How could a place that looks so nice be so awful?While it looks like a lovely clean spa, it smells like a cheap basement nail salon. The chemical smell is OVERWHELMING. I could barely stand it during ... Read More
How could a place that looks so nice be so awful?While it looks like a lovely clean spa, it smells like a cheap basement nail salon. The chemical smell is OVERWHELMING. I could barely stand it during my manicure, I feel awful for ladies working there. I had gels on. Imagine my surprise when, instead of wrapping my nails in cotton and foil, they had me soak my hands in a BOWL of acetone. No wonder it stinks in there! Oh, and they were doing all of this in a pedicure chair, so I was balancing this bowl of nail polish remover on my LAP. Luckily, I wasn't wearing good pants. I said the fumes were bothering me so they threw a towel over the bowl. Thanks. I also had to balance another mysterious bowl of liquid on my lap after that. She used the electronic little sander thing on my gels, but held it in same place too long and went too close to the skin, so the whole process felt like my finger tips were on fire. We didn't get pedicures, but they did our nails while we sat in pedicure chairs because the nail tables were full. It was awkward to have to keep crossing my hands across my body and holding them there for my nail tech. They put way too much lotion on me, which I didn't like-- but at least it was lotion. My sister had oil (???) put on her arms, which they never toweled off. She had to wash off the greasy mess when we got home. Whenever I've had a regular (not gel) manicure, they ask me to pay beforehand so I don't bump my nails getting my wallet out. They didn't do that here. I gave them payment early. But my sister didn't know that trick, so AFTER they finish her manicure and BEFORE sending her to waiting area to dry, they asked for her credit card! Since my sister is not a wizard, she smudged her wet nail in the process and needed one redone. The good news: the manicure looked good and it's held up well. But I wouldn't go back. Read Less