I hate that I can't find a consistently good place to get my nails done in the 'burbs!I decided to try out Princess, having already tried Charming Nails, which is a few doors down. Charming was pretty... Read More
I hate that I can't find a consistently good place to get my nails done in the 'burbs!I decided to try out Princess, having already tried Charming Nails, which is a few doors down. Charming was pretty good, but still not the stellar experience I was looking for. Well, just from my rating, you probably have some idea of where this is going...Good stuff:-Open Sunday-They took me right away as a walk-in-The lady who did my nails was extremely nice and spoke perfect English (not that I particularly care, but it does make it easier to communicate what I like my nails to look like)-$30 for gel maniNot-so-good stuff:-They don't put that stuff on your nails before doing the cuticle clean-up...and I think there were some other steps of the manicure missing, too.-They have a good selection of colors, but some are CND Shellac (like the one I chose), and I'm pretty sure they're not licensed to do Shellac specifically; hence...-The lady let me know at the end that the mani should last 2 weeks. If it doesn't, I should come back so they can fix it. On the surface, this is very good customer service. However, I've had enough well-done gel manis to know that if they're done correctly, they will not chip or get damaged AT ALL for 2 weeks, so this caveat should not even be necessary. Things that make you go...hmmmmm.-No massage while your nails dry (I know, I know, I'm spoiled by Young's in the city where you get a damn good manicure and an equally great massage!)-Not long after, I realized that she really didn't do a very thorough job on my nails. There were uneven edges and it just didn't look as nice as it has when I've gone to other places.So overall, not a terrible experience, However, when I was there, something occurred that made me seriously debate not coming back. There was a customer who was really dissatisfied with her nails because they were done sloppily, and the technician was apparently rude and just walked away when she expressed her displeasure with her nails. One of the other ladies tried to smooth it over, and they eventually got someone else to redo her nails, but it was just a very awkward situation. My technician explained that the owners are away, so sometimes certain employees think they can just do a crappy job and get away with it. She said it in such a way like "oh well, that's life." Though my technician was nice and did an OK job, I'd be weary of returning in case I got one of the other ones who didn't care at all. All things considered, I probably won't be back. Read Less