The studio

A four chair studio that says no to rushing.

We book fewer sets than the place down the street. That is the whole business plan, and it is why the sets last.

Book a setMeet the techs
A woman at a manicure desk under a work lamp, looking down at a fan of swatch tips beside a white curing lamp

How it started

One chair, one lamp, a lot of opinions.

On Point started as one chair in the back of a hair salon on Main Street. The rule from day one was simple. If a set needs ninety minutes, it gets ninety minutes. Nobody gets hurried out with wet top coat so the next person can sit down.

Four chairs later, the rule is the same. We book every tech with a gap between clients, so prep is never skipped and you never sit there watching the clock with your hand under a lamp.

Hygiene, done properly

Clean is not a vibe. It is a process.

  1. Autoclave

    Every metal tool is scrubbed, then sterilised in a medical autoclave and sealed in a pouch. Your tech opens it in front of you.

  2. Single use

    Files, buffers, toe separators and orange sticks are yours alone. They go home with you or in the bin.

  3. Pipeless tubs

    Pedicure basins have no jets to hide gunk. They get drained, scrubbed and disinfected between every client.

  4. Air you can breathe

    Each desk has its own extractor, so the studio smells like hand cream, not acrylic.

Our promise

Your own nail never meets the drill.

Thin, sore, ridged nails after a set usually come from an e-file taken to the natural nail. We only use the drill on product, never on you. Removal is a soak, a gentle push and patience. If you come in with damage from somewhere else, builder gel is how we help it grow out.

The playlist

Loud enough to sing, quiet enough to gossip.

Tuesday is pop divas. Friday is throwbacks. Sunday is whatever Kai decides, which is usually the 2000s. Ask for a song at the chair and it goes in the queue. We have one rule: no sad songs during a bridal party.

  1. 01Big chorus pop, for the colour pick
  2. 02Something to dance to while it cures
  3. 03The one everyone knows the words to
  4. 04A slow one for the top coat

Small print

Thanks to the photographers.

This template uses stock photography as a stand in. The real studio photos go here later. Each photo below links to its source page.

Photo credits