Glaze clubCard one of two
£39a month
A refill or a new colour every twenty-one days, at a table held in your name.
Layers, not coats
A coat of polish sits on top of the nail. A layer of gel becomes part of it: brushed thin, cured for sixty seconds, then the next. Six to nine of them make a set that stays glassy for three weeks and comes off without taking the nail with it.
Six finishes, one gloss
Every set starts on the same clear base. What changes is what we lay inside the glass, and how many layers it takes.
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Glass
Sheer, high-shine colour in three passes, so the light goes through it and back.
From £42
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Chrome
Pigment powder buffed into the last layer: liquid metal, sealed completely flat.
From £52
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Milk
Soft white suspended in clear gel, with hand-painted details floating on top.
From £48
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Bare
Builder gel tinted to your own nail: strength and shape without looking done.
From £45
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Duo
Two colours on each hand, set side by side or one laid inside the other.
From £50
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Sculpt
Length built in gel on a form, filed by hand, then painted layer by layer.
From £68
Built in four layers
A set takes fifty to eighty minutes. Most of it is waiting for the lamp, and we never rush the lamp.
- Layer 1
Prep
Cuticles pushed back, never cut. The surface buffed just enough for gel to hold.
- Layer 2
Base
A thin structured base levels each nail and carries its shape.
- Layer 3
Colour
Two or three sheer passes, each cured for sixty seconds before the next.
- Layer 4
Seal
A clear top layer cured twice and buffed to a glass edge. Nothing sticky left.
The room on Example Street
Six tables along one long window, a low sofa for waiting and nothing louder than a murmur. Weekday mornings from ten to eleven are talk-free.
The sofa
Wait here with tea, or bring a friend along: the second chair at every table is for them.
The side table
Pot tea, oat milk and a dish of clementines. Your hands stay free while the lamp does its work.
The long window
Daylight from nine until four, so the colour you choose is the colour you will see outside.
Four people, six tables
Each artist keeps her own lamp and her own regulars. Book one by name, or tell us the finish and we will match you.
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Mara Osei
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Juno Bell
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Ines Varga
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Theo Lam
Your file is yours
Your first visit ends with a glass file etched with your initials. It waits in a drawer here between visits, or goes home with you. Never shared, never thrown away.
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Oil at night
A drop of cuticle oil before bed keeps the edges sealed and stops them lifting.
- 2
File one way
Short strokes in one direction with your own glass file. Sawing back and forth splits the edge.
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Gloves at the sink
Hot water and washing-up liquid soften gel faster than anything else you will do all week.
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Back at three weeks
Refill before the gap at the cuticle reaches a millimetre and a half, and the set stays level.
Prices
Every price includes soaking off our own gel and a short hand massage. Card or phone payment only.
Hands
- Glass gel manicure
- £42
- Milk with painted detail
- £48
- Duo, two colours a hand
- £50
- Chrome
- £52
- Bare builder set
- £45
- Sculpted length
- £68–85
- Refill within four weeks
- £38
- Removal and tidy
- £15
Feet
- Gel pedicure
- £48
- Bare pedicure, no colour
- £36
- Hands and feet together
- £82
Extras
- Hand-painted art, per nail
- £3–8
- Repair, one nail
- £6
- Paraffin hand soak
- £10
The three-week club
Your next set booked before you leave, every time, for one monthly price.
What it includes
Card two of two- A refill or new colour every three weeks
- First pick of the Saturday tables
- Your glass file kept here and cleaned each visit
- 10% off hand-painting and pedicures
- Pause any month, leave any time
Before you come
Anything else, ask at the desk or write to us. We answer the same day.
How long does a set last?
Three weeks on most nails, up to four for a bare builder set. Refill before the growth gap reaches a millimetre and a half.
Will gel damage my nails?
Careless removal does, not the gel. We soak and lift, never drill into your own nail, and Ines runs bare sets for nails that need a rest.
Can I bring my own design?
Yes. Add a photo to your booking note so we can set aside time for the painting and pick the right artist.
What if a nail chips?
Come back within seven days and we repair it free, no questions asked.
Do you take walk-ins?
When a table is free. Ring ahead and we will tell you honestly how long the wait is.
Book a chair
Send a request and we call back within the day with a time. Or ring us, or simply come in.
- Studio
- 1 Example Street, London E8 0AA, five minutes from Hackney Central
- Hours
- Tuesday to Friday 10–20, Saturday 9–18, Sunday 11–17, Monday closed
- Talk to us
- +44 20 0000 0000 · hello@glaze.example