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Demo website — not a real business. Lacquer & Lace is a fictional salon used to demonstrate this booking system. Nothing here is a real appointment, payment or review.
Open Monday to Friday, 11am – 8pm

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Our studio

A calm room, six chairs, and three technicians who love the detail.

Inside the studio

Since 2019

Started by two technicians who wanted a quieter salon


Jess and Ana met working back-to-back shifts at a busy downtown chain — forty-minute appointments, and never enough time to do the art properly.

In 2019 they opened Lacquer & Lace with six chairs and one rule: book enough time to do it right. Today there are three of us, a wall of more than four hundred colours, and a playlist we've been arguing about for years.

This founding story is fictional. Lacquer & Lace is a demonstration website, not a real salon, and the events and dates above are invented.

What we believe

Three things we won't compromise on


Hygiene you can see

Tools come out of a sealed autoclave pouch in front of you. Files, buffers and pedicure liners are single-use.

Natural nails first

No harsh drilling and no peeling gel off. HEMA-free and vegan polish options for sensitive skin.

Honest pricing

The price on the menu is the price you pay. Custom art is quoted before we pick up a brush.

The team

Who'll be doing your nails


J

Jess

Founder · structured gel

Twelve years in, and still the person to see for long, strong extensions that don't lift.

A

Ana

Co-founder · hand-painted art

Florals, tiny lettering, portraits of your dog — if it fits on a nail, Ana can paint it.

M

Mei

Senior technician · chrome & pedicures

Our chrome and cat-eye specialist, and the calmest pair of hands for a first pedicure.

Jess, Ana and Mei are fictional characters. They are not real people. Their roles, years of experience and specialisms were written to show how a salon team is presented on this site.

A row of nail polish bottles

Gift cards

The easiest present to get right


Available in any amount, valid for a full year, and wrapped for you. Pick one up in the studio or order by phone and we'll have it ready.

Your next set starts here

Book in under a minute

Request a time online and we'll confirm by email — appointments until 8pm, Monday to Friday.