Leads nail
Mei
Builds gel in thin layers and has opinions about cuticle oil. Ask her for the Milk Bath Set.
The studio
A small room,upstairs.
Four chairs is a choice. It means your artist is only ever looking after you.
A visit
An hour and a half,minute by minute.
A 65′ gel manicure, as it actually runs. Most of the clock goes to the treatment — and none of it to waiting for the guest before you.
0′ – 5′
Arrive
Tea or water and a seat by the window. Shoes off, if you like.
5′ – 15′
Look & agree
We look at your nails, lashes or skin and agree the plan — and the price — before anything begins.
15′ – 80′
The treatment
Unhurried, with time built in. If you want to talk, we talk; if you want to rest, we let you.
80′ – 90′
Finish & care
A few quiet minutes, then a written care card. Rebook if you want to — no hard sell.
90′ – 105′
Reset
You leave; the studio keeps fifteen minutes to clean and reset before anyone else sits down.
The room
Daylight until five,lamps after.
Pale limewash, linen, one long window. Four manicure chairs face the light; lashes and skin have a room of their own, with a door that closes.
- Four manicure chairs by the window
- One private room for lash and skin
- Quiet music, never a playlist you’ll notice
- Tea, always — and a charger if you need one
Hygiene
Clean,visibly.
- Autoclaved
- Metal tools go through a medical-grade autoclave and stay sealed in their pouch until you sit down.
- Single-use
- Files, buffers, lash spoolies and sponges are used once — the files go home with you.
- Wiped between guests
- Chairs, tables and lamps are cleaned in the fifteen minutes we keep between appointments.
- Told, not hidden
- Ask what any product is and we will show you the bottle. HEMA-free gel where we can.
The hands
Three disciplines,three leads.
Each discipline has one lead who trains the others and checks every set before you leave.
Leads lash
Aira
Maps every set before the first lash goes on. Prefers soft volume that still looks like your own.
Leads skin
Hana
Reads skin under the lamp before she touches it. Believes most skin needs less, not more.