Nail consultation
A relaxed look at your nails, cuticles and wear habits with a senior technician.
Nail & beauty studio · Austin, Texas
Healthy natural nails, finished with real polish.
Builder gel manicures, hand-painted nail art, pipeless spa pedicures or a monthly gloss membership: whichever you choose, Gloss Club starts with your natural nail and tells you honestly how long each finish will last.
Three-step visit
Consult. Prep. Polish.
Every new client starts with a nail and cuticle check at the table, never an upsell.
Shape and shade
A shape, length and colour chosen before the file comes out, built around your week.
Wear and rebalance
Enjoy the set for three to four weeks, then come back for a rebalance instead of a full strip-back.
Why rushed salons fail you
Rushed manicures cost your nails.
Walk-in chains book clients ten minutes apart and leave you with thin, sore nails by the third visit. Gloss Club books by appointment only, gives every set a licensed technician and records the products used on your nails.
- Drills that thin the nail plate
- Whirlpool basins with hidden pipes
- Shared files and buffers
- Upselling at the table
- Acrylic fumes in the air
- Gel that peels within a week
Nail recovery
Worn out by acrylics? Let your nails recover.
Our removal specialist soaks off another salon’s acrylic, hard gel or dip slowly, never prising it off, then plans a short course of builder gel and oil that lets thin, peeling or bendy nails grow out strong again.
See removal & repairTreatments & prices
Pick the treatment your nails need.
Clear per-visit and monthly prices, from a single accent nail to a full gloss membership.
Nail art
Nail art & micro-French
from $25 · added to any gel manicure
Micro-French, chrome, cat-eye or hand-painted florals, quoted by tier before the brush comes out.
Read about nail artManicure
Builder gel (BIAB) manicure
$72 · about 75 minutes
A flexible builder gel over your natural nail that stops bending and peeling, in a sheer glaze or colour.
Read about builder gelRecovery
Removal & nail repair
$25 · about 25 minutes
Bridge the gap between a tired set from another salon and healthy, glossy natural nails.
Read about removal & repair
The studio
Time to unwind, not a queue to join.
Gloss Club works by appointment only, so a table and a technician are ready when you arrive, even on Saturday mornings and after work. Tools are sterilised in an autoclave, basins are pipeless and the air is extracted at every table.
Tour the studioThe nail team
Meet the hands behind your set.
Lucia Ortega
Founder & master gel specialist
Texas-licensed manicurist trained in Japanese soft-gel systems, with 13 years rebuilding brittle and bitten nails.
Read Lucia’s profile
Kendra Liu
Removal & nail-health specialist
Gentle-removal specialist with 10 years helping clients grow strong nails again after acrylics, dip and over-filing.
Read Kendra’s profile“Walking in at 5:45 PM on a Tuesday and sitting straight down at a clean table still feels unreal after years of walk-in salons.”
What happens at my first appointment?
A relaxed few minutes with your technician before anything starts: a look at your nails and cuticles, a chat about how you use your hands, any sensitivities, and the shape and shade you want. No hard sell on extras.
Are there contracts or joining fees?
No. The gloss membership runs month to month, with no joining fee and 14 days’ notice to pause or cancel, and single visits are always welcome.
My nails are a mess. Will I feel embarrassed?
Not here. Over half of our clients arrive with bitten, peeling or over-filed nails, and technicians explain every step as they work.
Your first step
Start with your first appointment.
Tell us the treatment you want and the times that suit you; the studio confirms your visit within one business day.