NAIL TREATMENTS · READING
Start with hands or feet
Every booking here is really four decisions — where, which finish, French or plain, and whether there is old gel to come off. Pick a side and the list halves; the price finder further down does the rest.
HOW LONG IT LASTS
Seven days, fourteen, or three weeks
The only real difference between the three finishes, and the question clients ask first. The bars are the wear length to scale.
Vinylux polishAir-dries, no lamp. Comes off with ordinary remover, so there is no soak-off charge.
CND ShellacSoaks off in about ten minutes. The safe default if you have never had gel before.
The Gel BottleThe longest wear we offer, and the only one with a builder option for weak nails.
MEDICAL-GRADE PEDICURE
For feet a normal pedicure will not fix
Elim is a medical-grade pedicure treatment that uses state-of-the-art ingredients to remove hard skin and calluses from the feet using a callus peel tonic. The service includes heated booties and a mask. If your heels crack every summer, this is the one to book.
TAKING IT OFF
Gel does not ruin your nails. Bad removal does.
Soak-off is charged separately because it takes real time — and picking product off at home is what actually thins the nail plate.
Soak, then lift
Acetone wraps for about ten minutes, then the softened product lifts away with a wooden stick. The nail plate is not filed.
Drill it off
An e-file through the colour is faster and takes layers of nail with it. We do not use one for removal.
When you book
Existing gel adds about fifteen minutes. Mention it and we will hold the right slot rather than rushing the end of your appointment.
Oil, daily
Cuticle oil every day for a week after removal is the single thing that makes the next set last longer.
WORK OUT YOUR PRICE
Three choices, and the figure is yours
Choose the options below to see the matching listed price. If a combination is not listed, send an enquiry and the team can confirm it.
Express manicure
£22.50
Based on the treatment price list. Nail repair is £5 per nail on any service.
Book thisTHE LINES PEOPLE BOOK
The 21 most-booked lines
A quick list of the nail services booked most often. The complete nail price list is available on the main Prices page. French on a pedicure adds £5 and needs a longer slot, so mention it when you book. Nail repair is £5 per nail on any service.
SHOWING ALL 21 LINES
WHY PEOPLE BOOK
For the wedding, the holiday, or a Tuesday
Four reasons that between them cover most of the bookings this page takes.
01GelSOMETHING THAT SURVIVES A HOLIDAYThe Gel Bottle, up to three weeks, and the only finish with a builder option for a weak natural nail.
FROM £4002Elim pedicureFEET READY FOR SANDALSMedical-grade. A callus peel tonic lifts hard skin, then a mask and heated booties.
£52.5003French manicureA FRENCH FOR THE DAY ITSELFMention it when you book — it changes the slot length as well as the price.
FROM £3504ExpressTHIRTY MINUTES AT LUNCHTIMEFile, shape, cuticle tidy and one coat. In and out.
£22.50Prepared first. Then colour.
The technicians shape and condition the nail before any colour goes near it, which is the part that decides whether a manicure survives a fortnight of washing-up and a keyboard.
NAIL QUESTIONS
What people ask before booking
What is The Gel Bottle?
How long is an appointment?
NOT QUITE RIGHT?
While you are here
Every treatment here is on a page of its own. If this was not the one you wanted, these are the nearest two.
CONTACT THE BEAUTY CLINIC
Speak to our specialists in Woodley
Tell us what you would like and we will talk it through before anything is arranged — no obligation.
VISIT THE BEAUTY CLINIC
Finding us, and where to park
OUR ADDRESS
The Beauty Clinic
9 Headley Road, Woodley
Reading, RG5 4JB
OPENING HOURS
PARKING
There is parking directly behind our building, but it is first come, first served. We recommend Headley Road car park, directly opposite.
Please note: the parking at the front of the salon is not ours — our neighbours will fine you for using it.