nail quick gel polish

Monochromatic digits will always be a classic look, however when your hands are… in the right hands, nail art, even for one finger on each hand, adds a fashion element to your fingers! As the runways continue their love affair with nail art, it goes to show that nail decor isn’t going away anytime soon. My favorite stop in New York City for unique digit designs is SPANAIL by Nail Quick in Soho (where I first visited back in June), and recently re-visited to have some lighthearted Valentine’s Day-inspired art done!

SPANAIL‘s manager and artist extraordinaire, Maki, worked on my nails again, using SPANAIL’s own gel brand, Nail Quick, which is the most incredible nail gel I’ve ever experienced! Each application only took literally five seconds to try; I barely placed my hand in the dryer before it was shutting off. Since I’m always short on time, the lengthy time commitment it takes to do gel polish is always a deterrent for me, but with Nail Quick’s polish, it actually was quite a breeze.

The gorgeous, goopy pots of gel color looked like sticky shimmery lip gloss, which Maki carefully applied with precision to my nail tips, creating not a French tip, but rather hearts, all in different hues, on my nails. The stunner was surely my ring fingers, each adorned in a metallic gel hue and completed with four tiny bulbous crystals for an extra blingy effect. Besides the actual artwork, the overall manicure was meticulous and totally relaxing; my cuticles were repaired and hydrated, the buff was gentle yet effective, all the while I chatted away with the artists and sipped on the delicious green tea.

In the coming months I will surely be finding every excuse under the sun to head to Soho for a visit to SPANAIL… will you be doing the same? Call 646.476.3271 to schedule an appointment at SPANAIL in SoHo (120 Sullivan Street (bet. Prince & Spring), the Tokyo-based nail salon’s first overseas location!

Full Disclosure: SPANAIL provided complimentary nail art services to Fashion Pulse Daily.