Ten Salon Nail & Spa is a friendly, detail-focused nail salon on Lower Emerson Street in Napier South, offering a wide range of foot and nail treatments. The menu covers acrylic nails, shellac and gel manicures, SNS dipping, builder gel, spa pedicures, waxing, tinting and lash extensions — so whether it's your hands, your feet or both that need attention, there's a treatment to suit. The team are trained, always friendly, and happy to help you relax and enjoy being pampered.
The salon is known for beautifully customised nail art, with hand-crafted designs that range from diamante glamour through to natural ombre, and it stocks over 400 gel colours so there's no shortage of choice. Attention to detail is the watchword: nail artists shape, sculpt and finish with care, time after time.
Ten Salon is also upfront about product safety — it uses only safe, genuine, non-MMA products and doesn't cut costs where your health is concerned. Standout options include the SNS dipping system, billed as the world's most natural nail system with added vitamin E and calcium, and the ever-popular spa pedicure, complete with whirlpool soak, massage chair and foot massage.
Beyond everyday appointments, the salon caters for weddings and group functions, from girls' days out to full wedding parties, with reasonable group prices covering everything needed to make the day relaxing and special. Gift vouchers are available, and appointments aren't always necessary — just call in or phone to book.
Ten Salon Nail & Spa sits on Lower Emerson Street in Napier South, and its promise to visitors is summed up in two words on the homepage: pamper yourself. This is a salon built around a wide range of foot and nail treatments — acrylic nails, shellac manicures, spa pedicures, waxing and more — delivered by staff the team describes as trained and always friendly. Whether you're treating your hands, your feet or both, the aim is the same: you relax while the detail work is done for you.
Acrylic nails are a cornerstone of the service list. A tip is placed at the end of the natural nail, the acrylic is sculpted over the top, and the whole nail is shaped and trimmed to the length and silhouette you want. Options span a full set in colour or French, backfills for regrowth, and pink-and-white or colour ombre sets — elegant, long and healthy-looking nails, in the salon's words.
Manicures here are a proper ritual rather than a quick file. Hands are soaked in warm water, cuticles pushed back and treated, nails trimmed and shaped, and then a hand massage leads into the polish of your choice. Choose gel or shellac and you get a long-wearing finish that doesn't lose shine, chip, break or smudge for up to two weeks, applied directly onto the natural nail so the quality of the nail isn't compromised.
The spa pedicure is the salon's most popular service, and it's easy to see why. Your feet are soaked in a whirlpool while you relax in a massage chair; nails are trimmed and shaped, cuticles treated and calluses removed, before a foot massage and the polish colour of your choosing. A gel finish usually lasts three to six weeks — a great option for busy feet, the salon notes — and if you can't decide between hands and feet, the combined spa pedicure and manicure offers the best of both worlds.
Among the standout treatments is the SNS dipping system, which the salon bills as the world's most natural nail system. It is neither acrylic nor gel: an odour-free, lightweight and durable dipping method with added vitamin E and calcium, often described as the world's 'healthiest' gel polish. Builder gel is the modern alternative, available as extensions, as infills, or worn on natural nails for a stronger, more even finish.
Product safety is something the team is upfront about. Ten Salon states it only uses safe, genuine, non-MMA products, and doesn't believe in cutting costs or putting your health at risk. With over 400 gel colours stocked in the salon, choice is never the problem — narrowing it down might be.
Nail art is a genuine point of pride — 'absolutely stunning, every time' is the salon's own summary. Designs range from diamante glamour through to natural ombre, each piece hand-crafted in the Napier salon. Practical extras sit alongside the glamour: nail repairs for lost nails, French tips, filing, shaping and tidy-ups, and removal services for SNS, acrylic and shellac when you're ready to start afresh.
The salon also covers brows, lashes and waxing. Eyebrow waxing, eyelash tints, upper lip or chin waxing and under-arm waxing are all on the menu, along with a full lash extension bar offering classic, hybrid, volume and mega sets plus infills. And for a touch of extra luxury, a paraffin treatment can be added to any manicure or nail option — the treatment, the salon says, that your hands will thank you for.
Ten Salon is set up for occasions as well as everyday appointments. Whether it's a girl's day out, a small group or a full wedding party, the salon is big enough to cater to the whole crew, with group prices that include everything needed to make the day relaxing and special. Gift vouchers are available if you'd rather treat someone else, and appointments aren't always necessary — though phoning 06 835 8884 is the easy way to lock in a time, or you can send a message via the website's contact form and the team will get back to you quickly.
For Napier locals and visitors passing through, Ten Salon Nail & Spa keeps the formula simple: quality products, meticulous work, massage chairs at the pedicure station and a warm welcome every time. Call in, phone ahead, and let the team take care of the rest.