Gel Manicures

We carry the following Gel Polish Brands:
  • OPI Gel Color - Complete Line
  • CND Shellac - Complete Line
  • Gelish - Complete Line
  • Nobility/Perfect Match - Complete Line
  • ORLY - Complete Line
  • GEL II - Color Selection
  • Kiara Sky - Color Selection
  • DND Gel - Color Selection

Typically Gel Polish with a manicure will last our clients anywhere between 2-3 weeks (sometimes more, sometimes less) depending on the clients daily routine.  We guarantee our gel manicures to be chip-free for 5 business days.  Please read the guidelines we follow for these repairs:
  1. The repair MUST be completed within 5 business days from original service date.  For example, If the original service was completed on Sunday, the 1st, the repair must be done prior to Thursday, the 5th. NO EXCEPTIONS. 
  2. The repair service MUST be completed by original nail technician. NO EXCEPTIONS. 
  3. The repair WILL be done with the same exact color/brand from original service. NO EXCEPTIONS. 
  4. Designs that need to be repaired will be completed with the SAME design color/style. NO EXCEPTIONS. 
  5. The repair MUST be a scheduled appointment.  For your convenience, you can schedule appointments 24/7 online by clicking HERE or you can call us at 818-249-2833.  {Please do not 'walk-in' for repairs without calling ahead, as the original technician could be occupied with another client}  NO EXCEPTIONS. 


FAQ's about Gel Manicures:
  1. Do Gel manicures damage my nails?  When Gel polish is removed properly, by wrapping the nails with gel removal, and allowing for the proper amount of time for the liquid to dissolve the gels, your nail bed is not damaged.  If the gels are peeled for removal, it often takes a layer of your nail off as well.  This will damage the nail plate.
  2. Why Gels versus regular polish? Often, regular polish will last just a few days before the polish begins to chip.  With gels, you can maintain a chip-free polish with high shine for up to 3 weeks.  
  3. UV Lamp Exposure: This excerpt was taken from the CND website.  You can view the article here: http://www.cnd.com/blog/slide/10-facts-about-cnd-shellac-uv-nail-lamps/
    • According to Dr. Robert M. Sayre, Ph.D., of Rapid Precision Testing Laboratories one of the creators of the SPF rating system: “UV Nail Lamps are safer than natural sunlight or sunlamps.”
    • Dr. David Valia, Director of Research and Development for CND, compares the exposure from a UV lamp to that of indoor fluorescent lighting. He explains, “The amount of energy from a UV lamp during a nail service would be roughly equivalent to the amount of UV exposure one would experience during a typical day of exposure in indoor fluorescent lighting.”
    • According to Dr. Sayre:  “People who are indoors have little to no skin risk due to long term exposure to fluorescent lighting. People who sunbathe or work outdoors have real risks of excessive UV exposure, the cause of sunburn and skin cancer.”
    • “The CND UV Nail Lamp bulb emits almost exclusively (more than 99%) UVA-1, the safest part of the ultraviolet spectrum,” says Dr. Sayre.
    • The exposure from a bi-weekly UV manicure is equivalent to “an extra 1-2 minutes in daylight each day between salon visits,” says Doug Schoon, CND’s Chief Scientific Advisor and author of Nail Structure and Product Chemistry.
    • Although hands are the most exposed, they’re also the least susceptible to UV sensitivity. According to Dr. Sayre, “It would take 6 – 10x more exposure to your hands to produce mild sunburn than it would to produce a burn on your face, abdomen or back. UV Nail Lamps are used on one of the least susceptible parts of your body.”
    • Hands get more UV exposure holding the steering wheel of a car or talking on a cell phone outside than they do from the use of UV nail lamps.
    • UV nail lamps have been on the market for over 30 years and there have been no proven reports linking them to premature aging or skin cancer.
    • Just like you put sunscreen on your face, we recommend putting sunscreen on your hands throughout the day, especially after washing them.