Spring & Summer 18 Nail Art LookBook | Prép Beauty Parlour

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It’s finally spring, and you know what that means! Off with those cute but annoying to text with gloves, and replacing our go- to Sorel boots for sandals! It’s time to show off our nails!

Spring and Summertime are our favourite seasons to showcase pretty florals and pastel nail arts! Whether it be a set filled with blooming water colour florals, or an assortment of tropical leaves and fruits- they all shout S U M M E R !

A quick note for all the ladies looking to book for gel nail appointments, please make sure to request a booking for gel polish removal as well as nail art! This way the artist and the nail technician can take their time in perfecting the fresh lemons or floral leaves on your nails! Click HERE to book an appointment online!

If you have shorter nails and would like to do extensions, please make sure to request “gel extensions”, rather than gel manicure! (removal + New set / fill + add nail art)*

 

*Prép Beauty Parlour currently does not offer any acrylic nail services

 

To give you some ideas on nail art for your next visit,we have compiled a few of our top gel nail appointments and the inspiration behind them!

Take a look and let us know in the comments below which one your favourites are!

 

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To book an appointment online, please click HERE! If you are wanting to book additional time for gel polish removal or nails art, please email us at info@prepbeautyparlour.com, or give us a call at 604 764 6452!

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Prép Beauty Parlour is located at 1305 Burrard Street in beautiful downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. We specialize in nails, eyelash extensions, waxing, massages, facials, event/bridal hair & makeup. We’d love to hear from you! Email inquiries to info@prepbeautyparlour.com. Call us at 604-764-6452. Check out our 5 Star Yelp page here! Don’t forget to follow and like our Instagram and Facebook pages! https://www.facebook.com/prepbeautyparlour

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Fairytale Fantasy Gel Mani | Prép Beauty Parlour

By | Nails, Prép Beauty Parlour

 

 

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As a little girl, which one of us didn’t love Ariel from the Little Mermaid? Answer? None of us. We all absolutely adored her. Her luscious garnet hair, and her beautifully shiny & scaly tail. So if you’re a lover of all things majestic and dreamlike, then you’ll find yourself in love with the nails we will be showcasing today! Today’s #nailinspo features a few of our favourite summer mermaid & unicorn nails! Complete with pastel scales, holo, and of course, and unicorn horns!

So what exactly makes a fairy tale fantasy well, a fantasy?  Several key factors, read below!:

♡1- Glitter. So. Much. Glitter! Not only does it make the perfect accent nail, but who doesn’t love glitter? Just one shade of glitter (our favourite is silver!), can add so much fun to a set! It is the perfect balance between getting a safe, neutral set of nails, and art-on-every-finger set! Just one simple colour glitter to completely jazz up your set! Whether it be ombre, sheer glitter, or a full opaque coat, whatever it is- we’ll take it!

♡2- Glass nails- Shattered nails became one of the top trends in Korean nail styles just recently. It is simple, yet so mesmerizing and captivating. You can add them to your entire nail, or just a few small detailed pieces to add subtle art. The iridescent reflection it creates completely satisfies our ‘Fairy Tale Fantasy’ Nail add-on check list!

♡3- Mermaid Scales- What is a set of little mermaid nails without the scales? Reflective, shiny, and the perfect last touch to really bring out your love for the sea!  Whether they are carefully drawn on, or created using nail art deco stickers, this is an accent nail to you will for shore love! ( ;)! )

♡4- Watercolour- Simple, yet so beautiful. With watercolour, you can picture yourself swimming through the deep sea with the mermaids and baby dolphins, or running through the colours of the wind with your unicorn! Watercolour effect can be created using an abundant of colours and mixing them into a dreamy palette. They are also so versatile as you can add designs or deco on top or create ombre watercolour! The possibilities are endless

♡5- Unicorn Horn- Okay, who has dreamed of having a pet unicorn when they were younger? Literally every little girl. With hard gel, we are able to sculpt out unicorn horn-like designs on your nail! Adding that extra touch and getting you  one step closer to petting that unicorn!

Check out all of Prép’s fairy nails down below! Which one’s your favourite?

Just dying to get your hands transformed into a magical wonderland? Call us at 604-764-6452 or email us at info@prepbeautyparlour.com to book your dream summer gel mani with us!

Prép Beauty Parlour is located at 1305 Burrard Street in beautiful downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. We specialize in nails, eyelash extensions, waxing, massages, facials, event/bridal hair & makeup. We’d love to hear from you! Email inquiries to info@prepbeautyparlour.com. Call us at 604-764-6452. Check out our 5 Star Yelp page here! Don’t forget to follow and like our Instagram and Facebook pages! https://www.facebook.com/prepbeautyparlour

New Nail Technician Cynthia! | Prép Beauty Parlour

By | Nails, Prép Beauty Parlour

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Vancouver asked for it, and we listened! More nail technicians mean more time for fun & glam sculptured gel sets! We would love to welcome one of the most talented and bubbly nail technicians to our Prép team– Cynthia! We’re so excited to be able to house more and more talents to make sure we provide the best services in Vancouver!

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Now lets skip that awkward stage of sitting with a nail tech who was a mere stranger only seconds ago and tell you all a little about Cynthia!

Cynthia has been a nail tech for 5 years! Her creativity and designs have caused us to fall in love with her work day after day! Her work was well appreciated when she became one the finalists of Salon Magazine’s Contessa Nail Awards! Cynthia’s favourite destinations include Trinidad, Jamaica, and basically everywhere with constant summer weather! She is ambidextrous- what does this mean? It means Cynthia is both left and right handed! Handy- dandy for doing her own nails!

Check out some of her work below!

 

 

Call now to book our set of summer nails now! 604-764-6452- we recommend for you to book at least 2-3 weeks in advance as we are booking up really quick for the summer!

See you then!

Prép Beauty Parlour is located at 1305 Burrard Street in beautiful downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. We specialize in nails, eyelash extensions, waxing, massages, facials, event/bridal hair & makeup. We’d love to hear from you! Email inquiries to info@prepbeautyparlour.com. Call us at 604-764-6452. Check out our 5 Star Yelp page here! Don’t forget to follow and like our Instagram and Facebook pages! https://www.facebook.com/prepbeautyparlour

 

 

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Best Mother’s Day Mani Inspo | Prép Beauty Parlour

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Mother’s Day is right around the corner- (Sunday May 14th! For those of you who forgot!), and what’s a better way to spend a beautiful Vancouver spring day (Just pretend it’s sunny and not the usual weather! Haha!!) than in a beautiful salon getting your piggies painted with mum!

We at Prép are super excited to see all of you pretty faces come in to get pampered! So stay until the end to hear about our upcoming Mother’s Day promo!

Today we thought we would share a few of our favourite nail designs that will sure brighten your day and give you more ideas! Let’s go!

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Let’s start off with our favourite set of spring! In this set we used the popular watercolour technique to transform a blank canvas into a dreamy and colourful set. Popped on some glitter and voila! This fantastic spring set! Built with Akzentz hard gel!

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Now THIS set is perfect for pastel lovers! Fun & Cutesy set with simple gold decor and pastel, hand painted bows!

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Ombré has been a huge and drastically increasing trend thats all over the hair world! So what about on nails? On this set we combined baby pink and blue to create this soft transitioning design. Subtle yet adds a POP of colour

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Can’t decide on which nail trend to settle for on your next set? Why not all! Daisies, gems, and negative space all look stunning on this set! Simply a gel mani spiced up! So fun!

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Delicate, elegant, perfect for all those outdoor tea parties and picnics! Blush pinky tones are perfect for people who want a subtle look to their nails yet crave a healthy nail colour topped off with… designs! Check out that hand painted lace!

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More DAISIES! Marc Jacobs inspired! So fun and sophisticated at the same time!

To book for a mani+pedi session with your mum,

Call or text us at 604-764-6452 to reserve your space! Hurry! Spaces are quickly running out!

For a limited time only, until May 14th, Prép Beauty Parlour will be having a gift card promotion!

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and don’t worry! Payment can be made in person at our salon on 1305 Burrard Street, or via phone! Just call 604-764-6452.

See you and your mom soon!

Prép Beauty Parlour is located at 1305 Burrard Street in beautiful downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. We specialize in nails, eyelash extensions, waxing, massages, facials, event/bridal hair & makeup. We’d love to hear from you! Email inquiries to info@prepbeautyparlour.com. Call us at 604-764-6452. Check out our 5 Star Yelp page here! Don’t forget to follow and like our Instagram and Facebook pages! https://www.facebook.com/prepbeautyparlour

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Tips For Choosing the BEST Nail Salon in Vancouver | Prép Beauty Parlour

By | Nails, Prép Beauty Parlour

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Spring is coming so so close and we can almost feel it (Being in Vancouver and all..haha!)! So what does this mean? Lovely weather, flowers blooming, yes, yes, yes! But there’s also more! Perfect, breezy weather calls for tons of outdoor events and parties! Such as what you ask?

Grad and Prom! And tons of weddings! Oh!! We at Prép are so excited! Now what does the perfect spring/summer outfit call for? Besides the outfit of course! Something glittery and fun..shiny and long lasting..!! You know what it is! Spring NAILS! With warmer weather coming our way, getting gel mani pedis are a must! But with the numerous amount of nail salons filling all the streets of Vancouver, how do you know which one to go to?

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Today we are going to be sharing some tips & tricks for spotting a hygienic, reputable, and pampering salon! Keep on reading to find out! 👀 👀

♥1- Check the Reviews!

With the influence of social media, everybody is already on their phones. You know what I mean! Browsing through their Twitter feed and digesting all that celebrity gossip. So why not use it as a way to navigate through all the nail salons, and find one that’s perfect for you? Although not always 100% accurate, many rating/review websites are excellent when it comes to hearing about other people’s experiences and knowing what they loved and didn’t love about their service. Check out Prép’s very own Yelp page! with over 130 reviews! You can also Check us out here for 10% off your next visit!

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♥2- What’s at their Pedicure Stations?

A clean pedicure station at Prép consists of FRESHLY cleaned towels- We basically steam ours in the hot cab, in which the towels steamed and bacteria is killed prior to use. What about the nail essentials- buffers and files? At Prép we use disposable buffers and files, removing them after each use and then scrubbing the residual glue of the file off the metal “pedicure paddle”. After this we sanitize it in our ACCEL CS20 solution.

Now the actual pedicure bowls- how does that work? Prép can’t possibly get disposable metal cans! Instead we use disposable pedicure bowl liners and throw them away after each use. As for the metal bowl, we scrub and wipe it down with more of that ACCEL CS20 solution we love so much

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♥3-Are they sterile?

Especially for those who love getting pedicures, is everything sterile? Warning: The following content may contain facts on yucky fungus! Skip on to the next tip if you feel uncomfortable! Everybody’s heard of the “nightmare salon visit”, whether shared by a bestie or read about online. So exactly what makes this visit, well.. such a nightmare?

One simple word- Onychomycosis (on-i-ko-mi-KO-sis). AKA- Nail fungus!! Shivers!! One of the most common ways that ladies tend to contract such an ugly fungus, is by visiting yours AND mine’s favourite place- a nail salon!! If the manicurist or nail technician is not properly sanitizing and sterilizing their tools, get out!! At Prép Beauty Parlour hygiene and the wellbeing of our clients are our #1 priority! We work hard to make sure all of the clippers, metal cuticle pushers, and other cutting tools are properly sanitized in Barbicide (for hair and lash tools) as well as the dental grade Autoclave and ACCEL CS20 (for nail tools)!

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♥4- Personal Hygiene at the Salon

Since all the technicians are in such a close proximity to your skin- nail technicians and lash technicians should be concerned for their personal hygiene as well. Are they using a face mask to prevent any germs or bacteria from transferring during your lash nap and pedicure sessions? At Prép we make sure that everybody does! Besides wearing masks, nail technicians will also be sure to wear gloves during the pedicure session. Wearing gloves not only protects their hands from chemicals, but also dirt, bacteria, and germs.

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♥5- Social Media Collection of Works

At Prép, we love to showcase all of our work by all of our talented artists! If the salon you’re looking into does not have any photo evidence of their work- whether it be on Yelp or Facebook, how will you know that they fit your style and criteria? Definitely give our Instagram a little peek HERE– For all of our nail, makeup, and lash work!

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Do you have any more questions on picking the perfect salon? Or just curious to ask what we use at Prép? Definitely give us a call at 604-764-6452 and we’ll be happy to answer any questions! We believe that clients should know what is being used to ensure their total safety!

Prép Beauty Parlour is located at 1305 Burrard Street in beautiful downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. We specialize in nails, eyelash extensions, waxing, massages, facials, event/bridal hair & makeup. We’d love to hear from you! Email inquiries to info@prepbeautyparlour.com. Call us at 604-764-6452. Check out our 5 Star Yelp page here! Don’t forget to follow and like our Instagram and Facebook pages! https://www.facebook.com/prepbeautyparlour