I'm not a huge fan of malls as it is, so the mall nail salon is not a place I usually frequent but with the approach of open-toed shoe season and a coupon in a local mailer, off I went with a bunch of... Read More
I'm not a huge fan of malls as it is, so the mall nail salon is not a place I usually frequent but with the approach of open-toed shoe season and a coupon in a local mailer, off I went with a bunch of my girls for an evening of foot pampering. My girls were a blast, as usual but while we were all sitting in the very nice and newish pedicure chairs, all sitting in a row, I was able to watch the differences in the services we received. There must have been 10 different nail techs manning the store and it seemed like they were tag teaming to provide us our cheap pedicures. One girl started with C. and then moved to J's chair. Another was going between me and someone getting a manicure. Strange. It felt very disjointed and it seemed like they were a little forgetful or rushed in the procedures.I loved the use of the dremel tool on the very dry spots of my feet. It didn't tickle too much and removed a lot of the dry skin. They used it on 3 of the 4 of us. My friend who didn't get the dremel treatment was confused by missing out. I asked if her were extra soft and therefore didn't need to be sanded down and she shrugged. I definitely noticed a lack of barbacide around the salon. You know, that dark blue liquid used to sanitize tools. A friend mentioned that she saw the tools coming out of a sanitizing machine, but still, come on! Given that the tech CUT MY CUTICLE so much that it bled and also cut the toe of one of my friends, I am certainly concerned about the sanitation. (I will be checking the wound diligently for signs of infection!) It also bugs me when the techs at a nail place gossip in a different language. I always feel like they're talking about me. Paranoid, true, but still isn't that kinda rude? I also watched one of the techs (the nice one who actually chatted with us) hold a phone to her ear for several minutes while working on one of my friend's feet. Poor form! The place looked pretty clean but they had tacky printed paper signs everywhere, including notes to please tip in cash taped to the arms of each of the pedicure chairs and at every table and dryer.Looking at my nails today (I got a mani and pedi) the polish job is sloppy and already chipping. Plus, not as shiny as other jobs I've had. And if it's important to you, and you're considering going to Nail Division, most of their polishes are China Glaze, Essie or cheaper brands. Only, maybe, 30% are OPI, but they did have that new Katy Perry crackle glaze stuff. Read Less