Haute Couture
Every Haute Couture set begins with a conversation and is painted by hand in Japanese gel, on the same base that was named Best Japanese Gel Manicure in Modern Luxury Manhattan's Best of Beauty 2026. By appointment only, with one artist beside you for the whole visit.
Every set is one of one
Nothing here is picked from a chart. Bring your own design, describe a feeling, or start from a set in the lookbook. Your artist designs it with you and paints it by hand.
A photo, a screenshot, a drawing of your own. Send it before your visit when you can, by text to (646) 846-1668, so your artist can prepare your first sketch.
An occasion, an outfit, a colour you love, the season outside. Your artist turns it into a design for your nails. Or choose Omakase and leave the whole design to your artist.
Choose a set from the lookbook and make it yours: other colours, another length, more or fewer accents.
Your visit
Your artist listens to what the set is for and looks at your hands.
When you send your design ahead, your artist prepares a first sketch before you arrive. Either way, you finish it together on paper, before any gel.
Change anything on the sketch until it feels right. Your artist then confirms the art level and price.
Stroke by stroke in Japanese gel, made to last 3 to 4 weeks.
Why Kireihouse: you see your design on paper before a single nail is painted, and every line is drawn by hand in Japanese gel, never printed.
Hand-painted
Drawn stroke by stroke, never printed.
Seasonal
Sets that follow the season outside the window.
3D & gems
Texture, pearls and quiet light.
Recent sets from the chair
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MediumWhat you pay
Find your visit on the left and your design level across the top. That number is your total.
| Your visit | Medium | Complex | Omakase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Gel Manicurebare nails | $120 | $150 | from $180 |
| Japanese Gel Manicurewith soft gel removal | $170 | $200 | from $230 |
| Japanese Gel Manicurewith hard gel, extension, powder or acrylic removal | $190 | $220 | from $250 |
| Japanese Gel Fill-InPERFECT FILLIN, returning clients | $155 | $185 | from $215 |
| Gel X Extensionsbare nails | $190 | $220 | from $250 |
| Gel X Extensionswith soft gel removal | $240 | $270 | from $300 |
| Gel X Extensionswith hard gel, extension, powder or acrylic removal | $260 | $290 | from $320 |
Prices are totals, design included. Each is a starting price; your artist confirms yours when you approve your sketch.
Omakase is quoted at your consultation, with your sketch. The more detailed the artwork, the more time it takes, and the price follows the work.
Book your visit in private
Any visit can be booked in our private room: a quiet, couture-fitting room for one or two guests, with a proper Japanese welcome and matcha. $150 for visits up to 2 hours, or $300 for longer visits or a manicure and pedicure, added to your service. One room fee, even with two guests; each guest has their own artist. Book the room first, then write your nail service in the booking note. Questions? Text (646) 846-1668.
The Haute Couture series
New sets on @kireihousenyc, shot in our usual calm style. Find them all under #KireihouseHauteCouture and the Haute Couture highlight.
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