Are you interested in creating artwork on your plain fingernails?
Time to jazz up your boring nails? I believe that most of you love neat, tidy,
and sometimes wild or colorful set of fingernails. Quite a lot of ESL students
might want to learn about nail shop expressions/ terms in English to get their
beautiful ideas about nail artwork across. Let us explore and nail the
expressions to be used in nail shops. 😊
1.
What is the official name for a nail expert
who will take care of your fingernails/ toenails at nail salons? …………… manicurist/
pedicurist/nail technicians or nail art designers
2.
What do you say at a nail salon (or book an
appointment) if your fingernails or toenails need some attention? ………..
“I’d like to get my nails done.” or
“I’d like to get my toenails done./ I’d like spa manicure/pedicure/
feet massage.”
“I’d like to get my nails cut short.”
“I’d just like get nail polish. Do
you have sample colors?”
“Can I get a full set of ombré nails?/
French tip acrylic nails?/ gel nails?”
*Most ombré nails start out vertically (fading from the tips to cuticles
When is your earliest availability?”/
“Are you available at the moment?/ Can I walk in now?”
“Could I possibly put off my appointment
until coming Saturday?” or “Can I move my appointment to
next Tuesday?”
“I need a refill on my French
nails. It’s already been three weeks.”
“I happened to nick/ break one
of the tips. Could you fix it?”
3.
If you want to remove the existing artificial
nails (created by acrylic powder), you can say……”I need to soak-off my
gel manicure. / shellac manicure/ acrylic manicure.”
4.
If you are asked to choose a specific nail shape,
you can say “I’d like the tips to be straight square/ squoval (=squared
oval)/ rounded / oval / almond / coffin-shaped or ballerina / stiletto/ lipstick-shaped.”
5.
Nail art techniques ……… Painting nails
with a brush/ Sponging nails to get gradient type of styles or colors/ Stamping
nails/ Airbrushing nails
6.
When checking out and leave, you are supposed
to ask “How much do I owe you?” / “So all together, how much does
all that cost or add up to?” ( in case you got several different services)
7.
Tipping etiquette: Offering gratuity
is common at a beauty parlor or a nail salon in the US. Customers normally pay 15%
(of the amount) of the service they got. If the service was great, you can pay
20% (of the amount) or more as gratuity. If you offer your tip in cash, you
might say “This is for your great service. Thank you.”
*picture source: https://preply.com/en/blog/2015/09/01/visiting-a-beauty-salon-the-most-important-english-words/#scroll-to-heading-2 and https://favim.com/image/6555067/ and https://ub-sessed.tumblr.com/post/47130925600/heres-a-nail-shape-i-didnt-know-about-lipstick )
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