Walk-ins and appointments · Columbia, SC
A neighborhood nail salon on Devine Street with four technicians. Students on a break, families on a Saturday and regulars who have been coming for years all start the same way: you choose, and we tell you the time.
Step one
Length sets most of the time at the table. Pick one, and we will tell you the time before we start.
Right at the fingertip, easy for typing, studying and work.
Just past the fingertip: a little length, with room for a design.
Well past the fingertip, with more time at the table to build it.
Step two
Shape adds a few minutes, and it changes how the set looks and feels.
A flat tip with straight sides.
Square, with the corners softened.
Tapers to a soft, rounded point.
A long taper that ends in a flat tip.
Samples
A few of the finishes we do every day, on hands and feet.
Sample photos.
The team
Ask for someone by name, or take the next chair.
Owner and lead technician
Shaunta owns Gumdrop and does new sets, fills and the length-and-shape talk at the start of each one. She takes walk-ins and booked clients the same way: the time first, then the color.
Technician, natural nails and fills
Pearlie does natural-nail manicures, gel polish and fills, and many regulars ask for her by name. If you want your nails short and easy, she is the one to sit with.
Technician, nail art
Jamiya does the art: French tips, chrome and hand-painted accents. Bring a picture and she will tell you how long it takes before she starts.
Technician, pedicures
Deasia looks after the pedicure chairs and the kids' manicures. Students on a break and parents on a Saturday sit with her often.
Regulars
“I come in between classes. They tell me how long it will take before I sit down, and it is always right.”
“I booked a Saturday time for my daughter's birthday and walked in on a Tuesday for myself. Both worked the way they said.”
“Pearlie has done my nails for as long as I can remember. I never have to explain what I like.”
Sample reviews.
The line closes 30 minutes before we do.
Walk-ins welcome. Booked clients keep their time.
Ready?
Pick your length and shape ahead of time, or do it at the table. Either way, you know the time before we start.