BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Never felt like
lingering at a nail salon before? That's exactly the inspiration
behind Marlowe, a new nail salon concept that just launched on
Fourth Street in Berkeley earlier
this month. Marlowe founder and Bay Area native, Rebecca Sawhney, left a legal career in NYC to
start what she calls "the loveliest nail care experience." Situated
among trendsetting neighbors, Lululemon, SoulCycle, Project Juice,
Warby Parker, and Madewell, Marlowe
aims to offer Bay Area clients the newest iteration of the
affordable luxury experience. How? By completely reinventing the
nail care model, from hand to toe.
On the design front, Sawhney dove in. Think: West Elm leather
pedi chairs and a custom, 12-foot walnut mani bar. "I wanted to
carefully curate the prettiest space in which our clients have ever
stepped out of their shoes!" says Sawhney. And curate, she did.
Furnished by design faves, Serena & Lily, DWR, West Elm, Pablo
Designs, and Leon & George, Marlowe oozes with bright whites
and design sophistication. "I started with a raw space, and spent
nearly a year thinking through the perfect in-store experience,"
explains Sawhney. The result? "It's a design aesthetic meant to
evoke clean and coastal California," says Sawhney.
Behind the scenes, Marlowe runs a clean machine: they provide
single-use tools wherever feasible (take them home, post
mani/pedi!), and a dedicated "clean room" for medical-grade
sterilization processes. A silent, state-of-the-art ventilation
system keeps out fumes, and pedicures are performed in sleek,
fiberglass foot bowls that can be thoroughly sterilized.
How's this for modern? Guests can book appointments online and
the store runs entirely cashless, accepting only credit and debit
cards. "We're convinced going cashless is the way of the future,"
says Sawhney, "and we find tremendous benefit, from a safety and
sustainability standpoint, as well."
The best part: they're pre-booking complimentary mani polish
changes for their grand opening party, Saturday, October 28th.
Marlowe was founded in 2016 by Rebecca
Sawhney, and the Berkeley
flagship store is the newest addition to the trendy Fourth Street
shopping area. The stylishly minimalist space offers clean + polish
services for hands and feet.
For more information, visit hellomarlowe.com, or call (510)
548-6000.
Rebecca Sawhney
(510) 548-6000
rebecca@hellomarlowe.com
hellomarlowe.com
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