i currently charge £25 for a full set. i was charging £15 while i was practising and mainly did friends and family at this price - everyone else questioned why i was so cheap - the few 'none family' clients i did gave me £20 anyway cos they were pleased with them! xx
How much do you charge for a full set of nail extensions & why?
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~shelley~
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Thank you everyone for the replys & votes so far, ive found it really interesting xxx
MINKUS
Gel Junkie
£25 natural nail ovelay
£20 infills
£35 tip and overlay
Thinking on putting my infil prices up to £25 shortly though ....maybe ?!
because it takes me as long sometimes longer than my natural nail overlay .
Amb x
£20 infills
£35 tip and overlay
Thinking on putting my infil prices up to £25 shortly though ....maybe ?!
because it takes me as long sometimes longer than my natural nail overlay .Amb x
Pirate Sarah
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I charge £30 for a full set forever french and £35+ for nails using mosaic and metro powders.
I think I am worth what I charge. Its what the majority of salons near me charge and I dont think I should charge less because I'm mobile.
xxx
I think I am worth what I charge. Its what the majority of salons near me charge and I dont think I should charge less because I'm mobile.
xxx
I charge £175.00 per full-set... :Scared:am just kidding.... :smack:
liza smith
Well-Known Member
sam, u bin on the vino again!!!!!!
£175 for a couple of hrs of spending time with u is well worth it lol!
xxx
£175 for a couple of hrs of spending time with u is well worth it lol!
xxx
Susie H
Well-Known Member
Unfortunatly I don't set the price for the french done with tips, but I do for everything else.
I feel £20 is to low and the owner feels its to high, I am £8 cheeper than anyone else and I feel thats reflected in some of the clients I get.
However my sculpts are on an intreductory £25 and glitters are £30
art starts from 50p a nail. Mainly its kids for the art and I like to encorage them to come talk to me so that we can start of right about natural nail care.
I feel £20 is to low and the owner feels its to high, I am £8 cheeper than anyone else and I feel thats reflected in some of the clients I get.
However my sculpts are on an intreductory £25 and glitters are £30
art starts from 50p a nail. Mainly its kids for the art and I like to encorage them to come talk to me so that we can start of right about natural nail care.
Laydee Danielle
Well-Known Member
I charge £30 for a full set of tips plus £5 extra for "french"
if you want to see my other prices and can view them on my website
if you want to see my other prices and can view them on my website
Jaffacake
Malamute Geek!
I charge £25 for full set t&o natural, £30 for french.
Rebalance is £20 natural and £22 french
Glitter etc £10 per set on top.
I include one repair with rebalance, all others £3 each, or £5 if not in maintenance appointment.
I have only just put my prices up from £20/£25 because I resented working for that amount when everywhere else was charging more! I have seen a slump in custom over the past few weeks but that may be a coincidence? I would ideally like to charge £30 for natural and £35 for french but I dont know if I would get any clients willing to pay that in this area, I will have to research the local market, havent done that in a while
Good thread! x
Rebalance is £20 natural and £22 french
Glitter etc £10 per set on top.
I include one repair with rebalance, all others £3 each, or £5 if not in maintenance appointment.
I have only just put my prices up from £20/£25 because I resented working for that amount when everywhere else was charging more! I have seen a slump in custom over the past few weeks but that may be a coincidence? I would ideally like to charge £30 for natural and £35 for french but I dont know if I would get any clients willing to pay that in this area, I will have to research the local market, havent done that in a while
Good thread! x
joanna118
Well-Known Member
i charge £25 for full set and then £18 for infills and backfills
Envy
Well-Known Member
This is an interesting thread, I see a very big spread of prices.. I'd love to input, but in truth our Dollar doesn't really relate..
I charge $100+ full set, sculpt, tip, BRiSA what ever is needed. But that would only relate to about 40 pound..
At the end of the day I can buy an espresso coffee for $3 or a nice car for about $6,000 so not sure how that relates for dollar value? lol
I charge $100+ full set, sculpt, tip, BRiSA what ever is needed. But that would only relate to about 40 pound..
At the end of the day I can buy an espresso coffee for $3 or a nice car for about $6,000 so not sure how that relates for dollar value? lol
Nailsinlondon1
Well-Known Member
I charge between £55.00 an £60.00 for my enhancements, depending on the service.....
This is for the City of London.... the square mile.....
This is for the City of London.... the square mile.....
I am in Oz so do a bit of conversion her so i might be a bit out but for a full set of scultps $40 AU so about 17pound
Overlays $35 about 15 pound
Glitter sculpts $45 about 20 pound
Repairs $4.00 per nail about 1.50 pound
I work from home and a mobile service, just gettiung started so my prices are on the right side of being affordable with out being "cheap"
Overlays $35 about 15 pound
Glitter sculpts $45 about 20 pound
Repairs $4.00 per nail about 1.50 pound
I work from home and a mobile service, just gettiung started so my prices are on the right side of being affordable with out being "cheap"
VHunter
Well-Known Member
I charge as a promo, first set, 25$ Cdn funds. REg price, 35$ What that is in pounds or lero (or whatever it's called, I can't remember:o ) I have no clue.
I do UV gels.
Do you feel you are not good enough to charge the going rate?
Yes, I am good enough. I'm slow. Also, I work from home so am trying to get people's attention.
Are you still a student?
yes and no. I'm not a student. I have completed my dep and have a cert in UV Gels & also Gel Resins. Though, are we all continually students? I want to take my next course in acrylics.
Do you feel that as you are mobile or home based you can't charge as much as salons?
No, I dont feel that way at all.
Do you charge higher than the going rate as you feel you are the best in town?
No, I dont think that would happen (that I would charge more).
Working from home, I face the challenge of getting my name known which is extraordinarily difficult since I dont have a sign, I'm on a dead end street.. etc.. So, I do flyers with 'promo' pricing to get people's attention. I also use other methods of getting my name out there.. and it's working
I dont charge as much as I'd like for a couple of reasons:
- there are 4 discount-nss in our small town (in our town, they are one and the same) and I'm competing with their prices.
- I feel that everyone should afford to have nails. I got into this business quite by accident as I couldn't afford to get mine done at a salon at one point.. so started doing my own.. that was over 15yrs ago. I feel that any stay at home mom should be able to afford safe, attractive nail enhancements. Their only recourse shouldn't be the NSS which is my closest neighbor in pricing.
I do nails because I love them. Yes, I also love that I can make a living doing what I like. I'm passionate about them and read everything that I can. Try everything that crosses my mind.... or someone else's lol
I recently bumped my prices up a bit because I felt that I had started making a name for myself and I am starting to have a busy book.
ONce my book is 'full', then I will bump them up again. OR once the nss bumps their's up, then I"ll bump mine to just under them. Whichever comes first.
I want to make enough so that my hubby can leave his 2nd job and so we can finally get 'married' (as we're only common law right now, 8yrs)....
But, I dont need to be rich. lol who doesn't right?
I just have fun and love having fun.. my goal is to be a top nail artist.. I sooooooooooo love playing with different mediums and art....
We'll see what happens.
:green:
I do UV gels.
Do you feel you are not good enough to charge the going rate?
Yes, I am good enough. I'm slow. Also, I work from home so am trying to get people's attention.
Are you still a student?
yes and no. I'm not a student. I have completed my dep and have a cert in UV Gels & also Gel Resins. Though, are we all continually students? I want to take my next course in acrylics.
Do you feel that as you are mobile or home based you can't charge as much as salons?
No, I dont feel that way at all.
Do you charge higher than the going rate as you feel you are the best in town?
No, I dont think that would happen (that I would charge more).
Working from home, I face the challenge of getting my name known which is extraordinarily difficult since I dont have a sign, I'm on a dead end street.. etc.. So, I do flyers with 'promo' pricing to get people's attention. I also use other methods of getting my name out there.. and it's working
I dont charge as much as I'd like for a couple of reasons:
- there are 4 discount-nss in our small town (in our town, they are one and the same) and I'm competing with their prices.
- I feel that everyone should afford to have nails. I got into this business quite by accident as I couldn't afford to get mine done at a salon at one point.. so started doing my own.. that was over 15yrs ago. I feel that any stay at home mom should be able to afford safe, attractive nail enhancements. Their only recourse shouldn't be the NSS which is my closest neighbor in pricing.
I do nails because I love them. Yes, I also love that I can make a living doing what I like. I'm passionate about them and read everything that I can. Try everything that crosses my mind.... or someone else's lol
I recently bumped my prices up a bit because I felt that I had started making a name for myself and I am starting to have a busy book.
ONce my book is 'full', then I will bump them up again. OR once the nss bumps their's up, then I"ll bump mine to just under them. Whichever comes first.
I want to make enough so that my hubby can leave his 2nd job and so we can finally get 'married' (as we're only common law right now, 8yrs)....
But, I dont need to be rich. lol who doesn't right?
I just have fun and love having fun.. my goal is to be a top nail artist.. I sooooooooooo love playing with different mediums and art....
We'll see what happens.
:green:
ChrissyB
Well-Known Member
I charge AUD$35 - $40 (approx. £15 - £17) for full sets, and $50 (£22) for permanent french sculpts.
I feel I should be charging more, but in the shopping center alone we have about 5 NSS, and a few more techs located in hair salons (like me) - about 3 more, actually. I'm the cheapest in the area (by only about $5) but the salon I'm in is in a very bad location so not a lot of people know I'm there (even with advertising). We'll be moving in a few months so hopefully it'll be better after that.
I feel I should be charging more, but in the shopping center alone we have about 5 NSS, and a few more techs located in hair salons (like me) - about 3 more, actually. I'm the cheapest in the area (by only about $5) but the salon I'm in is in a very bad location so not a lot of people know I'm there (even with advertising).
We'll be moving in a few months so hopefully it'll be better after that.
bling nails
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$25.00 canadian dollars = £12.40 GBPVHunter said:
$35.00 Canadian dollars = £17.36 GBP
daintyfingers
Well-Known Member
I charge £30 for a full set of uv gel nails and £20 for infills.
This is about average for my area (I think the NSS in town charges more though).
I am a mobile technician and some charge less than me but, as with all my prices, I didn't want to go too cheap - I think it gives the wrong impression and gets the wrong clients! IMO.
I also don't think you should charge less for being mobile, after all they don't even have to get up of their own chair!!! I see it as a bonus!
I think sometimes a few quid here and there does not matter to our clients as much as we think it does. I get a lot of clients from the nss coming to me, not because I am cheaper but because of the service I offer. I am mobile so I can fit in with them but more than that they all like to chat! Conversation isn't up to much in our nss - you get asked if you want white tips and thats it. They don't even ask what shape - let alone give you a consultation!
This is about average for my area (I think the NSS in town charges more though).
I am a mobile technician and some charge less than me but, as with all my prices, I didn't want to go too cheap - I think it gives the wrong impression and gets the wrong clients! IMO.
I also don't think you should charge less for being mobile, after all they don't even have to get up of their own chair!!! I see it as a bonus!
I think sometimes a few quid here and there does not matter to our clients as much as we think it does. I get a lot of clients from the nss coming to me, not because I am cheaper but because of the service I offer. I am mobile so I can fit in with them but more than that they all like to chat! Conversation isn't up to much in our nss - you get asked if you want white tips and thats it. They don't even ask what shape - let alone give you a consultation!
Mrs.Clooney
Positive Geek
My nail business is on hold for the time being because of my skin problems but I was charging £35 for tips and sculpts with French or colour. I'm better at sculpting and prefer it but feel the price is justified because it is a job requiring skill and labour as well as cost of equipment/stock etc....... I am mobile and work from home.
ValencianNails
Positivity rules!
i charge 40 for a full set of enhancement (tip and overlay), that's approx £28. the price reflects the general rate in the area I live in, basic mani's in the local salons are 10 - £7
i'm quite shocked at some of the cheap prices that are mentioned on this thread though...
i'm quite shocked at some of the cheap prices that are mentioned on this thread though...
purplebunnies
Well-Known Member
I charge £35 for natural or pink overlay (with or without tips) and £40 for P&W. Rebalance is £25, thats for a 2 weekly app after that it goes to £30 then £35.
This is for L&P and Brisa
This is for L&P and Brisa
