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West Des Moines, IA · By Appointment
The Nail Atelier

Your nails, taken personally.

One chair, one client, all the time in the world — and seventeen years of care in every detail.

French-tip nails by Ovora Atelier
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Hand-finished, never rushed
The Ovora Standard
Dry.
Every pedicure — no shared water, ever.

Every pedicure is performed completely dry — no shared foot basins — and every manicure includes the signature Ovora Hand Treatment. Behind all of it, one standard that never bends:

  • Completely dry pedicures
  • No shared water, ever
  • Single-use kits
  • Sterilised metal tools
  • Premium professional products
  • One client at a time
The Pedicures

Two ways to unwind

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Essential
The Reset
$45
  • Completely dry — no soaking, ever
  • Shaping & detailed cuticle care
  • Callus treatment & sugar scrub
  • Hot towel & foot massage
  • Regular polish · bare $40 · gel +$15
Signature · The full experience
The Refined
from $100
  • Everything in The Reset
  • Precise dry e-file toe work, matrix-safe
  • Hydrating mask, paraffin & hot stone
  • Extended foot & leg massage
  • Gel polish included

Manicures

Dry & structured — finished bare, with gel, or with a strengthening overlay.

from $85

Acrylic & Dip

Brush-sculpted sets, French & ombré, dipping powder.

from $55

Gel Enhancements

Gel-X, Builder & Hard Gel — extensions & overlays.

from $70

Design & Art

Chrome, hand-painted art, rhinestones & freehand.

from $5
The little extras

Looked after, & then some

A few quiet thank-yous for the people who keep coming back — and who send their friends my way.

$15 & $15
Refer a friend

Send a friend my way — they get $15 off their first visit, and you get a $15 credit once they've been in. As many friends as you like.

Your month
Birthday treat

A little something in your birthday month — a touch of design, a gel upgrade on your pedicure, a longer hand massage, or simply $10 off.

6th on me
Prepay a series

Prepay any five of the same service and your sixth is my gift — a lovely way to keep your nails, and a little saving, going.

The Portfolio

Recent Work

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CC — founder & nail artist at Ovora Atelier
The hands behind the work

A boutique, not a salon

I'm CC, and Ovora Atelier is seventeen years of this craft brought into one quiet room. Not a conveyor-belt salon — a boutique. One chair, one client at a time, and the unhurried attention your hands deserve.

My work is precise and intentional: every shape considered, every finish clean, nothing rushed. Hygiene is never an afterthought — pedicures are performed completely dry, with single-use kits and sterilised tools as standard.

For many of my clients, this hour is the calmest part of the week — a small, private, safe space to exhale. You'll leave with beautiful nails and, I hope, feeling a little lighter than when you came in.

— CC, Founder & Nail Artist Ovora Atelier · West Des Moines, Iowa
Book with

Two artists, one studio

Same private studio, same standard of care — choose the artist whose menu suits you.

Ovora Atelier
CC

Structured, dry e-file manicures and pedicures, Gel-X, builder & hard gel, acrylics, custom art and nail rehabilitation. Crafting nails for 17+ years.

Book with CC
Lumi Studio
Lom

Dipping powder, acrylic, gel manicures, builder & hard gel and pedicures, done with care. Creating since 2019. Lom keeps a separate menu & booking at Lumi Studio.

Book with Lom
Kind words

What clients say

Seventeen years of care, in their words.

★★★★★

“CC was absolutely the best! I came to her with some pretty bad acrylic nails from another salon and CC went above and beyond to fix them. I have finally found a nail professional who does the best work I've ever had — and I've had nails for almost 20 years. CC is now my forever go-to nail person. I highly recommend!”

Jenny Koeppe
★★★★★

“Great service. CC is wonderful! Always does an amazing job and so kind.”

Angie Helm
★★★★★

“CC is great! She always does a great job with my nails.”

Ann Wittgraf
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