Got my first gel manicure here! My french gel mani cost only $25.CND Shellac was applied and then I placed my fingertips under a UV light. My nails look very, very pretty! They look very smooth and s... Read More
Got my first gel manicure here! My french gel mani cost only $25.CND Shellac was applied and then I placed my fingertips under a UV light. My nails look very, very pretty! They look very smooth and shiny, and somewhat thick. I really like that the white part is very big, instead of a thinly painted on line. I hope this lasts for a good few weeks!There is definitely a language barrier - at first I wanted glitter over my french mani and I mentioned it several times, but I don't think she understood that I wanted the glitter during that session. I'm fine without it though... I saw that the french gel mani by itself already looked very pretty. Might try the glitter in the future.Only complaint is that my technician was very hasty with cutting, filing, and shaping my nails. She nicked my left thumb a little bit with one of the tools. As for aesthetics, my nails are now of slightly varying lengths (most obvious are my pinky nails, when placed side by side). Also, most of my nails were cut slightly slanted and some of the white lines are inconsistent as well. However, these are things that other people wouldn't notice by just glancing at my nails and I WAS able to get out of there pretty quickly to go eat.... Would have given 3 stars, but for the great price, I'm okay with imperfectly shaped nails! They are still very pretty and I couldn't stop looking at them after they were done.The salon is decorated very nicely, with objects, artwork, and salon chairs in a brown and beige color scheme.I will most likely come back when I am in the area visiting a friend, and will get gel manicures again as long as they're safe (I've read some controversial and possibly alarming information!). Read Less