Nails by Lisa -The Cure is a five-star-rated nail salon at 23 Kaupeka Road in Orewa, on Auckland's Hibiscus Coast, whose online home is an Instagram page. Good nail work is as much about the prep as the polish: a careful technician will use sterilised or fresh files and buffers, shape the nail to suit the hand, and tidy cuticles gently rather than cutting them back hard. If you wear gel, the sign of a good salon is removal done properly by the technician rather than picking or prying it off at home, which is what thins the nail underneath. Regulars know that small studios fill up quickly, so it pays to book ahead and to arrive with a photo of the shape and finish you have in mind. For anyone in Orewa after careful nail work, this Kaupeka Road studio is right in the neighbourhood.