nails grow three millimeters a month.
A full nail replaces itself in four to six months. Which means the nails on your hands today were grown over the winter. If they broke somewhere along the way, you started again.
the problem was never growth
You know which finger it will be. It gets to a decent length, then catches in your hair on the way through and splits at the corner. So you cut them all back to match and start over.
Somewhere in that cycle you stopped mentioning it. You curl your fingers when you hand over your card. You've worked out where to put your hands in photographs.
Your nails grow at the same rate as anyone's. There is nothing wrong with them. What doesn't happen is survival.
That's a different problem, and it has an answer.
The GlossHaus Protocol
A course of visits over three or six months, built on a HEMA-free builder gel and photographed at every appointment. Not a service you book once. A program you finish.
what we do, stated plainly
A structured gel, applied over the nail you already have. It adds no length and replaces nothing. What it adds is a layer that takes the impact your nail would otherwise take alone, so new growth reaches the end of your finger intact.
As your nail grows, the gel travels up with it. Every three or four weeks we rebalance the structure so the strength sits where the nail needs it, rather than halfway down the finger.
We don't repair, heal, or treat nails. The condition of a nail answers to health, medication, iron, and genetics, and we touch none of those. What we do is protect the nail while it grows. That is the whole claim, and it is enough.
protect. grow. restore.
We don't change your nail. We cover it, so what grows out survives.
Three millimeters a month. Four to six months to replace the whole plate.
The nail at six months is entirely new. And it's yours.
why one appointment proves nothing
The nail we cover today is the same nail you walked in with. You'll leave looking well and know nothing about whether this works. The evidence arrives later, as new nail emerges and stays.
Three millimeters of new growth. A narrow band at the base. It looks like nothing. It's the thing we're watching for.
About a centimeter, grown out protected. The first point at which the change is visible rather than theoretical.
Every nail on your hand is new. Grown, protected, and never broken.
That's why we'd rather you think in months than in appointments.
two lengths. two ways to pay.
Builder gel is refilled every three to four weeks. That is not a preference. It is how the product grows out. The Protocol is priced for the rhythm you'd be keeping anyway.
Your set, then three fills. Hydrate or Collagen therapy at every visit, your choice.
- Your technician, every visit booked at enrollment
- Photographs at each visit, kept in your file
- Unlimited repairs, seen within 48 hours
- Removal included, whenever you stop
- The Review at month three
Your set, then five fills. Restore treatment at every visit.
- Everything in First Growth
- Two further fills, through to a fully replaced nail plate
- The Completion at visit six: your printed record, and your own nail uncovered
- Your rate held for the whole course
Those comparisons use our standard menu prices: a set at $95, fills at $90, and the treatments at their usual rate.
Not sure yet? Book a complimentary assessment. We will tell you whether this is the right thing for your nails, including if it is not.
Book an assessmentprefer to come as you go? The à la carte prices stay on the menu.
That's fine, and it always will be. Book whenever suits you.
three parts
Fifteen minutes, complimentary. Your technician examines the nail plate: thickness, flexibility, whether it layers at the free edge, where it breaks and why. They ask what you do with your hands, and what happened the last time you had enhancements. Then they tell you what they found. Sometimes the answer is Dazzle Dry instead, or nothing at all today. You'll get the truth either way.
Every visit booked at once, with the same technician. A fill and a treatment every three to four weeks. Photographs each time, before anything is filed.
At three months you see the two sets side by side. At six, every nail on your hand is new growth that never broke.
the record, and the products
Three photographs at every visit, against the same card, in the same light, at the same angle, and always before any filing, so what you are seeing is the true state of the nail after three or four weeks.
At three months we show you the two sets side by side. Most people are surprised, because the change happens slowly enough that you stop noticing it on your own hands.
The photographs are yours. They stay in your file, and we ask separately, and never assume, whether you would be comfortable with us sharing them one day, without your name. Either answer is genuinely fine.
HEMA is one of the more common sensitizers in nail products, and it's in most gel on the market. Repeated exposure can produce an allergy that tends to be permanent.
We don't use it. We also keep product entirely off the skin and cure fully, which matters as much as the product does.
To be straightforward: HEMA-free lowers your risk substantially. It doesn't eliminate it, and other acrylates can cause reactions. If you've reacted before, tell us before we begin.
and when you want to stop
We take it off properly and your nail underneath is your nail. No thinning, no recovery period, nothing to grow out.
If you've prepaid and stop partway, you keep everything you have had. There is no refund on the balance, and removal is free whenever you decide.
That's the reason we work this way, and it's the difference between an overlay and an enhancement you're stuck with.
anything else
How long before I see a difference?
Three months for visible change, six for a full nail replacement. At your first fill, three weeks in, you will see a narrow band of new growth and little else. That is expected, and we say so before you book.
Will this make my nails grow faster?
No. Nothing applied to a nail changes its growth rate. What builder gel does is stop the nail breaking, so the length you grow stays on your hand.
Is builder gel damaging?
Applied and removed properly, it is among the gentler options. It sits over the nail as a protective layer rather than requiring the plate to be filed down. Nearly all damage attributed to gel comes from aggressive preparation, incomplete curing, or peeling it off at home.
What if my nails are already badly damaged?
That's most of the people who start with us. Your technician will tell you honestly what they're seeing at the assessment, including if they think you should wait or take a different route.
Can I do this if I've reacted to gel before?
Possibly, and it's worth a conversation first. Many reactions are to HEMA specifically, and our systems are HEMA-free. We will not promise you a result. Book a complimentary assessment and we'll work it out together.
Do I have to commit to six months?
No. You can book a single set at $95 and a fill at $90 whenever you like, and stop whenever you want, and removal is included either way. The Protocol exists because most people who start this are coming monthly regardless, and the treatments and standing appointments make those visits worth more.
Why is six months cheaper per month?
Because you're committing to the full course. Six months is when the whole nail has replaced itself. It shows the result, so it is the one we would rather you take.
What is the standing appointment?
When you begin, we book every visit in your plan at once: same technician, same day, same time, right through to the end. You're not competing for slots and you're not remembering to rebook. If a date stops working, we move it.
What happens if I miss a visit?
It moves, it doesn't disappear. First Growth is valid for twelve months, the Full Cycle for eighteen.
What happens after my six months?
Most guests carry on with a fill and a treatment each month. Some take a break. Some stop entirely, and we remove the product properly at no charge.
How much does it cost?
Booked individually, a new set is $95, a fill is $90, long length is $105, and a Russian overlay is $125. First Growth is $95 then $85 a month for three months. The Full Cycle is $95 then $80 a month for five.
begin with an assessment
Fifteen minutes, complimentary, no obligation. You'll leave knowing what your nails actually need.
5055 N. Western Avenue, Chicago · Designated spaces for guests, free street parking all around.