Stefanie runs Almond as a one-chair suite: one client at a time, with no one waiting behind you. She builds thin builder-gel overlays and does short natural manicures, and she looks at your natural nails before she picks a product.
Builder-gel overlay
A short, natural overlay
A thin layer of builder gel over your own nails, for people who want a neat, short nail with a little structure.
It suits you if you like your nails as they are and want them to hold their shape through a working week. It is not an extension: it does not add length, and it is not acrylic.
The visit
Four steps, about an hour and a half
- 0110 min
Step 1: Talk and look
We talk about the shape and length you want, then look at your natural nails together.
- 0225 min
Step 2: Prep
Cuticle care, a gentle buff and a dry wipe, so the gel has a clean nail to sit on.
- 0340 min
Step 3: Build the overlay
A thin layer of builder gel goes over each nail and is cured under the lamp, in two coats.
- 0415 min
Step 4: Shape and finish
A short shape, your color, a top coat and cuticle oil. Then we book your fill.
Time and price
What moves the time and the price
The booking page shows both for the service you choose.
The service
A new overlay takes longest. A fill rebalances your growth in less time, so it takes less.
Added art
A simple line, a French edge or a color change adds a few minutes and a little to the price.
Removal and aftercare
Removal first, then a fill every few weeks
Removal is booked first
If your nails were done elsewhere, book removal before an overlay. Please don't pull off gel yourself.
Fills every three to four weeks
Your nail grows, so the overlay is rebalanced at a fill, usually three to four weeks on.
If a nail lifts
Tell us within a week and we will look at it with you.
Your technician
Who does your overlay
Book your overlay
Choose a time on the booking page.