1 listing · Greater Manchester
Hand-painted designs, chrome, French tips and embellishments. 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 nail art 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.
Nail art covers everything that goes beyond a single colour: French and micro-French tips, chrome and cat-eye finishes, ombré, hand-painted designs, foils, stamping and embellishments such as small crystals. It is usually added to a gel, BIAB or acrylic set and priced per nail or per design, from a simple accent nail to a full set of hand-painted artwork.
The skill varies a great deal between technicians, which is why nail art is the one nail service where a portfolio matters most. Many nail artists post their work on social media and take bookings for specific designs from photographs; seasonal sets for Christmas, Halloween and the summer are a large part of their year.
Simple designs add ten to twenty minutes to an appointment; detailed hand-painting can add an hour. Bring reference images and mention the design when you book so the salon can allow the time.
Read the full guide to nail art — what it involves, who it suits and what it costs. Also known as nail designs, French tips and chrome nails.
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 nail art 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 nail art in Manchester treats clients at their own studio or salon.
The listing listing here works out of Northern Quarter.
