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How to price and time each nail service
One guide per service: how long to plan, what goes into the cost, what to ask the client and how to set a price that pays for your time. Each guide opens the free price calculator with that service already filled in.
Nail service price calculatorHow to price BIAB and builder gel nails
New set, infill and removal: time, cost and a calculator.
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Full set, soak-off and new set, removal: time, cost and a calculator.
Open the guideHow to price a gel polish manicure
New colour, removal and art: time, cost and a calculator.
Open the guideHow to price an acrylic full set and fills
Full set, fill and removal: time, cost and a calculator.
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Set on tips or forms, fill and removal: time, cost and a calculator.
Open the guideHow to price polygel nails
Full set, overlay, fill and removal: time, cost and a calculator.
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Full set, maintenance, repair and removal: time, cost, calculator.
Open the guideHow to price a Russian manicure
With or without gel, first visit and upkeep: time, cost and a calculator.
Open the guideHow to price a gel pedicure
Full pedicure, toes only and mani-pedi: time, cost and a calculator.
Open the guideHow to price nail art per nail and by tier
Per-nail tiers from simple to 3D: time, cost and a calculator.
Open the guideHow to price chrome and cat eye nails
Chrome and cat eye add-ons: extra time, cost and a calculator.
Open the guideHow to price nail removal and soak-offs
Gel, BIAB, extensions and another salon's work: time, cost and a calculator.
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Questions
How should a nail tech price a service?
Add up the product cost and the time the service takes at your target hourly rate plus your overheads, then add a margin. The free price calculator does this for every service at once.
Are the times in these guides averages?
No. They are starting points for planning. Time your own appointments for a couple of weeks and price from your real minutes.
Should I copy prices from salons near me?
Check them, but do not start from them. Start from your own costs and time, then compare with the local market to decide where you sit.