I haven't been to Shimmer Just Nails since I started Med school. I decided to come into the salon and give it a go... I thought "hey, maybe, I can rock a cute short mani... maybe it won't interfere wi... Read More
I haven't been to Shimmer Just Nails since I started Med school. I decided to come into the salon and give it a go... I thought "hey, maybe, I can rock a cute short mani... maybe it won't interfere with anything @ work and school."Made the appointment ahead of time. Texted Elise and had confirmation that she was free to see me such date and time. I made sure to come in 10 minutes early. If any of you have traveled in the Bay Area, you'll know how horrible the traffic gets from Marin to Santa Rosa. I used to RAVE. R-A-V-E about this place. I told a number of my friends, coworkers and colleagues about how great I felt. I don't know what switch went off today, but I just couldn't follow through with my appointment. I was waiting patiently for Elise to finish up on her client... when my blood started to boil. BOIL. These girls have nothing else better to talk TRASH about the people that fund their business ! "OMG girl, yeah that girl is an an escort... yeah w/e she's fat... she's not even that pretty..." blah blah blah. If these girls talk about their clients that feed their mouths and put a roof over their head, what would they say about me behind my back once I left the salon? These women have no couth. No respect. !No moral compass. I never heard Elise speak about her clients in any disrespectful way, but everyone else in that salon throw more shade than a freaking umbrella.As far as nails go, they are great... great for at least a week tops. I first came in to see Elise when she was fresh on the scene. She won me over with her creative and bubbly attitude. She also always delivered and gave me a good set. That was @ the beginning. Sesh after sesh the quality of her nails diminished. I've called and texted Elise COUNTLESS times! No answer. Called the salon... no answer or told that she's "busy." She then told me when I walked in that her "phone wasn't working properly. Not receiving her text messages on time..." I think if your phone is a main way for your customers to get in contact with you... fix it or do something so that you don't lose your valuable customers/clientes. She once said, "We use great products, healthier and better than the material that was used on your old nails..." Great products? Mmmm... really girl ? 1. These nails you did ferrrrrrr meeeee lasted a week, 2. you've made my nail beds bled, 3. And you can't even text or call me back? Girl bye. All in all..Their pedi stands are small and lack anything remotely close to a normal nail salon. The gossip and profanity is insane! The content that's spewed during your "relaxing time" makes you cringe and makes you feel uncomfortable. Nails fall apart! So what's good about them? Reputation precedes them and hopefully people read these reviews before investing 70 to 100 dollars on a set that won't last a full week. Read the other reviews... Ive read enough to know that I'm not the only one experiencing this. Elise has done my nails 8 times in total, so this review is not based on one nail experience, it's based on 8.I won't be back and these just shimmer nails cards will no longer be distributed to anyone else. Read Less