Should I choose Gel Overlay or a New Full Set?

Choose Gel Overlay when you want your own nails reinforced: the technician chooses the material after assessing the nail, and the overlay can build some length, normally short through long. Book a Flawless Gel Nail Extensions — Full Set for length beyond long, or to rebuild a missing part of a nail on an upper form.

When should I book a Gel Refill instead of a New Full Set?

Book a Gel Refill while your Gel Overlay or extension set is within its refill window: up to 28 days for short or medium nails, 21 days for long and 17 days for extra-long, counted from your last refill or new set to your appointment date. Regular refills keep the set in shape, and a refill costs less than a new full set. After the window, a Gel Overlay restarts as a new Gel Overlay and extensions as a New Full Set. If we can’t confirm your last visit or nail length, the studio checks before confirming. We refill only work we built: another salon’s extensions, Gel-X or acrylic are removed as a paid Complex Removal first.

Is a BIAB-style overlay good for my natural nails?

It starts with an assessment of your nails’ thickness, flexibility and any damage. The builder gel is then chosen for your length and nail condition: we use builder gels from DARK, DNKa’ and LUNAmoon rather than the original BIAB™. The work itself is gentle on the plate: minimal filing, no pressure or overheating, and removal by material, never by tearing, leaving a safe thin layer rather than filing down to the natural nail. The honest limit: it is a coating that needs upkeep, and it does not heal or treat a nail.

How long does Gel Overlay or a gel extension set last?

Three to four weeks of wear. To keep it in shape, book your refill within 28 days for short or medium nails, 21 for long and 17 for extra-long (Gel Overlay goes up to long). If a nail chips or lifts within five days of your appointment, we fix it free, up to three nails; the exclusions are in our policies .

How much do gel extensions and refills cost?

Every service is priced with its time on our prices page and in online booking. Standard extra length, including extra-long, books at those prices; custom lengths beyond extra-long are assessed and priced at the appointment. Removing another salon’s work is a separate paid Complex Removal. Before any work starts, your estimated total and time are confirmed with you.

Medium almond nails in bright orange and black, with two accent nails carrying painted arcs and copper foil.

Orange and black defaults to Halloween. Keeping the shapes abstract is what lets this one wear through the whole autumn instead.

The story behind it

Bright orange against solid black, with two nails painted as overlapping arcs where the two colours meet. Copper foil is pressed into the black sections, and that is where the set catches light.

Medium almond. Autumn colours without a single leaf drawn on them.

Technician's note

Flawless Russian Manicure with Gel Overlay and gel polish, medium almond. Flat orange and black nails, with two accent nails hand-painted in overlapping arcs and copper foil set into the black areas.

Manicure

Orange and Black with Copper Foil

Russian Manicure + Gel Overlay + Gel Polish

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Flawless Russian ManicureDeal

Base service

C$40C$50

Gel OverlayDeal

Add-on

C$16C$20

Gel Polish

Add-on

C$20

Simple Nail Art & Design

Add-on

C$15

Medium Nails

Add-on

C$12

Total~2 h 5 m chair time

C$103

Flawless Russian Manicure + Gel Overlay + Gel Polish is our Builder Gel Overlay (BIAB-style).

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Booking from this page attaches this look to your appointment, so your technician sees it before you arrive.
Chair time is an estimate — your technician confirms it at the table.
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Orange and Black with Copper Foil

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