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KC nails

Nail salon in Santa Monica, CA

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KC Nails is run by Kita Christofferson, who specializes in hard gel. The salon sits within IMAGE Studios Salon Suites on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, and its services range from everyday manicures and pedicures to hard gel overlays, extension sets, custom nail art and repairs.

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About

KC Nails is run by Kita Christofferson, who specializes in hard gel. The salon sits within IMAGE Studios Salon Suites on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, and its services range from everyday manicures and pedicures to hard gel overlays, extension sets, custom nail art and repairs.

Appointments are private and one-on-one. Services are designed with the health of the natural nail in mind as well as the finished look, and the salon offers a Bio Sculpture Gel manicure, which the brand lists as officially certified.

The salon is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 AM to 8 PM, and is closed Tuesday and Sunday. Clients book by text message rather than by phone, and a credit card on file holds each appointment. Nothing is charged unless a client no-shows or cancels late. Cancellations made less than 24 hours ahead are charged 95% of the service amount, and arriving late means the full amount is charged even if the service is not completed. Appointments more than 15 minutes late are cancelled and charged in full. Buy Now, Pay Later is available in person for bookings from $50 to $4,000, with approval needed before the appointment.

Private, one-on-one appointments, with services planned around long-term nail health as well as appearance.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Small finishes that can be added to a service, including French tip, cat eye and chrome.

  • Cat Eye Only $10
  • Chrome Only $15
  • French Tip $25

Hard gel overlays, extension sets, fills and new sets, plus Gel X full sets.

  • Hard Gel Fill (in 4 weeks) $100+
  • Natural Hard Gel Overlay $100+
  • Gel X Full Set $120+
  • Hard Gel Extension Full Set $130+
  • Hard Gel New Set (post 5 weeks) $130+

Regular, gel, structured gel and Bio Sculpture gel manicures.

  • Regular Manicure $50
  • Gel Manicure $60+
  • Structured Gel Manicure $80+
  • Bio Sculpture Gel Manicure $90+

Light, medium and full nail art, priced according to the design.

  • Light Art $15+
  • Medium Art $25+
  • Full Art $40+

Removal of builder gel, Gel X, dip powder, acrylic and hard gel.

  • Builder/ Gel X / Dip Powder Removal $20
  • Acrylic / Hard Gel Removal $25
  • Mediun Art $25+

Regular, gel and deluxe pedicures, with an extra foot massage available.

  • Regular Pedicure $65
  • Gel Pedicure $80+
  • Deluxe Pedicure $95+

Gel removal, plus removal of builder gel, Gel X, dip powder, acrylic and hard gel.

  • Gel Removal $15

Nail fixes and nail fix extensions for repairs.

  • Nail Fix $15+
  • Nail Fix Extension $20+
  • 6week after/ Hard gel fill Price at booking

Photos

  • Black and white close-up of natural nails with leaf-pattern nail art
  • Black and white hands with long almond-shaped hard gel nails on a textured surface
  • Black and white hand showing long almond-shaped hard gel extensions
  • Black and white hands with smooth nude-toned hard gel nails in sunlight
  • Black and white close-up of glossy dark almond gel nails
  • Black and white hands with square-tip nails featuring white line nail art
  • Black and white feet with dark polished pedicure on a bed
  • Black and white feet with dark gel pedicure on a bed
  • Hard gel nails with lilac ombre and gold star accents
  • Almond nails with tiger-stripe nail art
  • Nude almond nails with brown leaf designs
  • Nude square nails with white abstract line art

Meet the team

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Highlights
  • Hard gel services, including overlays, extension sets, fills and new sets
  • Bio Sculpture Gel manicure, which the brand lists as officially certified
  • Nail art priced by design, with full art clients can send a design photo ahead
  • Private, one-on-one appointments
  • Card on file to hold bookings, with Buy Now, Pay Later available in person for $50 to $4,000
Good for
  • Private one-on-one appointments
  • Hard gel overlays and extensions
  • Custom nail art
  • Clients who prefer to book by text
  • Gel removal and nail repairs
Treats
  • Nail repair
  • Nail extensions
  • Gel removal
  • Nail art
  • Gel and hard gel manicures
Techniques
  • Hard gel
  • Gel X
  • Apres Gel X extension sets
  • Bio Sculpture Gel builder base
  • Structured gel
  • E-file cuticle care
  • Paper forms for hard gel extensions
  • Dip powder removal
  • Cat eye
  • Chrome

Products & treatments

  • Bio Sculpture Gel
  • Apres Gel X
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