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Manhattan Nails salon Winter season sales offer currently on at 147 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge.

Save Up to 30% on

From Sunday to Thursday.

Manicure & Pedicure $35

Acrylic Full Set $30

Full Brazillian Waxing $35

Don’t neglect your beauty routine during this Winter season. Visit Manhattan Nails salon in Northbridge for great discounts during this time of the year. There are plenty of saving to be have. Call us to find out more today!

Autumn is here and we are offering a further discount to our already sales offering. These special deals at our nail and waxing salon are applicable on Sunday to Wednesday only!

Manicure and Pedicure service for only $35.00

Full Brazillian Waxing service for only $35.00

Visit or call us today for your appointment!

Due to popular demand from our clients, we are now offering express sunless spray tanning service using Naked Tan rapid tanning solution. This is a very popular tanning solution also made in Australia. The product uses Organic DHA amongs other natural ingredients. Below are some points about this Naked Tan spray tanning solution for your information

Naked Tan is natural, botanical base with organic DHA active, no alcohol, no parbens and it is odour free.

Great finish, sensational brown colour that does not go orange. Quick dries in 2 minutes, original Wash ‘n’ Wear in 2 hours, Silky sensation on the skin non sticky and no tackiness. A longer lasting tan for all.

Naked Tan is featured in Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, CLEO, Ok! Magazine, Complete Weddding Magazine, Girlfried, Grazia, Professional Beauty plus others so this product are widely endorsed by many.

Give it a go at our salon for your next spray tanning session. We currently offer the same price discount price for this express tanning service for a limited time only.

At our salon, we use Black Magic tanning solution. This is a product made by an Australian company right here in Australia. We are certainly happy with the product and results. So are our customers also. See below some of what others are saying about this brand of spray tanning products.

Pros: beautiful natural colour, easy to remove, odourless (no offensive smell)
Cons: The colour guide makes you look like a zombie who has rolled around in newspaper.
The final verdict: The best tan I have come across for a while.

This tan is somewhat peculiar and I must admit I had doubts the first time I ever tried it. Like no other tan I have ever come across, the solution is sprayed on as a grey mist. Yes, you look like a dead person; however magically, your skin slowly develops into a beautiful golden tan over 6-8 hours even though the solution is already gone! This has added benefits such as no lingering smell and the ability not only to go out in public. Furthermore the supposedly quality DHA is claimed to have anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties which we’re not complaining about! You all have heard about the benefit of aloe vera and green tea extract right. Apparently there are infused in this product.

Although the spray tanning solution is intended to be left on for minimum 8 hours, you can leave it on a little longer if you want a deeper colour (recommended for those who are DHA-resistant), however there is a warning from the manufacturer not to leave it on for too long. The tan lasts a good 7-10 days and fades beautifully, with no patching at all. And, just when you thought this tan couldn’t get any better, it was incredibly easy to remove in a hot shower with only body wash and an exfoliating glove. There are certainly some other good tanning solutions on the market which are extravagantly priced that simply don’t deliver in terms of colour and quality, however this is definitely not one of them. Easily my favourite tanning solution, it is not to be overlooked.

Who would have thought that fake tan can get this popular? If someone had told us five years ago we’d be lining up to stand in the buff while a stranger with a spray gun hit us with faux tan, we’d probably have shook our heads and laughed. But the devastating effect of overexposure to tanning beds or the Summer sun had changed the perception of spray tanning for good.

It’s such common practice, we schedule spray tans into our weekly beauty routines for an all-year glow. Below are some of our tips for getting a spray tan at our salon or any salon which you choose:

Here is a YOUTUBE video showing what spray tanning is

Plan ahead:
Which day do you want to look most gorgeous? Book your spray tan for the day or two before this.

Always make sure your skin is exfoliated. If you haven’t exfoliated your body for a while, do it every couple of days in the lead up to your spray tan. Concentrate on areas such as knees, feet, elbows and ankles. Try Garnier Skin Naturals BodyTonic Sugar Scrub or your favourite skin care products.

If possible, have a shower before your spray tan appointment — you need to remove moisturiser, deodorant and particualarly, sweat.

Timing is everything:
If you have your spray tan in the morning, you risk smelling like fake tan for the rest of the day (while you also go deodorant free). Although if you choose our salon. We use Black Magic tanning product which is an Australian cream based product that are almost odourless. Afternoon tan? Well, you might not have time to leave the office and have a shower first. Our advise is: Make an afternoon appointment, and if there’s no time for a shower, wipe yourself over with a cleansing wipe first.

Wear lose, dark clothing to your appointment — even go sans bra if you can. Don’t wear anything you’d want to risk fake tan ending up on. Remember to take thongs — slipping strappy heels straight back on will only cause patchiness on your feet.

Don’t be shy. Spray tanners have seen it all, from drag queens to grandmas in the nude. The less you wear, the better the results. If you feel more comfortable wearing your underwear, go ahead. Otherwise take advantage of the disposable paper g-strings our nails and beauty salon provide.

Keep it calm and relax. There’s no point forking out good money for a great look if you’re going to head straight to the gym or out on the town within four to eight hours of your tan. You’ll just sweat and your colour will either come off or become patchy. Give it time for the tan to develop completely. You will be happier with the result and it will last much longer.

Wait at least eight hours before washing, and remember, it’s normal for some colour to come off when you first shower. Keep your water temperature at cool to warm and don’t scrub your skin. Instead, gently wash your body (without a loofah) and when drying, pat your skin rather than rub it.

Keep your body moisturised over the next seven days. You can’t stop the natural cycle of shedding skin cells, but you can keep your skin hydrated so that patchiness is reduced as your tan fades.

Spray tanning is the new summer trend and it is safe beauty routine for everyone.

Here are some common myths we hear now and again from nail technicians themselves and clients alike:

1) Myth: Gel nails are so easy to do, they apply just like nail polish! Anyone can do them! (Then why isn’t everybody already doing them?) The truth is that Gel nails are easy to learn, but very hard to master. Watching a true professional doing it always seem easy but it takes skills and lots of practice to do it well. Don’t be fooled at the demo stand during a beauty expo or exhibitions. Those nail artists will only pick the best looking, easy to do nails which have free edges so they can demo it easily and beautifully. It’s their job to sell their products. The professionals who work at the salons and service REAL people do not have a choice. It is our job to enhance any type of nails (be it no free-edges, no nail beds etc …) and give the client the best looking nails possible when finished!

2) Myth: Gel nails are “lumpy” because you can’t file them or do finish work. The truth is that gel nails are non-porous and completely cured, there is no reason not to file them to perfection if needed. However, if the job was done well, there should be no need to buff because it is already shiny and smooth.

3) Myth: Gel are better for you than acrylic. The truth is any enhancement is not good for you. If you have good, healthy natural nails then keep them. Regularly taking care of them by doing a self-manicure or visit a nail salon such as Manhattan Nails and get it professionally manicured. A simple analogy is when you cover your skin with a bandage! If you keep covering it for a long time, the skin beneath will be affected by the lack of circulation. it will be white since pigmentation is not being affected by sunlight etc … The similar affect will happen to your natural nail beds if you cover them with acrylic or gel enhancement. They will grow back to normal if you choose not to fill them in and let the nails grow out naturally, after the enhancement was done. DO NO REMOVE THEM YOURSELF since this will weaken your nail beds and the time it take to get back to normality may take longer.

Get your acrylic or gel enhancement only if you need to. If you you are having trouble growing your nails naturally, or you have a chronic habit of biting your nails. That’s our general advice. But of course we cannot say no to fashion trends can we? We will however inform you the potential consequences.

Thank you to all our new customers and old customers who had come to support us by visiting our nail and waxing salon in Northbridge in the last 14 days or so. Thank you also to all the local business owners who expressed their heart-felt support. We feel wonderful to be part of this local business community and hope to continue providing our high standard of service to everybody now and into the future. Manhattan nails are here in Northbridge for a long time.

Thank you!