The Glitterbox Nail Studio
Nail salon in Everett, WA
The Glitterbox Nail Studio works by appointment only. Appointments start at the scheduled time, and the studio's policies apply to every visit. The studio is open Monday through Wednesday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday and Friday from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm, and is closed on weekends. Clients can reach it by phone or by email.
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The Glitterbox Nail Studio works by appointment only. Appointments start at the scheduled time, and the studio's policies apply to every visit. The studio is open Monday through Wednesday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday and Friday from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm, and is closed on weekends. Clients can reach it by phone or by email.
The core service is the structured gel manicure, which uses a thin, firm but flexible hard gel over natural nails and cures instantly. The studio designs these to last two to four weeks and recommends returning about every three weeks. It advises against going longer than three weeks between gel services, since that can weaken natural nails over time. Clients who have not booked for more than six weeks are asked to contact the studio before booking again.
Services are grouped by level of design. Single-color gel manicures and simple art sit at the lower end, with a range of add-ons such as chrome, decals and transfer foils, cat eye and magnetic effects, powder pigments, custom color palettes, and glitter or metallic foil. Signature French manicures and Advanced Art designs are more involved and are priced by design complexity. Advanced Art covers full-color ombré, florals, geometric and seasonal designs, negative space, hand-painted recreations, and 3D or encapsulated elements. Both of these require joining a waitlist and sending detailed design notes; requests without notes are not accepted.
Removal is available for gel manicures and pedicures, including removal of gel work done at other salons, which requires contacting the studio for pricing. Removal takes about an hour and fifteen minutes and includes shaping and cuticle care. Clients can also add a sheer or clear gel polish to a manicure. Inspiration photos for simple art are requested 24 to 48 hours before the appointment, and custom palettes need 24 hours' notice.
The studio is structured and appointment-only, and it plans gel services around a maintenance cycle of about every three weeks to protect natural nails.
Services
Final prices may vary.
Structured gel manicures on natural nails, with a single-color option and a tiered price based on how long since the last service. Includes a sheer or clear gel polish add-on for manicures.
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Single Color Structured Gel Manicure - The Port Gardner $105
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Simple Art (no French) Structured Gel Manicure - The Bayside $115
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Advanced Art (no French) Structured Gel Manicure - The Riverside $160
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Signature French Structured Gel Manicure - The Valley View $175
Lighter nail art and add-ons, including chrome, decals and transfer foils, cat eye and magnetic effects, powder pigments, custom palettes, ombré pink and white, glitter, and metallic foil.
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Chrome $5–$20
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Decals/Stamps/Gel Melt Effect/Transfer foils with design (set of 2 nails) $5+
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Cat Eye/Magnetic Effects $10–$15
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Powder Pigments, such as Aura or Ombré effect $15+
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Custom Color Palette / 3+ Colors $20+
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Ombré Pink & White French $25
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Structured Gel Manicure — The Bayside $115–$140
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Glitter Price at booking
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Metallic Foil Price at booking
The studio's signature French structured gel manicure, priced by design complexity and booked through the waitlist with detailed design notes.
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Structured Gel Manicure — The Valley View $175+
Detailed nail art such as full-color ombré, florals, geometric and seasonal designs, negative space, hand-painted recreations, and 3D or encapsulated elements, priced by design complexity and booked through the waitlist.
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Structured Gel Manicure — The Riverside $160+
Removal of gel manicures and pedicures, including work done at other salons, with shaping and cuticle care included.
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Add sheer/clear gel polish (manicure only) $15
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Removal — Rucker's Tomb: Add sheer/clear gel polish (manicure only) $15
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Gel pedicure removal $35
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Removal — Rucker's Tomb: Gel pedicure removal $35
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Gel manicure removal $75
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Removal — Rucker's Tomb: Gel manicure removal $75
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Structured Gel Manicure — The Port Gardner $105–$130
Meet the team
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- Highlights
- Structured hard gel manicures on natural nails with instant cure
- Tiered nail art, from single color and simple art to detailed Advanced Art and Signature French
- Custom color palettes with gradients, rainbow nails, and accent sets
- Gel manicure and pedicure removal, including work from other salons on request
- Waitlist and design-notes process for the most detailed designs
- Good for
- Regular gel manicure clients on a three-week schedule
- Clients who want custom nail art
- Anyone with a removal need, including work done elsewhere
- Clients who can plan ahead and share design notes
- Treats
- Gel manicure maintenance
- Nail art and custom designs
- Gel removal
- Techniques
- Structured gel
- Instant-cure hard gel
- Ombré
- Cat eye and magnetic effects
- Powder pigments
- Chrome
- Decals, stamps, and gel melt effects
- Transfer foils
- Glitter and metallic foil
- Negative space