Every metal tool is washed, then sterilised, then stored sealed until it is opened in front of you. Files and buffers that cannot be sterilised are used once and thrown away. We mention it because in a tourist town it is worth asking every salon you walk into, and because it is the part of the job nobody sees.
Gel, extension or acrylic — which one
Gel colour goes on your own nails and lasts two to three weeks without chipping. A gel extension adds length to a short or bitten nail and is lighter than acrylic. Acrylic is the strongest and the longest-lasting, and the right choice if you want real length or you are hard on your hands.
Nail art
Priced per set rather than per nail, so a design across all ten costs the same whether it is fine lines or something more. Bring a screenshot — it is much easier to work from a picture than from a description.
Taking them off
Come back and let us soak them off. Twenty minutes and Rp 50.000, and your own nail underneath is intact. Picking gel off at home takes a layer of nail with it every time.