2 listings · Greater London
Builder gel overlay that strengthens natural nails as they grow. London has more beauty and aesthetics businesses than any other UK city, and each neighbourhood has its own character.
2 listings currently offer BIAB nails in London, all identity-verified. Listed prices run from £30 to £80, with a 60-minute appointment typically around £55. Appointments are listed at 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes. 2 treat clients at their own studio or salon and 1 offers mobile appointments to your home, hotel or office. Availability is spread across Canary Wharf and Shoreditch.
Exclusive
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Canary Wharf, London
Express gel and BIAB nails for the lunch hour, walk-ins on weekdays
4.0 · 1 review
Prime
Verified listing
Shoreditch, London
BIAB, gel and hand-painted nail art from a home studio, mobile across East London
5.0 · 2 reviews
BIAB, short for Builder In A Bottle, is a thicker, self-levelling gel applied over the natural nail to give it strength and a smooth, even shape. It has become one of the most requested nail treatments in the UK because it suits people trying to grow their own nails: the overlay protects the free edge from splitting and bending, and each appointment can add a little length.
It can be worn clear, in a nude tone, or with gel colour and nail art on top. Rather than removing it completely every time, the technician files back most of the product and rebalances it with an infill, so the natural nail underneath is not repeatedly exposed to acetone.
Allow an hour for a first application and 45 to 60 minutes for an infill every three weeks or so. As with all gel products, a reputable brand, full curing under the right lamp and careful filing are what keep the natural nail healthy.
Read the full guide to BIAB nails — what it involves, who it suits and what it costs. Also known as builder gel nails, BIAB manicure and builder in a bottle.
Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Chelsea hold the advanced skin clinics and the flagship brow and lash studios, where consultations come first, treatments are sold as courses and prices run well above the rest of the city. Soho and Shoreditch are the home of the nail art studios and the late-opening lash bars, busy after work and booked solid on Friday evenings. Kensington and Paddington mix long-established neighbourhood salons with threading bars and laser clinics, and Canary Wharf is a weekday market built around lunchtime appointments: express facials, gel manicures and brow shapes squeezed into an hour.
More on beauty therapists, salons and clinics in London — areas, pricing and how booking works locally.
For BIAB nails specifically, the professionals listed here work out of Canary Wharf and Shoreditch . You can also browse everything in London .
Listed prices run from £30 to £80, depending on the treatment length and on whether you go to them or they come to you. A 60-minute appointment typically costs around £55.
Yes. 1 of the 2 listings offering BIAB nails in London offer mobile appointments, and 2 treat clients at their own studio or salon. Some offer both.
Listings are currently listing in Canary Wharf and Shoreditch.
