If the dirt and heat of summer are making your hands look a little tired, it’s time to get a manicure. But where? Mia Chen and Emma Chi look at the options.

Under ¥100

Sally’s Nail Salon
Price: ¥48, 30-40 mins
What: Cheap and chic dead skin removal, nail shaping, and hand massages in this mini nail salon. Daily, 10.30am-10pm.
Shop 53, 2/F, Metro Town, 890 Changning Lu, near Kaixuan Lu, 5241 4959. 长宁路890号玫瑰坊2楼53号,近凯旋路

Q-Nail
Price: ¥90, 40-50 mins
What: French-style manicure (with the white tips), nail shaping, and dead skin removal. The price also includes a gentle hand massage and scrub amongst the classical Chinese gold and red stylings of this Weihai Lu salon. Daily, 10am-10pm.
411 Weihai Lu, near Shimen Yi Lu, 6340 1170.
威海路411号,近石门一路

Dashing Diva
Price: ¥98, 35-45mins
For more details see Open Store.

I-Nail
Price: ¥98, 40 mins
What: Nail shaping, dead skin removal, and nail polishing at this elegantly decorated salon down on Changle Lu. Daily, 10am-10pm.
810 Changle Lu, near Changshu Lu, 6249 0887.  
长乐路810号,近常熟路

Mid-range

Frangipani Nail Bar
Price: ¥105, 40 mins
What: Frangipani’s manicurists shape your nails, remove dead skin, and give your fingertips a scrub, massage, and polish in this French Concession villa. Daily, 10am-10pm.
76 Fuxing Xi Lu, near Yongfu Lu, 6437 0310.  
复兴西路76号,近永福路

The St. Regis Shanghai
Price: ¥120, 45 mins
What: Relax as St. Regis transform your nails, removing dead skin and old enamel, shaping your nails along the way. The price includes a hand massage and nail polish. Daily, 10am-midnight.
6/F, 889 Dongfang Lu, near Pudian Lu, 5050 5678. 东方路889号瑞吉红塔大酒店6楼,近浦电路

In One Spa
Price: ¥193, 30 mins
What: Take your pick of individually decorated spa rooms from Tang dynasty style to Southeast Asian decor as In One Spa clean, shape, burnish, and polish your nails for just under ¥200. Daily, 10am-2am.
1/F, Jin Mao, 88 Shiji Da Dao, near Lujiazui Dong Lu, 5103 6767. 世纪大道88号金茂大厦1楼，近陆家嘴东路

Deluxe

Quan Spa
Price: ¥340, 60 mins
What: Cuticle grooming, nail shaping, and
a natural buff or polish combine for those who really want to splash out on their nails. The whole process takes place in a plushly decorated lounge-like spa so you can feel as high class as your hands. Daily, 10am-10pm.
21/F, Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel, 159 Henan Nan Lu, near Fuyou Lu, 2321 8888. 河南南路159号豫园万丽酒店21楼，近福佑路

Mandara Spa
Price: ¥345, 60 mins
What: It might be a bit pricey, but you’re not getting a new set of hands any time soon so sit back and let Mandara’s experts go to work with deep exfoliation treatments, nail shaping, and polishing. Daily, 10am-10pm.
6/F, JW Marriott, 399 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Huangpi Bei Lu, 5359 4969 ext 6798. 南京西路399号6楼,近黄陂北路