Four people work at Lacquer Room Nail & Beauty Studio: three nail technicians and a brow and lash specialist who also runs the front desk, all sharing a gentle approach to the nail plate and a strict one to hygiene.
Owner and master gel specialist
Mei Tanaka opened Lacquer Room in 2019 after nine years at salons in Charlotte and Asheville, determined that gel should leave natural nails stronger, not paper-thin. Trained in Japanese soft-gel systems and dry e-file cuticle care, she takes most builder gel appointments and rebuilds brittle, bitten or over-filed nails. She also keeps the studio's sterilisation log and checks that every metal tool goes through the autoclave between clients.
Spa pedicure and natural nail specialist
Rosa Delgado has worked at the studio since it opened and leads the botanical spa pedicures. Trained in sensitive foot care and HEMA-free gel lines, she is often asked for by runners, expectant mothers and clients returning after a gel sensitivity, and says plainly when a nail would do better with a few weeks bare. Clients who would like a quiet appointment can say so when booking, and Rosa keeps the conversation to what the treatment needs.
Nail artist and extension specialist
Priya Anand trained in illustration before qualifying as a nail technician in 2021, and paints the studio's freehand designs, from whisper-thin micro-French to tortoiseshell and chrome. She works from a client's reference photo or sketches options at the table, and says at the start when a design will not fit the half-hour nail art slot. She also takes Gel-X extension appointments on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Brow and lash specialist and studio coordinator
Jordan Ellis runs the front desk, answers enquiries and keeps the appointment book, and takes brow lamination and lash lift appointments on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, using gentle lifting lotions and shields sized to each eye. Jordan also carries out the free patch tests for brow and lash tint and notes any product sensitivities on the client card before a first visit, so the technician at the table has them in front of them.
Together, the four cover every treatment on the list. Mention a preferred technician or treatment in the contact form and the front desk replies with the times that person is genuinely free. Mei and Rosa work Tuesday to Saturday, Priya works Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and Jordan is at the desk on every open day.
The name of a treatment and a rough time range is enough to start. Lacquer Room replies with the times that are genuinely free.
An occasional email about opening hours, seasonal colours and holiday closures. One address, nothing else, and it stops the moment it is asked to.