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Medusa Detroit

Medusa Detroit

Nail salon in Detroit, MI

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Medusa Detroit is co-owned by D'Anna Kapusta and Harper Needham. The studio is on Livernois Avenue, which the business refers to as the Avenue of Fashion. The owners aim for a space that feels comfortable and accessible, is gender affirming and is size inclusive. The business says it welcomes transgender, POC, fat and disabled clients.

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About

Medusa Detroit is co-owned by D'Anna Kapusta and Harper Needham. The studio is on Livernois Avenue, which the business refers to as the Avenue of Fashion. The owners aim for a space that feels comfortable and accessible, is gender affirming and is size inclusive. The business says it welcomes transgender, POC, fat and disabled clients.

The menu is organized into manicures, nail art, pedicures, waxing and add-on services. Manicures range from a $25 TLC option, which covers shaping, cuticle work and a hydrating treatment without polish, to a $40 dry manicure with a lacquer finish and a $45 dry manicure with a gel finish. Pedicures include the $60 NO SCRUBS service, with a soak, health check, shaping, heel softening, a house-made salt scrub and an avocado oil deep tissue massage, and the $70 SO FETCH option, which adds hot towels to those steps.

Nail art is hand painted. Dealer's Choice, at $70, has the artist design the look with little input from the client. Happy Little Trees, also $70, starts with the client's ideas and takes more time because each design is painted by hand.

Waxing covers brows, lip, chin, underarms and full face, with brow shaping, tinting and combination packages. The business says it selects products free from harsh chemicals and toxins for its nail, pedicure and waxing services. Clients who prefer a quiet appointment can request Silent Treatment, which means no small talk and is offered free of charge.

The studio aims to be comfortable, accessible, gender affirming and size inclusive, and it says it uses products free from harsh chemicals and toxins.

Services

Final prices may vary.

Manicures include a TLC option with shaping, cuticle work and a hydrating treatment, plus dry manicures with a lacquer or gel finish.

  • TLC $25
  • Evangelista $40
  • So Gelly $45

Hand-painted nail art in two designs, one planned by the artist and one built from the client's ideas.

  • Dealer's Choice $70
  • Happy Little Trees $70

Pedicures range from NO SCRUBS with a salt scrub and massage to SO FETCH with hot towels added.

  • No Scrubs $60
  • So Fetch $70

Waxing covers lip, chin, brows, underarms and full face, with brow shaping, tinting and combined packages.

  • Lip or chin $15
  • Brow Shaping $20
  • Brow tint $20
  • Brow and lip $25
  • Brow and tint $30
  • Brow, lip, and chin $30
  • Underarm $30
  • Full Face $40

Add-ons include gel polish for pedicures, soak-off removal, chrome or magnetic cat eye polish for gel, an extra foot massage and Silent Treatment.

  • Chrome Polish (gel only) $10
  • Extra Massage $10
  • Gel Polish (Pedicure) $10
  • Gel Polish (Pedicure) add-on $10
  • Magnetic Cat Eye Polish (gel only) $10
  • Soak Off $15
  • Silent Treatment Price at booking

Photos

  • Rainbow leopard and zebra print nail art
  • Hot pink nails with spiderweb designs
  • Bright green manicure with cat nail art
  • Silver cat-eye nails with dark beetle designs
  • Two staff members posing outdoors in pink outfits

Meet the team

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Highlights
  • Women-owned studio on Livernois Avenue in Detroit
  • Hand-painted nail art, with the Dealer's Choice and Happy Little Trees designs
  • NO SCRUBS and SO FETCH pedicures with a house-made salt scrub and deep tissue massage
  • Silent Treatment appointments with no small talk, offered free of charge
  • Gel-only chrome and magnetic cat eye polish add-ons
  • Soak-off gel removal that does not require drilling
Good for
  • gender affirming services
  • size inclusive visits
  • transgender clients
  • disabled clients
  • clients who want a quiet appointment
  • pedicure and nail art clients
  • clients who prefer gentle product choices
Treats
  • gel polish removal
  • unwanted hair
  • brow shaping
  • nail care
  • pedicure care
Techniques
  • hand-painted nail art
  • gel polish
  • dry manicure
  • cuticle work
  • soak-off gel removal
  • chrome polish
  • magnetic cat eye polish
  • house-made salt scrub
  • deep tissue massage
  • hot towel treatment

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