I normally love this place, but my last experience was...not great. I'll give credit, I didn't have an appointment and they were busy, and they managed to squeeze me in, but that's where things went ... Read More
I normally love this place, but my last experience was...not great. I'll give credit, I didn't have an appointment and they were busy, and they managed to squeeze me in, but that's where things went from good to WTF?I haven't had a manicure in ages, and I came in with very long, natural nails, with the exception that the two middle nails had broken the week earlier and were a third the length of the others. They grow fairly square, which I'm not a fan of - I prefer an almond (not full stiletto), and is what the girls here normally give me with no problem - long and flattering. So the guy doing my nails asks what I want - I say shellac, almond shape, keeping most of the length on all the other nails. I said I didn't mind if the two middles nails were a lot shorter than the others, and asked he just try to get the shape as similar as possible. He looks at me like I'm an idiot. "Almond?" Yeah, like a pointy oval...almond shaped. "They look pretty square now." Yeah, that's why I want you to shape them. "The other ones are really short". Yeah, we discussed this; just do your best on those ones and we'll let them grow back. He trims my cuticles, starts to shape them...I look down and he's cut half the length off the nails on one hand. Bam. At least a month's worth of growth, gone. Great. When I point this out, he says "Yeah, but the middle one is shorter". Again, this shouldn't be news to you! This is going great. Well I guess now we have to do the same to the other hand. Now I'm watching closely, and I notice he's leaving them LONGER on the other hand, so now they look extra weird. Short and square one hand, longer and sorta oval other hand is a thing I hope. When I point this out he says, and I'm not kidding, "you said you wanted them a different length; I'll have to trim them to match them up." Pretty sure that's what I'm paying you for! Then he says, "hey, you just tell me what you want." Not only did I already do that, twice, I think we can all agree it's a little late now, champ. My long natural nails are gone, and my fingers look short and fat with a manicure from a toddler.At this point I pretty much just leave my body, waiting for it to be over. Could I have complained? Sure, but you know and I know I would have come across as a jerk. Besides, I had already made it pretty clear I wasn't happy. Am I saying you should never come here? No, Tammy, Kim & the other ladies are great. But if one of the guys tries to do your nails, ask for someone else.The first photo is of my nails done at Nail Experts for a wedding (hence the bubblegum pink & insane rhinestones). Those are my natural nails that they shaped and shellacked. The second photo is my nails - which were longer than in the first photo when I came in - done just today, with the third photo a close up of my two index fingers.At least he got the colour right... Read Less