Sacha Make up & Nail Artist

Haven’t gotten a manicure since I moved to Glasgow methinks so I thought, what better way to treat my nails than for a special occasion like Christmas? :)
I made my booking with Sacha like a month+ in advance because I know she’s busy, especially during the festive seasons. Lucky for my efficiency, I got a spot, and told her I wanted gel nails! I remember Queen B getting em and they lasted forever! Perfect, since I’ll be away from Glasgow for 3 weeks!
Anyway, I easily found the salon via Unilocal,headed through the alley and up the stairs. To my pleasant surprise, was greeted by Sacha’s wee chihuahua. He cuddled me while I waited for Sacha to be done with the previous client. What a good way to keep me occupied! Haha
So, Sacha is a wonderful manicurist. She uses a brand of polish from the UK (I don’t remember the name unfortunately. Artist polish? Something like that) and says she insists on only using those because of its high quality. I appreciate her sincerity! And the nail polish is after all, super nice!
She’s also very welcoming, friendly and open to trying fun artsy things in your nails. «Open to experiments» she says! :) she uses an LED nail dryer thinggy that makes your gel nails set asap and that’s like super amazing to me haha no more wrecked nails!
Anyway I love my nails! I have candy canes and a wee Christmas pudding on my ring fingers! The salon is spacious. Sacha is amazing and bubbly! Will definitely go back next year for a touch up or some new nail art hehehe
Highly recommend!

I first met Sacha at an event last summer and when I was on the hunt for someone to help me with my dream birthday princess nails I knew she was the one for me.
I’d had gel nails before, but always just boring plain colours, now I am the very proud owner of beautiful sparkly ombré nails with super cute decals. PUSHEEN. Need I say more? It was great to catch up with her and see her absolutely adorable little pup, she’s incredibly talented and I’ll absolutely be going back.
For gel nails with decals & glitter it cost me £27, which is a total bargain in comparison to other manicures I’ve had in the past.
I got in touch a few weeks in advance to book in as she does get very busy, so it’s worth emailing her to check her availability!

I love the idea of having nice nails but I’d tried shellac a couple of times a few years ago, and found it just didn’t last on me. I’d seen Sacha’s amazing work on instagram and finally got around to making an appointment with her last week.
First up, she takes bookings by email and has quite a waiting list so don’t expect to be able to get in that week. You’re best off picking a date about 3 weeks away and seeing if that’s available, then making recurring appointments from thereon if you like her work (which you will).
I booked in for gel polish on natural nails which is £25. If you later want to get the gel polish removed, that’s £5 or just absorbed into the cost of your next gel polish if you’re getting them re-​done. Her salon is off Buchanan St next to The Lab and is super comfortable and relaxing PLUS she brings her dog to work so you can watch some cute puppy antics while you get your nails done.
Sacha does Artistic Colour Gloss nails which get cured under an LED lamp. I found it was a lot quicker than shellac plus it can last about 3 weeks and doesn’t harm your nail underneath. The end product is really quite thick and actually reminds me a bit of car paint as it feel really strong and resistant. Another bonus is that your nails are perfectly set on the last cure so you don’t need to worry about fishing your purse out of your bag to pay and bumping your beautiful new nails.
I am pretty hard on my nails and un-​coordinated, but after 5 days they still look just as perfect as they did when I got them. Sacha can also do cool patters/​decals etc so you can get something a little more interesting than a standard block colour. I love the pattern she did on mine which was hand painted — I would never be able to do that myself. I’ve already booked for a second appointment as I’m so happy with my nails.
Note: Sacha also offers a loyalty card and accepts payment by card.

After getting a quick manicure from Sacha at the Unilocal Links of London event I knew I needed to pay her a visit again! I love doing my nails myself and grow bored of my manicures quickly so I tend not to pay to get them done, but I’m no nail technician! My nails were in such a bad state shape-​wise and I really needed to see a professional to sort the situation out!
You can book in with Sacha via email and she works out of the Toni Cook salon. When I visited it was in their old location in Merchant City, but she informed me that they were in the process of moving to a swanky new salon just off Buchanan Street (above The Lab, where they are currently situated). I booked in about 2 weeks before my desired appointment time and I would recommend booking early as she’s a busy little bee and appointments go quickly!
I opted to go for a gel polish on my own nails rather than false acrylic nails. While I waited my turn in the salon I got a little nail wheel to browse the colours. There’s a lot to choose from, lots of nice pastel-​y colours and lovely dark vampy colours, as well as some sparkly numbers! I didn’t really know what sort of design or look I wanted so Sacha suggested a few looks to me and I ended up going for a V design on some accent nails in alternating colours. I was getting my nails done specifically for my friends wedding and had a picture of my dress with me and Sacha helped me pick out some colours that matched well.
Sacha was very professional and chatty during my manicure. She remembered me from the Unilocal event which was really nice! I felt very relaxed while I was there and it seemed like my manicure flew in! I’ve been to some really standoffish nail techs in the past and have been entirely ignored while I’ve had my nails done, so I appreciate when someone can hold a conversation and still deliver an A+ manicure! I loved my nails when there were done and after 2 weeks they’re still looking as good!
My manicure came in at £25 which I think is pretty good considering how long it’ll last. You can pay with cash or via paypal, card payments are also accepted but require a £1 service fee. Gel polish removal comes in at £4 which is nothing if you don’t want to wreck your nails doing it yourself!
I’ve already booked in for my next manicure! I’d really recommend Sacha if you’re looking to get your nails done, she does a banging manicure, she’s super nice and her wee dog (who is really well behaved and comes to work with her) is so cute! :)