A hand with long almond nails in a sheer milky nude rests on a weathered wooden block beside dried flowers.

Main Boulevard, Gulberg III, Lahore since 2017

Fig. 1 Long almond, sheer milk gel

The Nail Studio

Manicures and pedicures done slowly, by one pair of hands, in a quiet first-floor room.

Tue–Sun, by appointment

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N°1 A note from the founder

Portrait of Mahnoor Qureshi in a cream tweed jacket, arms folded.
Mahnoor Qureshi, who still takes Saturday clients

“I opened the studio because I was tired of being rushed through a manicure in twenty minutes. Here, one technician stays with you from the soak to the last coat, and nobody watches the clock.”

Mahnoor Qureshi Founder, formerly a nail educator in Dubai

N°2 The studio

Eight chairs, good daylight, and only hands and feet.

Short oval nails in a pale oat nude with tiny hand-painted dots, resting on a beige knit sweater.
Fig. 2 Short oval in ‘Oat Milk’, hand-dotted

No hair, no facials, no upselling. Every appointment starts with a look at your nails as they are — bitten, peeling, strong or soft — and ends with a shape and shade that will still look right in three weeks.

We work with vegan, 10-free polishes and gels, and every metal tool goes through the autoclave between clients. You'll see us open the sealed pouch at your chair.

  • Opened March 2017
  • Women-only studio
  • First floor, lift access

N°3 In figures

2017
First appointment, on the same street we're on today
1:1
One technician per client, start to finish — no hand-offs
134°C
Autoclave cycle for every metal tool, after every client
21days
How long our gel manicure is built to wear without lifting

N°4 Services

The menu

Prices in PKR, including 16% Punjab sales tax. Removing our own gel is always free; removing another salon's adds PKR 1,000.

  1. A client's hands on a white table as a nude polish is brushed on.

    Classic manicure

    Warm soak, shaping, cuticle work, a short hand massage and two coats of regular polish.

    45 min

    3,800

  2. Milky white gel polish being applied to long oval nails.

    Gel manicure

    Everything in the classic, finished in gel and cured under LED. Wears two to three weeks.

    60 min

    5,500

  3. A relaxed hand with short, glossy natural nails resting on beige satin.

    Structured gel (BIAB)

    A thin builder-gel layer that lets thin, peeling or bitten nails grow out. No extensions.

    75 min

    7,500

  4. A hand with a classic white French tip manicure against a white background.

    French, drawn by hand

    Classic or micro French tips, painted freehand with a liner brush — never stickers or stencils.

    70 min

    6,800

  5. Nude almond nails with fine glitter and small hand-painted white flowers.

    Nail art

    Florals, chrome, foil and pearls, added to any gel service. Bring a reference; we'll price it before we start.

    +20–60 min

    from 1,500

  6. Pink rock salt being poured into a dark basin of warm water for a foot soak.

    Khewra salt pedicure

    A pink-salt soak from the Salt Range, scrub, callus care and your choice of polish or gel.

    75 min

    6,500

A hand with short, milky pale nails resting on crumpled sage-green linen.
Fig. 3 Short squoval in ‘Chalk’, day nineteen of a gel manicure

N°5 Team

The hands you'll meet

Everyone here trained with us for at least three months before taking a client alone. Ask for someone by name when you book.

  • Iqra Javed in a white tunic, holding a bottle of nail polish.

    Iqra Javed

    Senior technician · since 2018

    Ask her for structured gel on bitten nails.

  • Hira Saleem, hair tied back, in a grey overshirt against a white wall.

    Hira Saleem

    Nail artist · since 2021

    Ask her for freehand French and tiny florals.

  • Rabia Anwar smiling, long dark hair, in a grey T-shirt.

    Rabia Anwar

    Pedicure lead · since 2019

    Ask her for the salt pedicure and cracked heels.

  • Zainab Khalid in a dusty-pink hijab, looking at the camera.

    Zainab Khalid

    Front desk & bookings · since 2020

    Ask her for a same-day slot.

N°6 Before you visit

Hours, booking & what's included

Hours
Tue – Thu11:00 – 20:00
Friday14:30 – 21:00 after Jumu’ah
Sat – Sun11:00 – 21:00
MondayClosed
Booking
WhatsApp +92 321 481 0736 or call 042 3571 2046. Walk-ins are welcome when a chair is free — weekday mornings are your best chance.
Included, every time
  • Warm towel and hand or foot soak
  • Shaping and cuticle care
  • A new file and buffer, yours to take home
  • Tools from a sealed autoclave pouch
  • Cuticle oil to finish
  • Free fix within five days on any gel
Cancelling
Free up to four hours before. After that, PKR 1,000 is added to your next visit.
Payment
Cash, debit or credit card, Raast and JazzCash.
Parking
On the service road outside; a guard is on duty from 11:00.
A fan of plastic nail-tip swatches in dozens of gel shades from nude to deep red, beside a nail drill.
Fig. 4 The shade fan: 212 gels, 64 of them nudes

N°7 A regular

“I've had the same gel manicure every third Saturday since 2019. I've never once been asked to hurry, and I've never once had a chip before day eighteen.”

Fatima Rehman Gel manicure with Iqra, DHA Phase 5

N°8 Visit

First floor, above Main Boulevard.

Address

First floor, 14-B Main Boulevard
Gulberg III, Lahore 54660
Near Hussain Chowk

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Phone & WhatsApp

042 3571 2046
+92 321 481 0736

WhatsApp replies within the hour, 10:00–21:00.

Email

hello@thenailstudiopk.com

For bridal parties and group bookings of three or more.

Instagram

@thenailstudio.pk

Finished sets from the week, posted on Thursdays.

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A hand with tapered almond nails in a pale lilac nude, wearing stacked gold rings, against an olive wall.
Fig. 5 Tapered almond in ‘Lilac Milk’