coffin.
Service Expectations
Our service begins with a dry manicure using Russian Manicure techniques. The nail is then sized for our tips, before the tips are prepped and applied on the natural nail. Then the nail colour and designs are applied before a top coat seals it all in. After our gel application, we finish the service with our e-file exfoliation of the fingers with cuticle oil.
Refill
A refill is recommended every 3-4 weeks for the best nail health and longevity. We include up to 4 free nail extensions should any nails break before your refill appointment, or the appointment will be charged the extension add-on.
Designs - $5-40
We believe that designs should not cost an arm and a leg, so we set the maximum price for a design to cost you $40 at the most. That being said, if your design is incredibly complex, we recommend reaching out to us to make sure that we have allocated enough time for your appointment. We recommend getting a quote and sending all your inspo photos to us on Instagram before booking.
PS - we love being spammed by inspo photos :)
removal
our promise to you:
whether you want a break or need your nails off for any reason, we have your back - judgement free.
Why should I get my nails professionally removed?
Manual (or oral) removal of your gel nails is strongly advised against. Due to the nature of how gel nails are applied, when you try to pry off the gel nails, you will take layers of your natural nail off. It may not be visibly noticeable but you may experience nail brittleness and struggle with growing out your natural nails.
Service Expectations
Our service begins with removal of any existing gel on the nails with our gentle e-file technique. A thin layer of base gel is left behind to ensure the natural nail has not been compromised. A simple dry manicure is then performed using Russian Manicure techniques. A healing polish is applied with a unique blend of nutrients, fragrance with a little bit of shine back to your nails. This Korean blend is sourced to strengthen the protein layer for healthy nail growth. After our application, we finish the service with our e-file exfoliation of the fingers with cuticle oil.
Can I try to soak off my nails with acetone?
Soft gel can be easier to remove at home but requires a few items. With semi-hard gel, the same techniques can be applied but will take longer and may require a bit more initial filing. Both of which are not as recommended due to the harsh nature of acetone. If you choose to do so, please remember to keep the nail file and the buffing block from your appointment.
Gently file off the shiny top coat, if you go into colours layer, that is ok.
Soak your acetone for 15-20 minutes, you should start to see cracks form
Scrap off the polish and gently buff the remaining polish off