I have been into Lavis three times. The first time, I told them I needed a full set, and they informed me it would be a 15 minute wait. Thirty minutes go by, and I ask how much longer, and could I at ... Read More
I have been into Lavis three times. The first time, I told them I needed a full set, and they informed me it would be a 15 minute wait. Thirty minutes go by, and I ask how much longer, and could I at least begin soaking off my the old gel nails. A guy comes over and takes them off, and cuts my cuticle in the process. He said it would be longer until someone could actually begin, and at that point I had been there for at least forty five minutes, and I had to go. I made an appointment for the next afternoon.I go to my appointment, and don't wait more than a few minutes. I get a full set of the dip powder nails and chose a light lavender. When using the powder, it's difficult to see the actual color until the complete process is over. When he was down, I had Barbie pink nails. I honestly didn't mind, and wondered if I had pointed out the wrong color, the manicurist used the wrong container, etc. I didn't say anything and left happy. During my appointment, the nail tech told me my nails would last four weeks, and he had a customer who had gone six weeks.A week goes by, and I begin to see a crack in the dip powder about halfway down my nail. I was a bit confused and was careful. Not even a day later, a different nail completely breaks, damaging my real nail. The originally cracked nail then broke, followed by another nail completely lifting. This was after I was told they could last four weeks. I've been getting acrylics, gel manicures, and had done dip powder once before, and my nails have never broken like that.I was not in town, so on day 12 of my nails, which are now broken, I go back into Lavis. The owner looked and my nails, and wanted to fix them. I chose a nude color she recommended, and she began to work right at 5:00. TWO HOURS later, my nails are finished. The shape looks great, and they feel strong (this is only an hour after though). I was there so long, and I knew she wasn't even halfway done so I just got a pedicure while I was there. My nails took from 5:00 to 7:00, which is the longest it's ever taken me. I'm not one of those people to complain or correct the nail technician, I sat back and let her do what she needed to do. Also, the dip color she used, again, did not match the sample. The color was supposed to be an opaque nude/white, but it's basically clear. After two hours I'm definitely not having her re-do anything. Lavis is clean, they have a nice color selection, but overall I'm very disappointed. Read Less