Quick answer: Longer-wear pro gels such as Gelish Color Plus, which Gelish rates for up to 21 days of wear, can stretch the gap between appointments. Fewer visits a year means each visit has to bring in more. A named, priced nail-art add-on on the menu raises the ticket without adding a visit.
What Gelish announced
Professional nail brand Gelish has introduced Color Plus, a HEMA- and TPO-free gel polish, with 45 new shades now in the UK, Scratch magazine reported on Oct. 23, 2026. Founder and CEO Danny Haile told Scratch the system delivers "up to 21 days' wear," and that the application is intentionally familiar, so existing Gelish users can adopt it without changing their service setups.
Gelish's own Color Plus page also lists "up to 21 days of wear" and a HEMA- and TPO-free formula. This is a salon product for nail professionals, used in the chair.
Longer wear changes the visit count
Clients pay for gel because it lasts. But the longer a manicure holds, the less often the same client needs to book. Here is an example calculation, not survey data, for one client who always rebooks as soon as her gel needs it:
- Every 2 weeks: 52 weeks ÷ 2 = 26 visits a year.
- Every 3 weeks: 52 weeks ÷ 3 ≈ 17 visits a year.
- Difference: 26 − 17 = 9 fewer visits, roughly a third fewer tickets from the same loyal client.
Your own clients will rebook on their own schedules, so run the same sum with your book. The point is the direction: if wear goes up, visits per client can go down.
Make each visit carry more
Fighting longer wear doesn't make sense. Clients want it. The better move is to raise what each visit is worth, so fewer visits don't mean less revenue.
One way is a named, priced art add-on that sits on the menu next to the gel service, rather than design work given away inside the base price. A nail printer lets a salon offer custom designs, such as a logo, a photo or a pattern, as part of the same gel service, without booking extra time for hand painting. For how a named add-on lifts the average ticket, see how to build a nail printer salon menu around average ticket. For where printing fits into a gel service, see do nail printers work on gel nails?
NailPrinter.ca is the only official O'2Nails distributor for Canada and the USA.
Takeaway
If the gel lasts longer, plan for fewer visits and make each one worth more: put the art on the menu.
Sources: Helena Biggs, "Gelish unveils Color Plus: a 'next generation' gel nail polish range," Scratch, Oct. 23, 2026 · Gelish, Color Plus.
