Three years of practice, and counting

It began the way most things begin — her own hands first, then her mum's, then anyone who would sit still long enough. What set Jessie apart early was patience for the parts most people find fiddly: the prep, the shaping, the fraction of a millimetre that decides whether a set survives the week. She was nine.

She is twelve now, and the practice shows in the parts a client never sees. How to prep a nail so gel doesn't lift on day four. How to shape a set so it suits the hand it sits on instead of fighting it. How long to cure, how thin to build, and when to tell someone their nails need a week off. Most of it she learned by getting it wrong first.

She takes real bookings — one client at a time, treated as appointments rather than favours. You choose a slot that is genuinely free, it comes back confirmed by email, and the set is built for your hands rather than off a template. Payment is cash, in person, once the work is done.

If you have never had your nails done before, say so when you book. Jessie will talk you through it and start you gentle, and the bolder ideas keep until you want them.