Curio Collective

Soph’s glorious nails are the big feature today 🫶🏼 Soph showed me a few inspo pics and basically the idea was ‘funky topographic map’ and honestly I am obsessed!! Swipe along ⬅️⬅️⬅️ to see Soph’s SIX WEEK retention and how gorgeous and healthy her natural nails look after a safe removal. For the new set we started with TWENTY™ Rubber Base, builder gel in shade ‘Chloe’, and then we used shade ‘manhattan muse’ for the tips, for the silver, NAILCRAFT ™ ‘quicksilver’ (as always!!) and to finish it all off the Glass no-wipe top coat from Twenty Pro. These are a firm fave for me recently, I love the mix of neutrals and silver!
I only have a few appointments left for August so DM me if you want to grab an appointment!

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A small break from nail art for these GORGEOUS nudies for Ellie 🫶🏼 there is something so satisfying about a clean, neat, n**e manicure 🫧🧼 as much as I adore nail art I absolutely adore a plain manicure whether that is a n**e or a plain colour. Ellie’s nails have come on such a journey since she first started coming to Curio Collective and we are both so happy with their progress. We use hard gel from TWENTY™ on Ellie as she has a pretty hands on job (Ellie | Hair Extension Training & Education for all extension needs and training!!!) and she was thinking of getting red nails, however, as we were applying the hard gel Ellie changed her mind immediately to have plain hard gel in the shade ‘fawn’. It is such a stunning shade and I genuinely get so happy when I get to showcase my skills that I have developed over the past few months as each set I do is better than the last and I enjoy seeing my progress (for me and for my clients!!)
I have a small amount of appointments left in August, so if you’re needing to get booked in then send me a DM! **enails

Some special bridesmaid nails for 🧡 Holly was looking for quite a specific blue so I used TWENTY™ ‘Discotheque’ cat eye and topped it with ‘East Hampton’ mixed with some top coat to give a jelly/glass effect. We then added some celestial themed stars using NAILCRAFT ™ ‘Quicksilver’ (best silver ever) and Holly told me she always likes to have one finger different so we did a big star in her ring finger to keep her tradition going! These turned out exactly as we both pictured so we were very happy with the end result! It was an absolute pleasure to meet Holly and I always find it such an honour when I get to do people’s nails for special occasions! I don’t think I’ll ever not get giddy and excited at the facts that people come to me to get their nails done each month or even for a one off appointment!
I have a few appointments left in August so please book in if you’re wanting to get your nails done! Just send me a DM and I’ll get you booked in!

Some extremely yummy blue and brown polkas for the lovely Molly 🫶🏼 this was Molly’s second appointment with me and her nails have started to grow so we can keep them at a more consistent length going forward. I enjoy nothing more than seeing the journey your nails go on when we take care of them 🫶🏼 if you’re wanting to start your own nail journey, be that natural or with enhancements, then send me a DM and we will get you booked in!

Every time I look through my camera roll to post my next set I genuinely feel so thankful to have so many incredible humans in my life. Sam is absolutely one of a kind and I absolutely adore getting to see her every few weeks, she truly brings so much joy to life! I feel so grateful that so many of my wonderful clients have become friends and I wouldn’t want it any other way! I just love chatting and getting to know you all and it is truly the most rewarding part of being a nail tech! These absolutely STUNNING nails were Sam’s last set before she’a going plain for a couple of months (cry!!) maybe I’ll get her to just get a FEW gems on her next set?? We use a hard gel base for Sam as she has a pretty heavy handed job and her retention is always incredible. (Thank you TWENTY™ for making the best products!!!) and then we used NAILCRAFT ™ quick silver for the art (again thank you nail craft for creating one of the best products ever!!!!)
I’m getting pretty booked up recently (so thankful!) so please if you want an appointment DM me and I will try and find a time that suits you!

I’m obsessed with Mal (just in general) ((but also her nails matching her wedding celebration saree)) it will forever be an absolute dream that my gorgeous clients trust me with nails for such special days! Mal is one of the most beautiful, gorgeous, incredible, stunning, interesting humans I’ve ever met and I’m so glad she chose me to be her nail tech 😭😻 she looked absolutely beautiful on her and Bobby’s wedding celebration day with her family and friends from all over the world and I’m so happy that I could make her nails exactly as she wanted them for their special day. Wishing Mal and Bobby a lifetime of health, wealth, and happiness 🧡🧡🧡 (also Mal said her Indian uncles likes her nails so what an absolute compliment that is!!!!!)

Sparkly fried eggs?? Yes please!! Loren coming to get her nails done is quite literally my favourite time of the month 🧡 we always have the best time and she ALWAYS gets the best nails 🫶🏼 these were so fun to make and I can’t wait to see her next week for another incred set! I created this set using products from TWENTY™ and HONA with a hard gel base for strength and structure. I’m always up for any kind of nails from completely plain to the most detailed nail art! I only have a few appointments next week so message me to get booked in ASAP! It’s super easy to find the studio, I’m in Gateshead based in Aidan House and the studio is a really welcoming place 🧡
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The most glorious mix and match nails for the most glorious gal Sarah 🫶🏼 slowly getting through a huuuuuge backlog of nail pics! These nails were a joy to create for my lovely friend who can’t usually get nails because of her job but she went on holidayyyyy so we got to have a nail date together! 🧡 we did a little plan of celestial, whimsical vibes with some n**e, tortie, red, and green! The addition of the gold accent designs was just perfection 🫶🏼 I have no appointments left for the remainder of July (thank you all for keeping me booked and busyyyyy!!!) and August is starting to fill up so send me a DM if you want to get booked in 🫶🏼

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The coolest nails for the coooooooolest gal 😻🫶🏼 Lindsay always comes with the best ideas for nail art and I’m truly obsessed with this set!! I’m fully booked this week guys (thank you THANK YOUUU!!! To all my gorgeous, amazing, beautiful clients!!) but if you’d like to get booked in for some gorg nails then send me a DM and we will get you booked in from next week onwards!

‼️ Incredibly boring yet important post ‼️ Most of my clients will already know that the next phase of the flyover demolition has started and that means the Park Lane roundabout is now closed until the 21st August. There is information on the council website but this post gives you all the information you need! Please make sure you leave with plenty of time to get to your appointment as traffic is probably going to be annoying for a while! Hopefully it won’t affect us too much but one to be aware of to plan around. Can’t wait to see all my gorgeous clients this week 💋💋💋