Meet Rachael aka Acronychous

Proprietress & Boss Lady…

Raised by rock-n-roll hippies in the foothills of Colorado, Rachael founded Acronychous to bring fresh nail art and design to her home state. She's been nail obsessed all her life and vividly remembers spending hours perfecting her two-tone polish jobs in fourth grade. When visiting a friend in Brooklyn in 2012, she got a nail art gel manicure for the first time and her brain exploded.

After having had her first amazing manicure, it was tough to go back to chipping gel polish and ‘lumpy bumpy’ application. It took a few more years to make the leap, go to nail school, graduate and start Acronychous (it’s ancient greek and means having nails, claws, talons or hooves). Rachael wanted to create a business that focused on excellent client care/retention, unique and original nail art, safe, high quality products and lasting results. A big supporter of continuing education, she invests heavily in learning new techniques, trying new equipment and teaching the techs of Acronychous everything she discovers.

After working with clients for seven years, Rachael has fallen into a few areas of expertise including natural nails, hard gel and mentorship. Many of her clients have been with her for years now and have the long, healthy natural nails to show for it! Believing first in a solid foundation of technique and skill, each manicure is an adventure in chemistry, structure, refinement and finally, creativity. Acronychous has become a teaching salon in many ways and Rachael and her team hope to bring new learning opportunities to Denver in 2024!