Styles and services
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17 terms to explore
- Gel Pedicure
- A pedicure finished with lamp-cured gel colour.
- Shellac Manicure
- A manicure using the CND Shellac gel-polish system.
- Spa Pedicure
- A pedicure with extended soak, scrub, and massage.
- Acrylic Full Set
- A full set of sculpted acrylic extensions.
- Acrylic Infill
- Regrowth filled on an existing acrylic set.
- BIAB
- Builder gel in a bottle applied as a strengthening overlay on natural nails.
- Builder Gel
- A thick gel overlay that strengthens natural nails or builds structure.
- Classic Manicure
- Shaping, cuticle care, and regular polish; no lamp, no gel.
- Dip Powder
- Colour built by dipping into pigmented powder sealed with activator.
- French Manicure
- The classic natural base with white tips.
- Gel Manicure
- A manicure using lamp-cured gel polish.
- Gel-X
- Full-cover soft-gel tip extensions applied over the whole nail.
- Hard Gel Extensions
- Extensions made with hard gel.
- Pedicure
- Foot and toenail care with polish or gel finish.
- Polygel Nails
- Extensions or overlays in polygel: a hybrid between acrylic and gel.
- Press-On Application
- Custom or ready-made press-on nails applied and sized professionally.
- Russian Manicure
- Dry e-file manicure with the cuticle area cleaned extremely close.