custom manicure
Updated 2 months ago
custom manicures
Custom manicures is the service reserved for clients whose product is a manicure tool or nail product such as nail gels, powders, colors, acrylics, etc. When you are assigned to receive a custom manicure you will be required to pick up the nail product in-studio and go to a nail salon to apply the nail products with a manicure.
model compensation
$25 extra for the time and effort to get a manicure + reimbursement for the manicure costs.
soona manicure product pick up
with custom manicures you may be asked to pick up the manicure products from the studio 1-2 days before your shoot. soona will also provide reference images that you can show your nail tech to get the best manicure results.
booking a manicure
feel free to book a manicure at your salon of choice. we have recommendations for salons near the studios below.
- please note: most manicure requests will need to be obtained quickly + should not be permanent or long lasting.
- we encourage you to book with salons that can get you in last minute + quickly. yet also still provide high quality services.
- if you are particular about the type of nail tech you use + it takes longer than 1 week to get a manicure, we ask you to please use a different salon for our shoots.
- if this is out of the question, let us know so we can make a note on your profile. this may limit the amount of manicure shoots we can give you.
soona will provide details regarding
- general time frames for the manicure
- manicure styles and requirements
nails salons
we encourage hand models to get a manicure at one of three salons with a 5-10 mile radius of the studio that offer the OPI colors in our nail polish catalogue.
Austin
- Nails on 5th 1011 E 5th St Suite 170, Austin, TX 78702
- Oasis Nails Spa 2205 E 7th St Suite 101, Austin, TX 78702
- Nail lounge by Crystal 2400 E 6th St #117, Austin, TX 78702
Denver
- Polish on Pearl 1111 S Pearl St, Denver, CO 80210
- Trendy Nails and Lashes 487 S Broadway #200, Denver, CO 80209
- Fingers and Toes Nail Salon 743 S University Blvd, Denver, CO 80209
Minneapolis
- Denny Kemp Salon Spa 605 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
- The Ten Spot 103 N 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55401
- Nail Cops 27 S 7th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402
Seattle
- Lily Nails 4230 36th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118
- Best Nails 6044 Martin Luther King Jr Way S # 102, Seattle, WA 98118
- ST Nails & Spa West Seattle 4621A 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126
receipts
- ask for a receipt upon payment
- take a picture of the receipt to submit on your invoice.
reimbursement period
- submit invoice on normal submission deadlines:
- 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month
compensation & reimbursement process
to be fully reimbursed and compensated for a custom manicure you MUST submit an individual invoice for every custom manicure.
- login to the soona invoice management system
- click on the Invoices button ($ sign) on the left side bar.
- click on Add New Invoice near the upper right hand corner.
- under Item type "(shoot date) - (shoot name) - compensation"
- under Category select the manicure
- under Quantity enter 1
- under Price enter $25
- under Item type "(shoot date) - (shoot name) - manicure reimbursement"
- under Category select the manicure
- under Quantity enter 1
- under Price enter the total amount paid for the manicure as it appears on the receipt
- under Upload invoice file upload a picture of your manicure receipt
- under Invoice name enter "(first and last name) - custom manicure - (shoot name) - (shoot date)"
- under Notes add any notes you have for the soona crew
- under Accounting GLS select reimbursement
- click Save to submit your invoice
