Locations · Updated July 2026
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Eighty-one cities — now in all fifty states. Every one gets the same treatment: a curated salon directory we'd stake our name on, a neighborhood guide, and a price table — no pay-to-play, ever.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arizona
Phoenix
Value strip-malls, luxury Arcadia and Scottsdale studios, and the Central Corridor that made the city a Russian-manicure hotspot.
Arizona
Tucson
Desert-luxe Foothills day-spas and an eco-minded, low-tox streak led by award-winning Greentoes.
Arizona
Mesa
A sprawling East Valley scene where strip-mall competition keeps prices reasonable and the Power Road plazas bring boutique lounges.
Arkansas
California
California
Los Angeles
Melrose nail art, Russian manicures, Gel-X on the strip — plus the honest 2026 price table from Beverly Grove to the Valley.
California
Orange County
Costa Mesa to Newport Beach: the 2026 price guide is live, and the curated salon directory is in active research.
California
Sacramento
Capital-city value — a deep, long-established salon community on Stockton Blvd and prices a full tier below the Bay Area.
California
San Diego
North Park artists, La Jolla polish, year-round beach pedicures, and the Convoy Street skill bench.
California
San Francisco
The country's highest nail prices — and, out in the Sunset and Richmond, one of its best value pockets.
Colorado
Colorado
Denver
Upscale, wellness-minded nail bars in RiNo, Cherry Creek and LoHi — non-toxic products and drill-free extensions.
Colorado
Colorado Springs
A value-driven military town with a genuine high end in north-side Briargate and award-winning, sanitation-obsessed boutiques.
Colorado
Aurora
One of Colorado's most diverse cities — budget walk-ins on Buckley to upscale Southlands lounges, plus standout Black-owned nail artistry.
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Florida
Jacksonville
Southside's Town Center nail bars, boutique San Marco studios, and real value out on the Westside.
Florida
Miami
Wynwood art sets, Brickell polish, resort-tier Beach menus — and the year-round pedicure standards of endless sandal season.
Florida
Tampa
South Tampa's Dale Mabry corridor, waterfront Westshore luxury, and a fast-growing Russian-manicure cohort.
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Indiana
Indianapolis
Independent nail bars downtown and in Broad Ripple, upscale spas up north in Nora, and value on the Southside.
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Upscale southwest salon-spas on Jefferson and Illinois Road plus north-side walk-in strips, at Midwestern prices.
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Kentucky
Louisville
The Bardstown Road and Highlands corridor — a dense strip of independent, family-run salons competing on nail art.
Kentucky
Lexington
The booming Hamburg district's lounge-style salons — Gel-X and nail art with cocktails — plus organic-spa and neighborhood shops citywide.
Louisiana
Louisiana
New Orleans
Carnival and festival nails, Magazine Street boutiques, and the Metairie value belt — plus what humidity does to a set.
Louisiana
Slidell
A small-market guide done honestly: the Gause Blvd strip, Olde Towne studios, and when the Northshore or the lake trip is worth it.
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Michigan
Detroit
Statement sets from the Avenue of Fashion to Corktown's new studios — the friendliest prices of any big city we cover.
Michigan
Grand Rapids
West Michigan craft — boutique nail bars on Wealthy Street and East GR versus the value strip of 28th Street.
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Clean, craft-forward nails — waterless pedicures and bold custom art in the Northeast arts district.
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minneapolis's quieter twin — a tidy, neighborhood-driven scene along Grand Avenue and Highland Park.
Mississippi
Missouri
Missouri
Kansas City
Walkable Missouri-side districts — boutique studios on the Plaza and in Brookside, value to the northeast.
Missouri
St. Louis
The county-vs-city divide — upscale lounges in Clayton and West County, boutique and Black-owned natural-nail studios in the Grove and downtown.
Montana
Nebraska
Nebraska
Omaha
A scene that's followed the suburbs west — Old Market and Aksarben studios, upscale West Omaha lounges.
Nebraska
Lincoln
A refreshingly family- and sister-run scene along S 56th Street and Pine Lake, at college-town value prices.
Nevada
Nevada
Las Vegas
Resort-spa tourist menus vs. the Spring Mountain locals' market — plus the 24-hour salons only a service town produces.
Nevada
Henderson
Las Vegas's polished suburb — resort-style lounges along St. Rose Parkway and Green Valley at suburban prices.
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Jersey
Newark
Upscale, largely Black-owned lounges downtown near Teacher's Village and budget-friendly neighborhood shops in the Ironbound and outer wards.
New Jersey
Jersey City
Near-NYC quality at slightly lower prices, clustered around the PATH stations from Grove Street to Newport.
New Mexico
New York
New York
New York
From corner-salon staples to SoHo's per-nail ateliers — the widest price spread anywhere, and Queens' skill-per-dollar secret.
New York
Buffalo
A boutique, appointment-only studio culture on Elmwood and Hertel Avenues, with value-driven full-service shops out in the suburbs.
North Carolina
North Carolina
Charlotte
The Southeast's fastest-growing scene: South End studios, NoDa artists, SouthPark polish, and an eastern value belt.
North Carolina
Greensboro
Triad value at its best — Friendly Center density, a competitive college corridor, and some of the gentlest prices in the country.
North Carolina
Raleigh
North Hills polish, downtown indie studios, and the Triangle's real skill-per-dollar secret out in Cary and Morrisville.
North Dakota
Ohio
Ohio
Cleveland
Boutique 'nail lounge' and cleaner-care studios in revitalized Ohio City and Tremont, at friendly Midwest prices.
Ohio
Columbus
A boutique 'natural nail' town — acrylic-free builder gel in German Village, Grandview and the Short North.
Ohio
Cincinnati
An Over-the-Rhine natural-nail movement (Ohio's first all-natural shop) plus Hyde Park spa salons and a strong north-side Black-owned community.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Design-forward, appointment-only and nontoxic studios in Midtown alongside the high-volume suburban favorites.
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Boutique 'nail bars' on Cherry Street, Brookside and a reviving downtown — several with a cocktail bar inside.
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Center City luxury day-spas and a wave of appointment-only, artist-led boutiques in Queen Village and Fishtown.
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Walkable East End studios — Shadyside and Lawrenceville boutiques competing on custom art, with affordable everyday shops in Squirrel Hill.
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Tennessee
Memphis
Statement-set craft rooted in a deep salon tradition — some of the best art-per-dollar in America.
Tennessee
Nashville
The bachelorette capital: Gulch event sets and weekend surges, East Nashville artists, and the Nolensville Pike value corridor.
Texas
Texas
Austin
One of the most artist-driven markets in the country — East Austin solo studios, SoCo boutiques, festival-week crunch.
Texas
Dallas
Uptown gloss, Deep Ellum art, Park Cities luxury — and the Richardson–Plano corridor holding the metroplex's value floor.
Texas
Houston
America's acrylic capital and its best value floor — Bellaire's deep bench, Montrose studios, Galleria polish.
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Washington
Seattle
Practical shapes and builder-gel culture, Capitol Hill artists, a pricier eastside, and a real south-end value bench.
Washington
Spokane
A walkable downtown boutique scene alongside high-volume value salons on the Division and Newport corridors.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
A compact, walkable scene along the East Side and Third Ward, with a strong Bronzeville Black-owned community.
Wisconsin
Madison
Chic destination studios on Monroe Street and the Capitol Square plus high-volume west-side salons in a busy college town.
Wyoming
Every state, coast to coast
Fifty states, coast to coast. In the states we cover, we lead with the cities we've built full guides for — linked in dark, each with a curated salon directory and an honest price table. Everywhere else, the state's largest cities. If your city is on the map but not yet linked, tell us to build it next.
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