A men's manicure or pedicure here is exactly what it sounds like — shape, tidy and condition, no polish unless you specifically ask for it. It's a genuinely popular booking on its own, not just an add-on to another service.
The deluxe version adds a scrub and a paraffin wax soak, which does more for dry or cracked skin through the winter months than most people expect from a treatment that takes twenty extra minutes.
What A Men's Manicure Actually Involves
No colour unless you want it. A men's manicure at £20 is nail shaping, cuticle work, hard skin removal around the nail and a hand massage, finished with a clear buff rather than polish. It looks like nothing has been done except that your hands look considerably better, which is exactly the point.
The deluxe version at £25 adds a scrub and a paraffin wax soak. If you work with your hands, garden, climb or spend the winter with cracked skin around the thumbs, that is the one worth the extra five pounds.
Pedicures Are The One Men Underrate
A men's pedicure at £35 does considerably more than tidy toenails. It deals with calluses and hard skin on the heel and ball of the foot, cuts and files nails properly so they do not press into the sides, and includes a foot and lower-leg massage.
For anyone who runs, walks a lot, wears safety boots or plays football, this is a maintenance appointment rather than a cosmetic one. The deluxe at £38 adds a longer soak and scrub, which is what heavily callused feet actually need.
How Often, And What To Expect
Every four to six weeks keeps hands and feet in a maintained state. Left longer, calluses rebuild and ingrowing toenails become more likely, and both take more work to put right than they would have taken to prevent.
The appointment is private, straightforward and takes 30 to 45 minutes. If it is your first, say so when you book — there is nothing to it, but it is fair to know what is coming, and your therapist will talk you through each step rather than assume you already know.
Booking At Our Northampton Studio
We are on Landcross Drive with free on-street parking directly outside, and the gentlemen's services run on their own schedule at the same address. Everything is by appointment, so there is no waiting area to sit in and no queue to join.
Treatments take place in a private room rather than on an open salon floor. That is the detail most men ask about before a first booking, and it is worth saying plainly: nobody is watching, and the appointment is as routine as a haircut.
Allow 30 minutes for a manicure and 45 for a pedicure, or a little over an hour to have both done in one visit. Wear or bring loose socks and shoes that are easy to get on and off for a pedicure. If you have a specific problem — cracked heels, a nail that keeps pressing into the side, hard skin built up over a season of boots — mention it when you book so the right amount of time is set aside to deal with it properly.
Manicure & Pedicure — Full Price List
Prices are our standard rates — your therapist will always confirm the exact cost at booking. See the full Gentlemen' menu for every service in the studio.