Based in Nursling, Southampton specialising in natural, low maintenance nail enhancements. Courtney at Nailsbynu is a fully accredited and insured nail technician with a strong passion to look after your natural nail health & give the most comforting and relaxing appointments. Instagram @nailsbynu_

Nails by Nu

Nail Salon

This is the same service as a builder gel manicure but with a rebalance and infill of your previous BIAB application that was done by me. Included is full nail and cuticle preparation before infill and includes a single colour gel polish application to finish, if you wish to have this.

Infills are recommended every 3-4 weeks. 
Builder Gel (BIAB) is required to have a full removal to assess your natural nail health after every 5th infill. 

BIAB base colour cannot be change and will need to have a complete removal if you wish to change the colour. 

BIAB Infill & Re-balance

This option is for a full hand painted French manicures, chromes, glitters, pigments to do basic ombres. 

Simple nail art is for up to two fingers to be painted in as little or as much detail as you would like with lines, dots, flowers etc

French design / Simple Nail Art

This treatment is a small upgrade to a standard manicure. Included is a gentle preparation of the natural nail & cuticles. Nail shaping and buffing to your desired length and shape and then builder gel is  applied with a certain technique to help provide extra strength to the natural nail, encouraging them to grow. You then have a choice of colours to choose from to be applied to your enhancement before finishing the nails with cuticle oil.

BIAB with gel polish

This treatment includes a gentle preparation of the natural nail and cuticles, nail shaping & buffing to your required nail shape and length. The nails will then have a gel polish application of your choice, finished with cuticle oil.

Removals will be done carefully & correctly with a full nail preparation afterwards.

Gel Polish Manicure

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A full safe removal by soaking off previous gel polish applied by myself. Then a gentle preparation of the natural nails & cuticles ready for a new gel polish application of your choice. All services are finished with cuticle oil. PLEASE NOTE I DO NOT REMOVE OTHER TECHNICIANS WORK. 

PLEASE NOTE - if the correct aftercare is followed your enhancement should last 2-3 weeks maximum.

Gel removal & re-application

This treatment is to carefully remove & soak off any previous gel polish that was applied by myself. A small nail and cuticle tidy up afterwards is included with some cuticle oil to hydrate your nails.

PLEASE NOTE - I only remove my own work and will not remove other beauty therapists work. 

Gel removal

Gel Manicures

This treatment includes a gentle preparation of the natural nail & cuticles. The nails will be filed and buffed ready for gel polish application. The nails will be finished with cuticle oil. 

Gel Polish Pedicure

This treatment includes a safe removal of previous gel polish that was applied by myself. A gentle but thorough preparation of the natural nail and cuticles, nail shaping & buffing to your required nail shape and length. The nails will then have your new chosen gel polish applied & finished with cuticle oil.

Gel polish removal & re-application

A full safe removal of previous gel polish application that was applied by myself followed by a clean up of the natural nail & cuticles. finished with cuticle oil.

Gel Polish Removal 

Gel Pedicures

This treatment is a small upgrade to a standard manicure. Included is a gentle preparation of the natural nail & cuticles. Nail shaping and buffing to your desired length and shape and then builder gel is applied with a technique to help provide extra strength to the natural nail, encouraging them to grow. This treatment will be finished with cuticle oil. 

Please note this option does not include gel polish application. Please select the option which states with gel polish. 


BIAB Manicure

This treatment is a full removal and safe soak off of previous builder gel applied by me to assess that your natural nails are in good health. Followed by the full steps of a BIAB manicure to re-apply fresh builder gel to your natural nails. This treatment includes a single colour gel polish application if you wish to choose this option. 

BIAB removal & re-application

This treatment is a full safe removal & soak off of any builder gel that has been applied by myself. 

BIAB removal

Builder Gel (BIAB)


Full Coverage gel tips are a form of extensions that are made of a soft gel/flexible gel substance making them easy to adhere to the natural nail & safely remove. Included in this treat will be a gentle preparation of the natural nail & cuticles, nail shaping and a gentle buffering.  There are different shapes & lengths of tips to choose from which then get applied to the natural nail using a strong gel product. The treatment is then finished with gel polish application and cuticle oil. 

PLEASE NOTE - if you are heavy handed or have a very hands on job these extensions are not recommended for you. They do not act the same as acrylics are are a gel based product.


Full Coverage Tips

PLEASE NOTE - a full removal of previous full coverage tips applied y myself is required before re-application. I do not remove other therapists work.

This treatment includes a full safe removal of gel extensions tips previously applied by myself before a full nail preparation. New gel extensions tips of your chosen nail length and shape will be applied followed by a gel polish application. 

Gel extensions removal & re-application

Full Coverage Gel Extensions

This option is for those who would like more of a complex design that is applied to more than two nails. Please come to your appointment with an idea of how you would like your nails or please send me your inspiration in advance to ensure that I have the correct stock in to fulfil your treatment. 

Detailed Nail art

This option is if you are needing up to 2 nails fixed AFTER the 72 hour window from last having you nails done by me. If you need a repair before this time frame please get in touch with me so I am able to assess the issue and fix it free of charge. 

If you need more than 4 repairs you will need to book a full removal and a fresh application. 

Nails by Nu

Services

BIAB Infill & Re-balance

BIAB Infill & Re-balance

French design / Simple Nail Art

French design / Simple Nail Art

BIAB with gel polish

BIAB with gel polish

Gel Polish Manicure

Gel Polish Manicure

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