The length is reserved, not estimated
How long an appointment takes
Every line on the price list has a length against it, and that length is the window the booking calendar reserves. It is not a guide, an average or a best case.
Why most salons cannot tell you
Because most booking systems offer a fixed slot — half an hour, or an hour — and fit whatever you asked for into it. That works until somebody books an hour and asks for art on all ten nails, at which point either you are rushed or the person after you is late. Everybody in this trade knows this and almost nobody's website says it.
What this one does instead
You choose the service and the add-ons first. The calendar adds up the minutes, then looks for a window that long with a technician free for all of it — and, for a pedicure, one of the chairs free for all of it too. Only then does it show you times.
Two worked examples
These are not illustrations. They are the same arithmetic the booking form does, from the same numbers.
What the calendar does with that
- Gel manicure1 hour$55
- Nail art, all ten nails+ 25 minutes+ $32
- French finish+ 10 minutes+ $12
- Your appointment1 hour 35 minutes$99
The calendar looks for a 1 hour 35 minutes window, not an hour. That is the whole difference between this booking form and one that offers everybody the same slot.
What the calendar does with that
- Acrylic full set1 hour 30 minutes$88
- Chrome or cat-eye finish+ 10 minutes+ $14
- Nail art, one or two accent nails+ 10 minutes+ $10
- Your appointment1 hour 50 minutes$112
The calendar looks for a 1 hour 50 minutes window, not an hour. That is the whole difference between this booking form and one that offers everybody the same slot.
The length is worked out, not assumed. Every service on this site has a length against it, and every add-on adds its own minutes. The calendar adds them up before it looks for a slot, so the time you are offered is a time that actually fits what you asked for.
The fifteen minutes between appointments
Between every appointment there is a gap that nobody is booked into and nobody pays for. The table top, the lamp, the arm rest and the chair get wiped down, the steel goes back to be washed, and the next set of files comes out of a fresh packet. That gap is the difference between a shop that says it is clean and a shop that has built the time to be clean into its diary.
Why the last appointment of the day is not the last hour
The last appointment of the day starts early enough to finish before we close, so a ninety-minute set cannot be booked ninety minutes before closing. The calendar works that out for you rather than letting you book something we would have to cut short.
What happens if the work turns out to be longer
You are told at the start, not in the middle. If you booked a fill and the set needs a removal, or you booked an hour and the design will not fit in it, that conversation happens before anything is filed — with the price difference — and it is your decision.
We hold your slot for fifteen minutes. We hold your slot for fifteen minutes. After that it depends on what is booked behind you, and the answer is often a shorter version of the same service at the shorter price.
Everything here has a cadence. Most services have a cadence — a gel manicure at two to three weeks, a fill at two to three, a pedicure at four. We will offer you the date before you leave, and if you would rather not take one then, the reminder comes by e-mail when it is due.
The calendar does the arithmetic
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A gel manicure is 1 hour. An acrylic full set is 1 hour 30 minutes. Add art on ten nails and it is longer, and the form will show you times that fit the longer number rather than the shorter one.