A Fancy Manicure Station Is Headed to Saks Fifth Avenue

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Sure, the fragrance section at Saks Fifth Avenue may have been finalized (complete with library), but the department store isn't done bolstering its beauty yet. Tomorrow, the British, Alexa Chung-fronted Nails Inc. will debut The Paint Shop on the fifth floor, complete with charging stations, tea service, finger foods—and more than 150 colors to choose from.

Services range from the London Caviar Express, a 15-minute manicure that includes hand moisturization and a quick-dry topcoat ($18.50) to a $48 gel manicure that can last for up to three weeks. In between those price points are treatments meant to restore and reshape nails, Swarovski crystallization at $20 per nail, and special effects like nail art and fabric texturizing.

· Nails Inc. [Official Site]
· How Marigay McKee Is Forging Change at Saks Fifth Avenue [Racked NY]
· Nailed It: Ten Salons for Cheap Manicures in Manhattan [Racked NY]