PROSE Nails Cancellation Policy

Documented price lines, service by service

6 documented amounts, split into services, add-ons, plans and policy charges. Each keeps the precise label it was published under so you can match it against the menu you are shown when you book.

One location's price is not evidence of a national rate. Verify locally before booking.

Market ranges: what everyone else charges

A quote well above these bands is not automatically bad value - it generally means a different scope, a senior provider, or an costly metro. This table tells you which question to ask.

These bands describe the national market, not this page's subject. Use them to judge whether a quote is sensible, not as a price you can book.

What basic manicure costs in your metro tier

Rent and wages flow straight into the menu. Applying published metro cost bands to the $33 national median for basic manicure gives the following planning ranges.

Derived by applying regional cost-of-doing-business multipliers to the $33 national median. Treat as a sanity check on a quote you have been given.

What actually changes your price

All of these can be declined in the sense that you can turn down it — but only if you know it is coming in advance.

• Nail art or French+$5–$45

  Charged per nail or as a set surcharge.

• Length and shape+$5–$20

  Extending past the natural free edge is billed per length band.

• Product system+$10–$45

  Regular polish, gel, dip and acrylic sit on different price tiers.

• Soak-off removal+$10–$25

  Removal of a previous set is its own line unless rebooking.

• Repair of a broken nail+$5–$15

  Priced per nail at most salons.

Related cost breakdowns: Acrylic Nails Cost, Chrome Nails Cost and Salon Late Cancellation Cost Guide.

When a membership actually beats paying per visit

A membership is worthwhile above one number: monthly fee ÷ per-visit price. Below that visit count you are subsidising the salon. At a $33 per-visit rate, here is where each plan level breaks even.

Break-even = monthly fee / per-visit price. At $33 a visit the maths is simple enough to do at the counter.

Before signing, check the maths on your quoted rate.

How much to tip on this service

Two rules do most of the work: tip on the service before tax, and tip the person who performed it.

• On a $33 service, the gap between an 18% and a 20% tip is $0.66. It matters less than whether you tip at all.
• At a resort or hotel spa, look for a service charge already applied before adding another tip.
• A tip is for the work performed, not for the price you were charged. Do not penalise a provider for a menu they did not set.
• Assistants who shampoo or rinse are often tipped separately, generally a few dollars.

What people get wrong here

Listed by how frequently they occur rather than dollar impact. In every case the fix is a question when you book.

1. 1Agreeing to art without a per-nail pricecosts $10–$45

   Art is billed per nail and adds up quickly.

2. 2Choosing length without checking the bandcosts $5–$20

   Extension length is priced in bands at most salons.

3. 3Saying "gel" when you mean a gel manicure on natural nailscosts $15–$40

   Gel extensions and gel polish are different price tiers.

4. 4Not asking about removalcosts $10–$25

   Soaking off a previous set is charged unless you rebook the same service.

If you want the policy detail behind these: Salon Cancellation Deadline and Salon Cancellation Fees.

Exactly what to ask when you book

You do not need to negotiate. You need the price to be stated before the service starts. These questions do that without any awkwardness.

1. "If I join the membership today, is there an enrolment or annual fee on top?"
2. "Can you email or text me the quote before my appointment?"
3. "Are taxes added at checkout, and do you have a card-payment surcharge?"
4. "Do you take a deposit, and does it come off the final balance?"
5. "Is a shampoo, blow-dry or finish included in that price, or billed on a separate line?"
6. "Is there a first-visit offer or a package rate I should know about?"
7. "If this runs longer than booked, does the price change?"

One more at the desk: ask for the itemised total before you tap the card. Every line should match something you were told about on the phone.

What the bill looks like at checkout

This is the gap that surprises people. Starting from a $21 base, here is where the money goes by the time the card is out.

Illustrative. The 6.9% tax figure varies by state - several states do not tax personal services at all.

The rule of thumb: add roughly 75% to any menu price for basic manicure to get your realistic out-the-door number.

Prefer not to do the arithmetic? You can work this out for your precise service.

Annual cost of ownership

The per-visit price hides the real decision. At every 3 weeks, this service costs about $673 a year including gratuity if you pay national median rates.

Assumes 17 visits per year. Change that number and every figure in this table shifts with it.

The lever most people reach for - switching salons - is typically the weakest one. Moving from the $33 median to the $20 budget end saves $265 a year, but so does just stretching the interval by a quarter.

Your other options, and when each wins

Before deciding, it is worth seeing where this sits against the nearest alternatives on both price and what you get for it.

Often asked - with the maths

Sources and how we checked them

4 sources were reviewed for this page. Official brand pages are used for brand claims only; nothing here extrapolates one location's menu into a national rate.

1. Official membership and salon pageAnnual membership amount and included reduction · updated 2026
2. Manicure and pedicure safetyCuticle, sanitation and infection-prevention guidance · updated 2026
3. Gel manicure safety guidanceNail brittleness and UV-exposure context · updated 2026
4. Nail-care products safetyNail-product sensitivity and ingredient safety · updated 2026

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