Bellissima Nail Boutique is a nail salon at 8 Bowline Pl in Porirua, holding a perfect 5.0 Google rating and reachable through its Facebook page. Prep is what separates a manicure that lasts from one that chips within days: a careful technician takes time over shaping, cuticle work and dehydrating the nail plate before colour goes on, which is why gel can hold for two to three weeks. Hygiene is the other quiet marker of a good salon — tools should be sterilised in an autoclave or supplied fresh, with files and buffers never shared between clients. Regulars know to book infills around the three-week mark rather than picking at lifting gel, which tears the nail underneath. In this trade, a salon's Facebook feed is often the best public showcase of the finishes its technicians can achieve. Set on Bowline Pl, Bellissima gives Porirua locals a handy spot to keep that routine ticking over.