Full-time programme · From September 2027 · Eligible 16 to 18 year olds
The UK’s pioneering session nail programme
The first full-time nail course in the UK built to take you from the salon chair to fashion shoots, celebrity clients, television and film. Announcing soon. Join the waiting list to be first to hear when applications open.
About the programme
Nail Session is the first course of its kind in the UK: a full-time programme designed to produce session nail artists, the specialists booked for editorial shoots, fashion weeks, celebrity clients and film and television productions, as well as the salon floor.
You start with the craft every nail artist needs, then learn to work as part of a creative team: to a brief, to a call time and to a camera. The academy sits next door to Eastbrook Film Studios, with BAFTA and ScreenSkills endorsements and a trainee agency behind you.
We are finalising the full course details with our new nail team. Join the waiting list and you will be the first to hear when the programme is announced and applications open.
Where will it take you?
Your next booking could be a fashion week backstage
Why Nail Session
Manicure and pedicure, gel, enhancements and nail art, with the client care and speed that salons and freelance work demand.
Working to a brief and a mood board, matching a designer’s vision, editorial finishes and the pace of a backstage call.
Continuity, call sheets and set etiquette, working alongside makeup, hair and costume departments on TV and film productions.
Guest artists, real shoots with our photographers and models, and the Final Checks trainee agency for paid work while you train.
From salon to screen
A lot of parents and trainees do not realise nails can be a full-time career. These illustrative figures show the stages of the industry, from an employed salon role to freelance, celebrity and screen work.
£19k to £23k
Annual employed salary guide
£25k to £45k+
Illustrative annual business revenue
£150 to £750+
Illustrative rate per booking
£250 to £450+
Illustrative freelance day rate
Explore illustrative freelance earning scenarios.
Illustrative gross revenue before tax, business expenses and unpaid time. Booking availability and rates vary with experience, location and reputation.
Your tutors
A team of working session nail artists is joining Final Checks to teach this programme: people whose own diaries run from salon clients to fashion week, celebrity bookings and film sets. Meet the first of them below; more introductions follow as the launch approaches.
Nail Educator · Celebrity Nail Artist & Session Manicurist
Janel is a celebrity nail artist, session manicurist and trained Russian manicurist. She is based in Luton and works in London and internationally.
Qualified for nearly nine years, Janel has worked with incredible people and brands around the world on music videos, celebrity clients, commercial campaigns, red carpets, brand activations, events and corporate staff wellness initiatives. She has also led and keyed the nail looks for shows at London, Paris, Haute Couture and Milan fashion weeks.
Brands she has worked with include British Vogue, Vogue US, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior, A$AP Rocky’s AWGE, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s The Row, Burberry campaigns and shows, Phan Huy, Ann Demeulemeester, Givenchy, AlaĂŻa, Y-3 by Adidas, ASICS, Nike, Kryolan, Hyrox, Olivia Black, Tolu Coker, Glossify, Glitterbels, OPI, Mii Cosmetics, Essie, Sally Hansen and many more.
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Key facts
The full programme specification, entry requirements and fees are being finalised. Everything confirmed so far is here; the rest will be announced to the waiting list first.
| Programme title | Nail Session: From Salon to Screen |
|---|---|
| Delivery mode | Full-time |
| Start date | September 2027 |
| Who it is for | Eligible 16 to 18 year olds |
| Where it leads | Salons, fashion and editorial, celebrity clients, TV and film |
| Fees and funding | To be confirmed. Our other full-time courses are funded for 16 to 18 year olds with a £1,500 associate fee; see the finance information. |
| How to apply | Join the waiting list below. Applications open when the programme is announced. |
Waiting list
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Funding support
ScreenSkills funding is available for shorter courses only, offering bursaries to help support training in the screen industries. If you are eligible, it can cover a large part of the cost of a short course with us.
ÂŁ2,000bursaries available towards eligible short courses
New looks, backstage moments, student work and course dates, posted every week. Come and see what our trainees are creating.
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An industry-led makeup and hair academy in Dagenham, East London. Endorsed by BAFTA and ScreenSkills, with guaranteed paid work experience for every graduate.
