2 listings · Greater London
Glossy gel polish that cures under a lamp and lasts two to three weeks. London has more beauty and aesthetics businesses than any other UK city, and each neighbourhood has its own character.
2 listings currently offer gel 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
Verified listing
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
Gel nails — gel polish, often called by brand names such as Shellac — are a polish applied in thin coats and cured under a UV or LED lamp after each one. The result is fully dry the moment you leave, high-shine and chip-resistant for two to three weeks, which is why gel has largely replaced ordinary polish in salons. It goes over your natural nails and adds no length.
A gel manicure usually includes shaping, cuticle work and a base, colour and top coat. On toes it lasts even longer, often four to six weeks. Removal matters as much as application: the gel should be soaked off in acetone or gently filed, never peeled, because peeling strips layers off the natural nail with it.
Allow 45 minutes to an hour for a gel manicure and around 15 more if you need old gel removing first. Some people develop an allergy to gel products over time, and reputable salons use brands that publish their ingredients and cure them fully.
Read the full guide to gel nails — what it involves, who it suits and what it costs. Also known as gel manicure, Shellac nails and gel polish.
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 gel 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 gel 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.
