I've been going from salon to salon for over a year now trying to find the perfect nail salon, and so far this one is by far the best. (I get the shellac(gel) polish done on my hands, and the occasio... Read More
I've been going from salon to salon for over a year now trying to find the perfect nail salon, and so far this one is by far the best. (I get the shellac(gel) polish done on my hands, and the occasional pedicure with regular nail polish.)My first impressions of other salons have always been awesome, but so far after repetitive visits the outcome of my nails were awful. The ones that I've had horrible experiences with was the Q-nails by 23 avenue & 24 street, Binh's nails on gateway, and studio nails in south gate. First off, I am someone who has very strong nails that grow fast; so every 2-3 weeks I would get my nail colour changed. I found that each of these salons somehow managed to thin out my nails to a point where i had to wear bandaids over my nails to prevent any cracks or breaking for about a month. I'm not 100% sure if these are the reasons of why my nails were thinning, but a lot of them didn't have any explanations to the questions I had concerning their tools (&honestly, what else could it be considering my nails were never like this before i started using shellac polish): 1) Some of the salons would coat my nails with two different base coats before putting the coloured polish; normally it's just one coat. The first coat is fine, but the second coating burns once you put it under the UV light; I have a good pain tolerance but OUCH did it ever hurt. When I told them it was painful, they said after a few times I get it done the feeling will go away....NOPE. 2) Some of the salons would file my nail down with the nail filing machine claiming "it was safe to use directly on natural nails". I believed this for over 6 months till i KNEW they were just TOO LAZY to remove it the proper way. My nail bed curves at the top, but once they were done filing it, my nails were flat. When I told them to stop using the machines because they were ruining my nails, they would either refuse to do my nails, or tell me that my nails were 'already like that'. Just ridiculous. I wish I knew this guys name but he works at the Q-nail salon on Calgary trail and told me straight up what I have been experiencing. He said that certain people react to this cheap brand of base coating, which is probably why I felt the burning pain. He also said that using the nailing filing machine is the WRONG way of removing shellac polish because it is on the natural nail; and that it should be removed by foil. I appreciated his honesty, and found the work they have done on me so far to be outstanding. So far, I would recommend them! Don't let me down now... ;) Read Less