I went in yesterday with some friends because I wanted to try a nail service they offer called "dip gel". Basically, the concept is a longer lasting powder gel application that is supposed to paralle... Read More
I went in yesterday with some friends because I wanted to try a nail service they offer called "dip gel". Basically, the concept is a longer lasting powder gel application that is supposed to parallel gel polish withnthe added bonus of being longer lasting. First off, my friend had to tell the owner that I was getting my nails done too, as it seemed like she just kind of breezed past me when seating everyone. My friend sat down to be soaked off and I was told to choose my color. After sitting for about 15 minutes, the owner started to work on my nails. I was surprised that there was no "prep" of the nail other than her filing my natural nail with the drill, which SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN by the way. This is not normal procedure and you can have some serious damage done to your nail beds when the drill is used. Even though I know better, I let her continue just because I was curious about the process. As she went on, she kept bouncing in between me and one other lady so she would essentially do one thing on me, move over to the other lady and do one thing on her, then come back to me and do one thing - which would probably explain why I was in there for over 2 hours to have what easily could have been a 20 minute procedure done. So this dip gel...what it is is a colored powder that you dip your nails into after a base coat of sorts has been applied. Its really cool besides the fact that its extremely unsanitary. Everyone uses the same powder and theres no cleansing or prepping done before so whatever is on your skin or under your nails goes into the pot. You're not supposed to wash your hands with soap either so here's hoping no one has ever had to use the bathroom, picked their nose, or had any open cuts on their fingers during their service..........outside of the extremely questionable sanitation, the service itself seems pretty cool, but I'm also not convinced its anything more than glorified acrylic. Additionally, when I picked my color, I was told to choose a different color because its "going to stain and look dirty". Rightly so, as a hairstylist choosing a light polish color, she did have a point. So i make a different choice and ask to have my middle and ring finger be polished with a dark purple glitter and the other nails with a regular purple color. I was then told "no that wont look good, you need every other finger to be glitter". No thank you, I'm not 5 years old so I'd like them done the other way please. She just kind of raised her eyebrows and sighed and said "ok, but its not going to look good". At this point, I was nearly finished and she started working on my friend who had been sitting with bald nails for 30 minutes and again she went back and forth between us. Finally my service was over, $35 and two hours of my life later. Dip gel? Pretty Good. Lucy Nails? Not so much..... Read Less