Frenchies Modern Nail Care offers clean nail salon experience in Lakeway

Despite the challenges, the salon officially opened in November 2020.

“Only the strong survive, and we were very tenacious,” Wagner said.

Frenchies offers manicures and pedicures using products that are “free of the harshest chemicals,” including healthy gel extension tips. The shop does not use traditional acrylic nail extensions, nail dips or certain nail files typically found in other salons.

The salon also sells body care items such as body butters and sugar scrubs, which clients receive at the end of every service; has a membership program where clients can prepay for their services and receive discounts; and is appointment-based.

“[Keith and I] used to go get pedicures for date night every month, and we had experienced where you make an appointment and you sit there and wait for 45 minutes,” Wagner said. “[Frenchies] is appointment-based because we value the time of our guests as well as our employees.”

The franchise’s mantra is “we love clean,” and Wagner said the salon goes “above and beyond” state cleanliness standards.

Frenchies uses a medical-grade autoclave to sterilize metal nail equipment that is reused. Nonreusable items, such as porous files, nail buffers and cuticle pushers, are either discarded or sent home with the client. The shop’s pedicure bowls are also jet-free, as Wagner said they can harbor bacteria.

The shop additionally has energy recovery ventilation systems at each station, which is an individual vent that removes stale air and puts in fresh air every 15 minutes.

“Unlike multi-purpose salons where you’ll have hair sprays, dyes, or a salon where they’re doing acrylics and so forth, you have those harsh chemicals you’re smelling,” Wagner said. “You do not smell that at Frenchies. You come in and you don’t smell anything; it’s just fresh, clean air.”

• 3100 RM 620, Lakeway
• www.frenchiesnails.com/location/tx-lakeway