Whatever you do, DO NOT GET YOUR NAILS DONE HERE. I have been in the service industry for the past 8 years and because of this I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, but this place had too m... Read More
Whatever you do, DO NOT GET YOUR NAILS DONE HERE. I have been in the service industry for the past 8 years and because of this I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, but this place had too many strikes for my liking. I went in for a gel mani/pedi yesterday afternoon for a birthday present for myself. I chose my nail color for my toes, and when I looked at the sample nails for the gel I was unimpressed. They had about 20 shades of green, brown, and red, but no "fun fall colors" like deep navy, black, or grey. The shades of blue that seemed promising on the sample were only painted once so there was no way to tell how the color would actually show up when painted with two layers. To get a better idea, I saw that they had the OPI gel colors on another wall, I asked to look, was told yes, but as soon as I got over they ushered me to my pedicure chair. I still had not picked a color! I told them this and the (I'm assuming) owner told me she would find one for me, and then asked what I was looking for. I began to soak my feet, and told her I'd like a navy blue color to match my toes. (*NOTE: THEY DO NOT HAVE COORDINATING GEL/NON GEL COLORS) She went over to the shelf and found a purple nail polish... I politely said that color might be a little too purple, but that I saw a navy color on the shelf. Her response was "Well then get up, walk over, and go look." Three things to note: she already offered to look for me, my feet were already soaking in the tub, and I had to walk over barefoot. Yes, I walked over. I was appalled. In retrospect I should have left, but it was my birthday and I wanted a mani/pedi. I hadn't had one in months! I found the color that I had mentioned and gave it to the girl doing the pedicure. She did an ok job. There was no salt scrub or oil in my water, and she maybe exfoliated my feet for 15 seconds each. Again, MONTHS since my last pedi... 15 seconds did not do the trick. Color does look good I will say. Gel mani is goopy. She put on the base coat in globs which effected a couple nails. I had to clip off excess gel from under my nail when I got home... I live a block over and can walk to Fairy Nails, but believe me, I will be hopping in my car and driving to a much better salon the next time I need my nails done. The awful service and sub par mani/pedi are not worth the convenience. Read Less