Melbourne, VIC · by appointment

Ten tiny canvases

Custom nail art from a basement studio. Bring a reference, a mood, or total trust.

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Services

The sets

Art sets are quoted from your reference at booking. The fifteen-minute consult is free and occasionally life-changing.

The art set

Full custom art on gel or BIAB. Bring references or a mood; leave with a gallery piece.

from $160

2 hrs

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Statement set

Two accent designs, the rest in a colour that earns its place.

$110

1 hr 30 min

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Chrome / cat-eye set

Mirror finishes and magnetic depth. Photographs like liquid metal.

$95

1 hr 15 min

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About

The bar

Lacquer Bar is six seats in a converted basement: painted brick, good lamps, a wall of every pigment in production. Two artists with two very different hands, which is exactly the point.

About

The pigment wall

Every colour in production, arranged by mood rather than name. Point at one, or bring a photo of anything - a tram seat, a sunset, a fruit - and it gets matched at the bench.

The team

The artists

Two artists, two styles. Match the artist to the brief.

CJ Wu

Founder & Nail Artist

Mel Sartori

Nail Artist

Meet the team

CJ painted the Otways on my nails. The actual Otways. People grab my hands at parties.

— Zadie

My race-day set from Mel got photographed more than the horses.

— Coco

CJ's chrome work is genuinely flawless. I've stopped wearing rings, they compete.

— Ari

The clean gel set converted my minimalist heart. Glass. Actual glass.

— June