The Gloss Atelier

Where nails become art.

A private nail studio in Albertville, Johannesburg. Rubber base, extensions and hand-painted design — catering for your nail needs.

By appointment only Albertville, Johannesburg Designed for your hands

The atelier

An atelier is a workshop — a room where things are still made by hand.

That is the whole idea behind this studio. Not a production line, not a fifteen-minute turnaround. Every set of hands is curated with precision and perfection, according to your style.

The foundation matters just as much as the picture on top. Nails are prepped properly, structure is built where your nail needs it, and the shape is filed to suit your hands.

Milky white almond nails with hand-applied gold-leaf accents.

Milky white, gold leaf

What is made here

The list, and what it costs.

Rubber base sets, sculpting and pedicures. If what you want is not on the list, send a photo and she will tell you what it costs.

Nails

  • Rubber base overlayR120
  • Overlay + designR140
  • Overlay + tipsR160
  • Overlay + tips + designR170

Special nail services

  • Rubber base sculptingR180
  • Reverse FrenchR180
  • Soak-offR50

Pedicure

  • Dry pedicureR90
  • Wet pedicureR110

Selected work

Recent sets from the studio.

Every photo on this site is her own work on a real client — no stock images, no borrowed inspiration pictures.

Long nude coffin nails with gold chrome swirl French tips.
Hand-painted Halloween set with Jack Skellington, Oogie Boogie, dice and spirals.
Sage-green coffin nails with leopard print and gold-leaf accents.
Cherry-blossom set on pink almond nails with sculpted 3D flowers, gold detail and a painted crane.
Long coffin nails in pink and white French with blue marble, silver glitter and crystals.
Dove-grey gloss on long stiletto nails.

The house palette

Quiet colours, so the work does the talking.

The studio's own palette is deliberately soft and earthy. On the nail, anything goes — neon, cobalt, emerald, blood red. Ask for it.

Bone
Tan
Moss
Café Noir
Kombu

Appointments

Book a chair in the atelier.

Tell her what you have in mind — length, shape, colour, or just a picture you liked. She will come back with what is possible and what it costs.

Private studio in Albertville, Johannesburg — address shared on confirmation