Nail Salon Questions, Answered

A basic manicure is $30 and includes filing, shaping, cuticle care, a hot towel, a light hand massage and your choice of polish. A gel manicure is $40 and a gel French manicure is $45. Gel colour applied on its own, without the full manicure, is $30.

Pedicures at Nails R Us start at $40. There are seven levels: Regular $40, Bomb Spa $50, Voesh $55, Organic Spa $60, Collagen Spa $65, Jelly Deluxe Spa $70 and Luxury Volcano $80. Each step up adds treatments such as callus removal, scrubs, masks or paraffin.

A full set of acrylic is $45 and up. Pink and white is $65 and up, ombre $65 and up, full set gel $55, and liquid gel $65 and up. Fill-ins cost less: acrylic fill from $35, pink and white fill from $50, gel fill $45.

Taking nails off on its own is $20. If you are having a new service done in the same visit, removal is $5. Soaking off gel adds $5 when you book gel colour only rather than a full manicure.

Five add-ons are available: candle massage $10, hot stone $8, paraffin $10, gel polish $15 and gel French polish $20. Hot stone is for deeper muscle relaxation; paraffin is a warm wax treatment that softens and moisturises the skin.

Gel is a polish cured under a lamp, while dip powder is a coloured powder set into layers of resin. At Nails R Us a gel manicure is $40. Dip powder on natural nails is $50 and up and works as a lightweight, strong overlay; dip with tips is $55 and up.

The Regular Pedicure at $40 covers the soak, trim, light callus treatment and polish. The Collagen Spa at $65 adds a collagen scrub, cream masque and paraffin. The Luxury Volcano at $80 is the five-step treatment: detox volcano crystals, sugar scrub, collagen mask and candle massage.

Dip powder on natural nails is the most requested, at $50 and up, described on the menu as a lightweight and strong alternative for natural nail overlays. The gel manicure at $40 is the long-lasting favourite, and the Regular Pedicure at $40 is the classic choice.

Yes. Nail design is $8 and up for two nails, or $20 and up for all ten. Custom hand-painted art, ombre and French finishes are all available, and a special nail shape is $5. Recent work is on the gallery page.

Yes, there is a full waxing menu. Eyebrows are $15, lip $10 and chin $12, or all three together for $40. Full face is $50, under arms $40, half legs $50, full legs $100 and Brazilian $90. Eyebrow tinting is $40.

Yes, there is a kids' menu. A kids' manicure is $25 and a kids' regular pedicure is $35. Gel polish only is $25, two nail designs are $8, and adding gel polish to a kids' service is $15.

Walk-ins are welcome seven days a week. You can also book online or call (828) 430-9332 to reserve a time. Booking ahead is the safer choice at weekends and through prom and wedding season, when the salon is busiest.

Nails R Us is open seven days a week: Monday to Saturday from 10am to 8pm, and Sunday from 12pm to 7pm. Holiday hours can differ, so check the Google listing or call (828) 430-9332 before travelling on a public holiday.

Nails R Us is at E158 Morganton Heights Blvd, Morganton, NC 28655, in the Morganton Heights centre next to Walmart. Parking is in the Morganton Heights lot. The salon also serves customers from Valdese, Hickory, Lenoir and the rest of Burke County.