BEWARE: The color samples are COMPLETELY different from the actual nail polish color. While Captivate Nail Spa has many friendly, funny, and personable staff members, the quality of the nail services ... Read More
BEWARE: The color samples are COMPLETELY different from the actual nail polish color. While Captivate Nail Spa has many friendly, funny, and personable staff members, the quality of the nail services does not cut it. It even pains me to write this about a great team, but well-meaning efforts are futile if they cannot provide results. I decided to treat myself to a mani-pedi for my birthday and lo and behold, I found this place close to my work! It's got stellar reviews and I'm super eager to check it out. It was easy to book an appt and, after reading several reviews of this place (yelp elite due diligence), I request for John and my friend gets Lynn.I want a neutral color for my nails, some type of nude or grey and a mauve pink for my toes. The nail color I chose from the nail sample sticks turned out to be a lot more purple than it looked. John shows me and I ask for something more grey than that. He says he thinks the next one over looks more grey so I say I'll do that one instead. By this time, he seems irritated that I'm indecisive about the color but that's only because the actual nail polish color is NOTHING like it looks on the nail sample sticks (see photos). It was really frustrating and even my toes turned out an entirely different color (didn't want to take a photo of my toe color w the color sample stick). In the end, I had the staff look at the disparity between the colors, and John confessed the color samples are old so they might have changed. UMMMM. Are you serious? Then you should get newer ones that are more accurate. Also, the Yelp check-in deal didn't work for my full set of a gel manicure + gel pedicure. It seems deceptive because you'd think a mani+pedi would be a full set, but John stated it's for an acrylic mani. They should've just given me the $3 off since they totally screwed it up w the colors. Whatever. I still left a generous tip because of their efforts (also, a generous 2-star rating) but I definitely will not be returning. Read Less