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1020 SW Taylor Street, Suite 204, Portland, OR 97205Monday – Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. · Saturday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. · Sunday: ClosedMonday – Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Nail technology facility license · OR Lic. 000000Andy Mak, Nail technician license · OR Lic. 000000
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(503) 555-0136
Ombre Nail Studio
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Nail studio, downtown Portland

Neat nails in your lunch hour.

Andy Mak shapes, tidies and polishes by appointment in a quiet second-floor suite. Every service has its time on the menu, from 20 minutes to an hour. New clients are welcome.

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  • By appointment
  • One technician, one table
Hands over a dark surface, one hand holding a polish brush above a short natural nail

The menu, by the clock

Pick the time you have

Each line shows how long the chair is yours.

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Thirty minutes or less

A short visit between meetings. Nothing here needs a lamp.

  • Tidy

    20 min

    Nails shaped, cuticles tidied and the surface buffed to a natural finish. No polish.

    Book: Tidy

  • Tidy and polish

    30 min

    The tidy, then two coats of polish in a color you pick, and a top coat.

    Fits a lunch hour
    Book: Tidy and polish

  • Polish change

    20 min

    Old polish off, nails wiped clean and fresh polish on. No shaping or cuticle work.

    Book: Polish change

  • Gel removal

    25 min

    Gel polish soaked off and the nails buffed smooth.

    Book removal first
    Book: Gel removal

Forty-five minutes to an hour

For a finish set under the lamp, so it is dry when you leave.

  • Gel manicure

    45 min

    The tidy, then gel color set under the lamp. Your own nails, in the shape you choose.

    Book: Gel manicure

  • Gel overlay

    60 min

    A thin layer of builder gel over short natural nails, in clear or color, shaped and smoothed.

    Book: Gel overlay

  • Gel overlay refill

    60 min

    For overlay clients: new growth blended in, the shape redone and the color refreshed.

    Book: Gel overlay refill

Prices are set by the service and shown on the booking page when you choose a time.

Andy Mak in a cream linen shirt and apron, holding a folded white towel

Andy Mak

Owner and nail technician

One technician, one table, one client at a time. Andy keeps the room quiet and the visit to the time on the menu.

Andy works in a small suite with a window, a lamp and a tray of tools. He shapes short, natural, tidy nails and says what he is doing as he goes.

What Andy does

  • Natural-nail manicures
  • Gel polish
  • Builder-gel overlays
  • Chrome and cat-eye finishes

  • Nail technician license · OR Lic. 000000

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Sample sets

Plain sets, on every hand

Short, tidy and finished with care. Hands of every skin tone, one finish at a time.

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A hand with short pink nails, one with a small design, resting on a dark cloth
Soft pink, short
Sample
Two hands resting side by side on a blue and coral backdrop, nails in a pale natural finish
Natural and pale
Sample
Two hands side by side on a dark backdrop, short nails in pale pink and a natural finish
Pale pink and natural
Sample
Two hands resting on white fabric, nails in a soft pinkish beige
Soft nude
Sample

Sample photos.

The suite

One table by the window

A small, quiet room on the second floor, with daylight and no waiting area to crowd.

There is room for you, one guest and a table. Andy cleans his metal tools and sets out a new file and buffer for each client before you sit down.

  • Entrance on SW Taylor Street, then the elevator to suite 204

  • Metered street parking and a public garage close by

  • Appointments only, so no one waits

A white nail desk and a shelf of polish by a window in a bright, quiet salon suite

Your first visit

A short visit, start to finish, in one small room.

  1. 01

    Step 1: Book your visit

    Choose a time on the booking page. Weekday slots at 11:30 and 12:30 are made for a lunch hour and go first.

  2. 02

    Step 2: What to bring

    Just your hands. If you have gel or acrylic from another salon, book a removal first. A photo of a finish you like can be texted ahead.

  3. 03

    Step 3: When you arrive

    Come in off SW Taylor Street and take the elevator to the second floor, suite 204. Arrive a minute or two early; metered street parking and a public garage are close by.

  4. 04

    Step 4: What to expect

    Andy talks through shape and finish, works at one table and cleans his tools before you sit down. A tidy takes 20 minutes; a gel visit takes 45 to 60.

Choose a time

Pick a slot on the booking page. Your time is held when you book, and no deposit is needed.

Choose a time
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Phone(503) 555-0136
Hours
Monday – FridayToday
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
SaturdayToday
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
SundayToday
Closed

Questions

Before you book

All questions

How long does a visit take?

A tidy is 20 minutes, tidy and polish 30, a gel manicure 45 and an overlay about an hour. The menu shows the time on every line.

Can I walk in?

No. The studio is by appointment only, so every visit gets its full time. Open slots, including same-day ones, show on the booking page.

Can I book in my lunch hour?

Yes. Weekday slots at 11:30 and 12:30 are made for it. Choose a service that fits your time, and text if you are on a tight clock.

How does pricing work?

Prices depend on the service, the finish and any add-ons, and they show on the booking page when you choose a time. How pricing works explains what moves them.

Is the menu for men or women?

It is for anyone. Services are named by time and by what is done, not by who they are for.