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Warkworth nail technician Coralie McIntosh has moved premises – but only by a few hundred metres. Nail Envy – Nails by Coralie has left its home of seven years at Warkworth Medispa and moved from the riverside across Queen Street to a new private treatment room at XS Cuts hair salon.
She says she was keen to stay in the heart of the town centre to make it easy for clients old and new to drop in and enjoy anything from a straightforward manicure to a full set of new nails using the safest and latest technology.
A qualified tutor and educator, Coralie has been a nail technician for 20 years and she says she has seen a lot of changes in nail fashion in that time, as well as significant advances in techniques and materials used.
“When I started, it was mainly acrylics and gel nails, even fibreglass – that doesn’t exist any more,” she says. “Now we have prescription nails that come in 120 different sizes for a perfect fit, and there’s no damage, chemicals or filing. They look just like a natural nail.”
Coralie ran her own large, busy nail salon in Auckland for eight years before she and husband Greg moved to Warkworth 10 years ago. She says the number of nail bars has boomed in recent years, but warns that methods and materials used might not always be the highest quality.
“Some use electric drills, but I would never use them, the damage can be too severe,” she says. “I always file by hand, and use top quality OPI lacquers and Surmanti all natural New Zealand hand creams and oils.”
Every nail treatment Coralie offers concludes with a relaxing hand massage and hot towels, and she can even clean your rings while you’re there, with a special electronic jewellery cleaner.
Away from the salon, Coralie enjoys travelling to rallies and shows with the hot rod club she and Greg belong to, and spending time with their two young grandchildren.
