1 listing · Greater Manchester
Glossy gel polish that cures under a lamp and lasts two to three weeks. Manchester is the beauty capital of the north and the place where trends from social media reach the high street first.
One listing currently offers gel nails in Manchester, identity-verified. Listed prices run from £32 to £55, with a 60-minute appointment typically around £40. Appointments are listed at 45, 60 or 90 minutes. They treat clients at their own studio or salon rather than travelling. Availability is concentrated in Northern Quarter.
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.
The City Centre and Deansgate have the polished salons and the aesthetic clinics, with HydraFacials, skin peels and laser courses booked around office hours, while Spinningfields serves a lunchtime trade in gel nails and brow tidies. The Northern Quarter is home to the independent nail artists and lash technicians, often in shared studios above bars and vintage shops, and it is the best part of the city for detailed nail art and Russian volume lashes. Salford Quays is busier midweek, with appointments fitted around MediaCityUK, and Didsbury is residential, with long-standing salons whose clients have been booking the same therapist for years.
More on beauty therapists, salons and clinics in Manchester — areas, pricing and how booking works locally.
For gel nails specifically, the professionals listed here work out of Northern Quarter . You can also browse everything in Manchester .
Listed prices run from £32 to £55, depending on the treatment length and on whether you go to them or they come to you. A 60-minute appointment typically costs around £40.
Not at the moment. The one listing offering gel nails in Manchester treats clients at their own studio or salon.
The listing listing here works out of Northern Quarter.
