YARCO STUDIO Los Gatos

YARCO STUDIO was created in 2023 by Yara, who started as a nail technician and has more than ten years of experience in the beauty industry. The salon describes itself as a premium salon group in Silicon Valley and states that it has served more than 7,000 clients and has 25 or more professionals.

The salon has two locations: Mountain View, at 1350 Grant Rd, Suite 14B, and Los Gatos, at 15567 Union Ave. Both are open seven days a week and offer free parking in shopping plazas, and the Los Gatos booking page lists hours from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm every day. Technicians are organized into Junior Master, Master and Top Master levels, with Top Masters described as the most experienced and the quickest for appointments.

Manicure options include the e-file dry manicure, also called the Russian manicure, which covers cuticle care, filing, buffing, hand cream and cuticle oil. Structured gel overlays come in nude or translucent with more than 100 shades, or in any color, and clients with a natural free edge longer than 2 mm pay a small extra fee. Pedicures range from a toes-only express option to a dry pedicure that includes gel removal and a foot treatment, and a KART pedicure uses a fruit-acid product line for dry or callused skin. Brow and lash services include shaping, tinting, lamination and lash lifts.

Hygiene: tools meant for reuse are cleaned, disinfected and then sterilized in a Class B autoclave, and they are taken out of sealed pouches while the client watches. Single-use tools are used once per client, and each workstation is sanitized. Booking: appointments can be made online, but walk-ins are not guaranteed. A card kept on file secures a booking without any advance charge, and payment is collected after the service. Cancellations and reschedules require at least 24 hours' notice. Late cancellations and no-shows are charged 50% of the booked service. Payment methods accepted are cards, cash, Zelle and gift cards. A 3% surcharge applies to credit card payments only.

Hygiene is central to how the salon works: reusable tools go through a Class B autoclave and are opened from sealed pouches in front of the client, disposables are used for every client, and each workstation is sanitized.