Walk into a nail salon here and the first question is rarely about colour. It is which kind of manicure you want, and the menu words do not explain themselves. Gel, regular polish, dip powder, French. This guide sorts them into one decision, then tells you which yeux tier and price that decision lands on. Where a category deserves a longer answer, we point you at it instead of repeating it here.在新加坡走进美甲店，第一个问题很少是颜色，而是你要做哪一种，偏偏菜单上的词又不会自己解释自己。凝胶、普通指甲油、蘸粉、法式。这篇把它们收拢成一个判断，再告诉你这个判断落在 yeux 的哪一档、多少钱。某一类值得长篇细讲的，我们给链接，不在这里重复。
The four names you will meet on a Singapore menu
新加坡菜单上会碰到的四个词
Gel is the default here, and deservedly. It cures hard under an LED lamp before you stand up, so nothing dents in your bag on the ride home, and it holds two to four weeks in local humidity. Every manicure at yeux is gel. The cost of that durability is that it has to be soaked off properly rather than picked at.
凝胶是这里的默认选项，理由也充分。你还没起身，它就在 LED 灯下照硬了，回程路上放包里不会压出印，在本地的湿气里能撑两到四周。yeux 的美甲全部是凝胶。这份耐用的代价是：它必须好好泡掉，不能用手抠。
Regular polish still has a place. It air dries, comes off at home with a bottle of remover, and suits anyone who changes colour weekly. What it will not do is survive a Singapore week of hand washing, so three to five days is honest. If polish is your budget rather than your preference, Express Gel at $18 does the same job and lasts a fortnight, which is why we stopped offering plain polish.
普通指甲油还是有它的位置。它靠风干，在家用一瓶洗甲水就能卸，适合每周换颜色的人。它做不到的是熬过新加坡一周的洗手频率，老实说三到五天就是极限。如果你选它是因为预算而不是偏好，$18 的 Express Gel 做的是同一件事，还能撑两周，所以我们后来就不做普通指甲油了。
Dip powder gets asked about here far more often than it gets offered. The nail is set into coloured acrylic powder between layers of resin, and the result is thick and strong. Two things keep it off our menu. Many salons return the same powder jar to every client, and taking it off needs a longer acetone soak than gel does. For that kind of strength we use an overlay instead.
蘸粉在这里被问到的次数，远多于被做到的次数。做法是在两层树脂之间把指甲埋进彩色的亚克力粉里，成品又厚又硬。有两件事让它进不了我们的菜单：不少店会把同一罐粉轮流给每位客人用；而且它要泡比凝胶更久的丙酮才卸得下来。想要那种硬度，我们用建构来做。
French is not a system at all. It is a finish, a pale nail with a defined tip, and it sits on top of whichever tier you book. At yeux, French is an add-on at +$20, the same as chrome and gradient, while cat eye is +$10. Prices are per service, not per nail.
法式根本不是一套系统，它是一种收尾方式：素色甲面加一道清楚的甲尖，可以做在你选的任何一档上面。在 yeux，法式是加购 +$20，墨镜粉和渐变同价，猫眼 +$10。全部按整套收费，不按每片。
| Type种类 | Realistic wear实际持久度 | At yeux在 yeux |
|---|---|---|
| Gel凝胶 | 2–4 weeks2–4 周 | Every tier: $18 / $38 / $68全部三档：$18 / $38 / $68 |
| Regular polish普通指甲油 | 3–5 days3–5 天 | Not offered. Express Gel at $18 is the closest fit不提供。最接近的是 $18 的 Express Gel |
| Dip powder蘸粉 | 3–4 weeks3–4 周 | Not offered. Overlay gives the same strength不提供。建构能给到同样的硬度 |
| French法式 | Follows whatever is underneath跟着底下那一套走 | Add-on, +$20 on any tier加购，任何档位 +$20 |
Still deciding? A 30-second picker
还在犹豫？30 秒帮你挑
Four questions, real menu prices, no sign-up. Add-ons like French sit on top of whatever it returns.四个问题，用的是菜单实价，不用留资料。法式之类的加购再叠在结果上面。
1 · How long does it need to last?1 · 你希望它撑多久？
2 · What are you happy to spend?2 · 你的预算大概是？
3 · How are your nails right now?3 · 你的指甲现在什么状态？
4 · Do you want length added?4 · 要不要加长度？
Gel manicure · Express Gel凝胶美甲 · 快速美甲
$18 indicative total参考总价
Polish is the classic answer for a weekend, but Express Gel costs about the same and holds for a fortnight.周末场合的传统答案是普通指甲油，但 Express Gel 价钱差不多，还能撑两周。
Indicative only. Finishes stack on top: cat eye +$10, chrome, gradient or French +$20. Qun confirms the fit on WhatsApp before you book.仅供参考。加购另叠：猫眼 +$10，墨镜粉、渐变、法式各 +$20。预约前 Qun 会在 WhatsApp 上确认。
What the three tiers actually buy
三个档位各买到什么
Every manicure here runs on the same ladder, and what moves you up it is preparation, not colour. Express Gel at $18 is a single-colour reset for nails that were done recently. Full Classic Gel at $38 is the proper sit-down session, cuticle care first and colour after. Full Japanese Gel at $68 adds an overlay for strength and full cuticle removal. The full nail menu lists every combination, and the gel manicure guide is the long version on wear time, application and removal.
这里的每一种美甲都走同一道阶梯，决定你往上走的是准备功夫，不是颜色。$18 的 Express Gel 是单色翻新，适合不久前才做过的指甲。$38 的 Full Classic Gel 是完整坐下来的一节，先护甲皮，后上色。$68 的 Full Japanese Gel 再加上建构加固和卸除护甲皮。完整美甲菜单里有全部组合，持久度、上甲流程和卸甲的长版本在凝胶美甲指南里。
Length is a different decision
加长度是另一个判断
Everything above is built on your own nail. Adding length is a separate structure: an overlay for strength at +$20, or a full extension at +$80 on any tier, which puts a set between $98 and $148 all in. Whether that suits you has less to do with the shape you like and more to do with what your hands do all day, which the nail extensions guide works through properly.
上面讲的都是做在你自己的指甲上。加长度属于另一种结构：加固 +$20，完整延甲是任何档位 +$80，一整套算下来落在 $98 到 $148 之间。适不适合你，和你喜欢什么甲形关系不大，和你的手一整天在做什么关系很大，这一段延甲指南写得比较完整。
"Roughly once a month someone walks into Hougang asking for dip powder because a friend overseas swears by it. I walk them through the shared jar and what removal is like, and nearly every one of them books Full Japanese gel instead. Same strength, cleaner story."
「差不多每个月都有客人走进后港店问蘸粉，说是国外的朋友大力推荐。我把共用粉罐和卸的时候是什么情况讲一遍，几乎每一位最后都改做日式凝胶。硬度一样，来路干净得多。」
Hands and feet in one sitting
手和脚一次做完
Pairing is the most common booking we take. Feet run on the same three tiers at $28, $48 and $88, and doing both in one visit saves a second trip across town. Toes also behave differently from fingers, holding colour for weeks longer, which the pedicure guide explains along with the hygiene checks worth making anywhere you book.
手脚一起做是我们最常收到的预约。美足走同一道三档阶梯：$28、$48、$88，一次坐下来两边都做完，省一趟车程。脚趾的表现也和手指不一样，颜色能多撑好几周，这些连同预约任何一家店都值得做的卫生检查，都写在美足指南里。