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.

Tight close-up of multiple hands against a dark background, showing short squared nails in black cherry with a luminous red centre

Macro view of fingertips against a softly blurred neutral surface, showing short squared nails in black cherry with a luminous red centre

Close crop of crossed hands against dark fabric, showing short squared nails in black cherry with a luminous red centre

Close crop of two hands posed around a dark central background, showing short squared nails in black cherry with a luminous red centre

Short squared nails in black cherry with a luminous red glow down the centre.

About this look

Short, squared nails shade from near-black at the edges to a glowing red at the centre, like light passing through dark cherry glass. No art or accents are needed; the depth of the colour is the design. Polished and moody, it suits every day through fall and winter.

How to get this look

Book Flawless Russian Manicure & Gel Overlay with Simple Nail Art & Design. Ask for a black-cherry base with a glowing red centre blended into each nail, short and squared. Booking from this page attaches the photo to your appointment, so there is nothing to explain.

More cat-eye sets, and how the effect is made: Cat-Eye Nails.

Manicure

Short Black-Cherry Nails with a Glowing Red Centre

Russian Manicure + Gel Polish + Gel Overlay

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Flawless Russian ManicureDeal

Base service

C$40C$50

Gel Polish

Add-on

C$20

Gel OverlayDeal

Add-on

C$16C$20

Simple Nail Art & Design

Add-on

C$15

Total~1 h 55 m chair time

C$91

Prices & times are pulled live from the current menu — always matches checkout.
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.
Reschedule or cancel online up to 24 hours before your appointment.

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How to get this look

Short Black-Cherry Nails with a Glowing Red Centre

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