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Top 20 Nail Art Salons
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  1. The Queen Total Beauty

    The Queen Total Beauty

    8 Woodland Street, Melbourne (Strathmore), Victoria, Strathmore 3041
    (193)
    Experience the ultimate relaxation with The Queen Beauty and Massage. Services include massage, eyelash extensions and facials to cater to all skin concerns.
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  2. Mollyfuns Nail Art

    Mollyfuns Nail Art

    Level 1, 241- 245 Lonsdale street, Melbourne CBD 3000
    (36)
    Mollyfuns Nail Art will customise each manicure and pedicure to the guests' unique needs. The experts offer impressive nail art design, and lash extensions.
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  3. LV Hair & Nail

    LV Hair & Nail

    Shop 4, 534-542 Mount Dandenong Road (Inside Churinga Shopping Centre), Kilsyth 3137
    (46)
    Conveniently located inside Churinga Shopping Centre on Mount Dandenong Road, LV Hair & Nail can accommodate all your hair, nail and beauty needs.
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  4. The Nail Hair and Beauty Room Mornington

    The Nail Hair and Beauty Room Mornington

    Shop 6 / 211 Main Street, Mornington 3931
    (94)
    Overhaul your look with The Nail, Hair and Beauty Room. Choose from nail treatments, waxing, hair colouring, and more.
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  5. Trend Hair Beauty

    Trend Hair Beauty

    212 Bridge Road , Richmond 3121
    (20)
    Trend Hair Beauty is a brand new Richmond hair salon with a finger on the pulse of the latest trends in unisex hairstyling.
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  6. Diva Care

    Diva Care

    164 Bridge Road, Richmond 3121
    (13)
    Diva Care really knows their stuff when it comes to manicures and pedicures. Pop into the gorgeous salon for a spa treatment or wax, too.
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  7. Glamshell Beauty

    Glamshell Beauty

    63 Ferguson Street, Williamstown 3016
    (166)
    Glamshell Beauty, the place for all your beauty and spa needs including nails, brow and lash treatments, plus waxing. Or spoil yourself with a Spa Package.
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  8. Boutique Nails and Beauty - Gisborne

    Boutique Nails and Beauty - Gisborne

    5/38 Brantome Street, Gisborne 3437
    (245)
    Boutique Nails and Beauty is a premium nail and beauty therapy provider in Gisborne, specialising in flawless manicures and pedicures.
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  9. Sensational Nails & Beauty

    Sensational Nails & Beauty

    Shop 3 1A / 498 Princes Highway, Rockdale 2216
    (16)
    For stunning and flawless nails that reflect your colourful personality, book your appointment for Sensational Nails & Beauty online today, with Bookwell.
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  10. Greville Nails

    Greville Nails

    124 Greville Street, Prahran 3181
    (66)
    Greville Nails is a boutique nail salon located in Prahran. The expert team are consummate professionals, consistently delivering high-quality manicures and pedicures.
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  11. Melbourne Nails

    Melbourne Nails

    137 Victoria Street, Melbourne CBD 3000
    (19)
    Melbourne Nails know nails. Whether you prefer acrylic or Shellac, SNS or a simple manicure, the team will shape, buff and polish your nails to perfect.
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  12. Taj Beauty Salon

    Taj Beauty Salon

    161-165 Greville St, Prahran 3181
    (18)
    La Isla Nails offers a stunning range of deluxe manicure and pedicure services designed to pamper you from top to toe in trendy Prahran.
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  13. Bella Nails Australia Fair

    Bella Nails Australia Fair

    Shop G044 / 61 Scarborough Street, Southport 4215
    (95)
    Bella Nails is the go-to for all your manicure and pedicure needs. Pop in for a quick polish, or stay longer and treat yourself to an indulgent spa pedicure.
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  14. Larose Nails & Beauty

    Larose Nails & Beauty

    Shop 1100 / Macquarie Shopping centre (Next to Big W) Cnr Herring Rd & Waterloo Rd, North Ryde 2113
    (52)
    Larose Nails & Beauty is a North Ryde boutique nail and beauty salon offering stunning manicures and pamper packages to deliver high-quality results for its clientele.
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  15. Queen B Skin and Beauty

    Queen B Skin and Beauty

    237 Clarendon St, South Melbourne 3205
    (54)
    Queen B Skin and Beauty is a beauty and skincare studio in South Melbourne. Explore all things skin and beauty in this spacious and decadent day spa.
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  16. Be Dazzled Nails

    Be Dazzled Nails

    Tennant Creek, Tennant Creek 0860
    (1)
    For vibrant nail art and quality nail treatments in Tennant Creek, look no further than the friendly professionals at Be Dazzled Nails on Ambrose Street!
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  17. Fair Hair Nails and Beauty

    Fair Hair Nails and Beauty

    Shop 14 Centre Arcade Surfer Paradise Blvd 3131, Near Hilton Hotel, Surfers Paradise 4217
    (5)
    Fair Hair Nails and Beauty is your go-to for a wide range of treatments. From the latest hair colouring techniques, to Brazilians, threading and manicures.
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  18. Natro Nails

    Natro Nails

    157 Commercial Road,, South Yarra 3141
    (3)
    Spruce up your nails with the help of the most talented experts in town, at Natro Nails on South Yarra’s Commercial Road. Book an appointment online today.
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  19. Golden Nails Care - Port Melbourne

    Golden Nails Care - Port Melbourne

    156 Rouse Street, Port Melbourne 3207
    (25)
    Treat yourself to phenomenal manis/pedis, lash and brow treatments from the talented team at Golden Nails Care on Rouse Street in Port Melbourne.
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  20. Fancy Fingers Beauty Salon

    Fancy Fingers Beauty Salon

    Shop 7 / Ringwood Square S/C New Street, Ringwood 3134
    (6)
    Spoil yourself with Fancy Fingers Beauty Salon. Revitalise with a facial, eyebrow/lash tint or lash extensions, spray tan, massage, or mani and pedi.
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Nail Art

It used to be enough to hurriedly apply a coat of colour to your nails before you rushed out the door, waving your hands in the air as you went to dry them! But things can be a little more complicated now, especially if you want to achieve gorgeous, on-trend nails with personality and detail.

A few years back, nail art meant sprinkling some glitter over your wet polish, or adding a few shiny baubles. Now, fingernails are becoming mini works of art.

From the Catwalk to the Street

As with most forms of body adornment, nail art isn't new. Egyptian mummies have been found with their fingernails decorated with henna. And the Ming dynasty - famous for their extraordinarily long fingernails - wore gold and jewel-encrusted nail guards.

Today there are online galleries filled with nail art designs. There's even an online Museum of Nail Art, where practitioners can display their work. And thanks to the catwalk and the media, this intricate form of body decoration is now available to everyone, not just the rich and famous.

Nail art can take many forms and anything goes. You can use colour, texture, rhinestones, lace, foils, and even magnets. One of the biggest trends today is for hand-painted pictures - something that first appeared in England in the 1930s.

Miniature Landscapes

The English at the start of the twentieth century were a very trendy bunch indeed. Not only did they come up with the idea of using black nail polish, but they also commissioned miniature painted landscapes on their fingernails. Interestingly, the idea of stick-on nail designs was also considered at this time but just didn't catch on.

Brushes are a great way of applying nail art and come in various shapes and sizes to create lines, dots and shading. This is a very delicate and intricate artform that requires both skill and patience.

Other methods include sponging (to create a graduated or faded effect) taping, (to create a more defined or checkerboard look), and the use of stickers, one of the easiest ways to achieve artful nails.

Digital Art

Stamping is great for applying designs on top of your nail colour. While stenciling is similar to stamping, it allows more creativity with patterns. You can even design your own. An airbrush is often used to get a perfect finish.

One of the most exciting breakthroughs in nail art is digital. Many professional nail salons now have digital nail art machines and can quickly achieve the look your desire. Amazingly, these machines can even use scanned photographs, or pictures from your digital camera, to print onto your nails.

There are many reasons why you might consider nail art. For starters, it can be very unique and individual. It's a real statement about who you are. And, because you know they look amazing, it can also be a huge confidence booster.

The Pros of Nail Art

You can use nail art to match or accentuate an outfit or even take the focus away from what you're wearing.

Nail art can even give you a sense of wellbeing. It takes time to create, so you have no choice but to switch off and relax and de-stress in a soothing salon environment.

For nail art to look its best, you need to start with healthy, well-prepared nails. Nails that have been regularly manicured and maintained are the best canvas. Your design can go straight onto your own nails, or onto artificial nails, like acrylic or gel.

Many people choose to decorate acrylic nails, rather than their own, as it offers longer lasting effects and less chance of damage. The best plan is to talk to your manicurist and see what they advise.

You'll find some fabulous nail artists right here on Bookwell.