Freehand, no stickers
Custom Nail Art
Ten nails designed as one piece rather than ten little paintings. Bring a reference — a screenshot, a tile, a jacket lining — and we will build around it.
How it is priced
Per nail, on top of your service
Art is quoted per nail so you are not paying for ten of something you only want on two. A french is $18 a set; chrome and cat-eye run $4 a nail; hand-painted detail is $7 a nail.
A full custom feature set — all ten designed together, usually with two or three accent nails carrying the detail — starts at $54 over the base service and needs a consult first so we can book enough chair time.
The process
From screenshot to set
- 01
Send references
Two or three images when you book. Colours matter more than exact patterns — send the palette you want to live in.
- 02
We quote it
You get a price and a time estimate back before your appointment, not a surprise at the desk.
- 03
Sketch on tips
For feature sets we paint one nail on a practice tip first so you can approve the real thing in your hand.
- 04
Build and seal
Painted between gel layers so the art sits under the top coat and cannot wear off the surface.
Good to know
The honest limitations
- Length
- Fine linework needs a little canvas. On very short nails we will suggest fewer, bolder elements instead of shrinking the design.
- Time
- A detailed set is a two to two-and-a-half hour appointment. We do not rush it, and we do not book it at 5:45pm.
- Copying artists
- We will happily work in the style of a design you love, but we will not trace another nail artist's exact set — we will make you a version that is yours.
- Wear
- Hand-painted detail lasts as long as the gel underneath, roughly three weeks. Chrome dulls first, usually around week two.
- Removal
- Art comes off with the gel. Soaking off a heavy set takes 30 minutes — book it as its own slot.