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Gel nails
A proper gel manicure: cuticle work, shaping, a thin even gel colour cured to last three weeks, and removal that does not take your nail with it. Plus the nail art, from one accent to a full set.
Gel manicure £32 (45 minutes).
- Nails
- Lashes
- Brows
- Waxing
- Pedicures
Done properly,
with time to spare.
Gel, BIAB, acrylics, lashes, brows, waxing and pedicures on Cardiff Road in Caerphilly. Every treatment is listed with how long it takes, and we book that long.
- Time on the menu
- No drilling the nail
- Patch tests, always
- 4.9 from 431 reviews
The time is on the menuEvery treatment is listed with how long it takes and we book that long. Nobody is rushed out to fit the next client in.
Sterilised, not just wipedMetal tools go through an autoclave between every client; files and buffers are single-use and go in the bin in front of you.
Your natural nail comes firstWe do not drill the nail plate, we do not pull enhancements off, and we will tell you if your nails need a break.
Patch tests, every timeLash glue, tint and lamination are patch-tested 48 hours before the first appointment. It is a legal and insurance requirement and we do not skip it.
Treatments
Six things we do well.
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BIAB and builder gel
Builder gel overlays that strengthen your natural nails so they grow instead of snapping, infilled every three to four weeks rather than removed, in sheer nudes or any colour on top.
BIAB overlay £42 (75 minutes).
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Acrylics and extensions
Acrylic and gel-X extensions for length and shape, from a short square to a long coffin, sculpted on forms rather than glued tips where the nail allows, infilled every three weeks and removed without damage.
Full set of acrylics £48 (90 minutes).
04
Lashes
Individual lash extensions in classic, hybrid and volume, mapped to your eye shape and applied one natural lash at a time, plus lash lifts and tints for people who want their own lashes, only more so.
Classic full set £55 (90 minutes).
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Brows
Brows shaped to your face rather than a trend, by threading or wax, with tint, henna and lamination for people who want them fuller, tidier and done for six weeks.
Brow shape £12 (15 minutes).
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Waxing and pedicures
Waxing with hot wax for sensitive areas and strip wax for legs and arms, done quickly and cleanly in a private room, and spa pedicures with a proper soak, hard-skin removal and gel on the toes.
Half leg £28, full leg £40, underarm £14, bikini from £18, hot wax Hollywood £38.
Menu and prices
The price, and the minutes, next to every treatment.
A BIAB set is £42 and seventy-five minutes. A lash lift is £42 and forty-five. A brow shape is £12 and fifteen. We book the time it says, so nobody is rushed out to fit the next client in, and if a treatment runs over because of your nails we do not charge for it.
- Removal of our own sets is free when you rebook
- Nail art priced per nail or per set, so one accent is fine
- No "plus £5 for a colour", no tip jar on the desk
How we work
Four things you can expect every time.
Prep that lasts
Cuticles tidied, the nail plate cleaned and dehydrated, the product cured properly. It is why ours last three weeks and a quick-job gel lifts in five days.
Booked for the time it takes
A BIAB set is seventy-five minutes and that is what we book. If a treatment runs over because of your nails, we do not charge for it.
The menu price is the price
No "plus £5 for a colour", no removal surcharge on your own set, no tip jar on the desk. Card, phone or cash.
Calm on purpose
Two nail desks, one treatment room, soft music, no radio station. If you want to sit in silence and scroll, that is fine.
- 7years on Cardiff Road
- 9,500+appointments a year
- 3 wkhow long a BIAB set should last
- 4.9average rating
Gallery
Recent sets.
GelMilky pink gel on short almond
Siân
The salon's most-asked-for colour on the shape that suits most hands. Three thin coats, cured, three weeks.
BIABSheer BIAB with white lines
Lily
A BIAB overlay in a sheer nude with hand-painted white lines and one chrome accent. Infilled every four weeks since March.
AcrylicLavender marble coffins
Siân
A sculpted acrylic set for a wedding, marbled in lavender and white with gold leaf. Ninety minutes plus the art.
Reviews
What Caerphilly says.
BIAB every four weeks for a year and my nails are the longest they have ever been without a single break. Siân never rushes and never drills. Seventy-five minutes means seventy-five minutes.
Megan mapped my lashes for my hooded eyes instead of just doing what I asked for, and she was right. Hybrid set, three weeks between infills, nobody can tell they are extensions, which is the point.
Wedding nails for the bride and six bridesmaids, done over two days the week before. Lavender marble for the bride, matching sheer sets for the rest. Everyone's lasted past the honeymoon.
Find us
Cardiff Road, on the way down from the castle.
Number 31, lavender frontage, white blinds. Crescent Road car park two minutes away and free for two hours; the station and the bus interchange five minutes. Open to 7pm on Fridays.
- Where. 31 Cardiff Road, Caerphilly, on the right as you walk down from the castle towards the station. Lavender frontage, white blinds.
- Parking. Crescent Road car park is two minutes' walk, free for the first two hours with a ticket. On-street bays on Cardiff Road are one hour.
- Train and bus. Caerphilly station is a five-minute walk. The interchange is next to it; every valley bus stops there.
Questions people ask before they book
How long does a BIAB appointment take?
Seventy-five minutes for a new overlay, sixty for an infill, and we book that long. The menu lists the time for every treatment so you can plan around it.
Do I need a patch test?
For lash extensions, lash lifts, tint, henna and lamination, yes: 48 hours before the first appointment, two minutes in the salon or we post you a kit. It is a legal and insurance requirement. Nails and waxing do not need one.
Can I bring a photo?
Please do, for nails especially. We will tell you whether the shape and length suit your nails and whether the art is one accent or a full set in price.
What if my gel lifts?
If it lifts within a week, come back and we redo the nail for nothing. It almost never happens, because the prep is where we spend the time.
Do you remove sets from other salons?
Yes, by soaking, £15, and we will be honest about what we find underneath. If your nails need a break we will say so rather than put a new set on top.
Book a treatment.
Online in two minutes with the time it takes shown next to every treatment. Lashes, tint, henna and lamination need a patch test 48 hours before the first visit.