After calling around the Warwick/Cranston area all morning looking for a salon that does both gel pedicures and acrylic white tips for my hands, I ended up at Nail Pro in the Warwick Mall. I am new to... Read More
After calling around the Warwick/Cranston area all morning looking for a salon that does both gel pedicures and acrylic white tips for my hands, I ended up at Nail Pro in the Warwick Mall. I am new to this area, from CA and it seems to be on the east coast, salons do one or the other but not both? I'm not really sure but after my first choice was booked, and I really needed it done today I decided to give it a try. Big mistake. 1) When I walked in the door, first I noticed it was very very small. Far too many people in the room (fire hazard, maybe)? There was an obnoxious woman who brought two small children with her - both of them were in strollers...and the strollers were blocking the entire small section where guests waiting to be called could sit. Additionally, one of the children was throwing a massive tantrum. While I understand this is far beyond the control of the staff, maybe they could have offered to pause her manicure so she could handle that. It went on for 30 minutes. Seriously 30 minutes. 2) The girl who did my gel manicure did a very poor job. She didn't understand when I told her the gel color I wanted. Then when some one else explained it to her, she tossed to me the ring with different colors on them. I had told her I just wanted white, I didn't need to pick another color. She didn't understand so I just pointed to the color I wanted. The pedicure itself was not too relaxing, with the screaming kid and the mediocre massage chair, it was not a relaxing environment by any means. Even worse, she did an extremely sloppy job on the polish and when I asked if she could clean it up a little around the edges, she just grabbed a tool and started clipping my cuticles (again)? Then I asked her again to please clean up the edges of the polish, and apparently she took that as I wanted another coat. I said just forget it. Another employee asked me what I was asking for and I told her. She explained it to her in her language, then the started clipping at my toes again. I told her again to not worry about it. The massage lasted maybe 3 minutes - for a $50 pedicure I expected more. 3) Next came the acrylic white tips for my hands. The woman doing this service was very very nice. She made light conversation and seemed to be happy to be there. However, her skill set was also sub par. My nails were crooked, I asked her to straighten them up twice. She cut my nail bed down so far that I bled. I asked for "square square" shape and they are narrow and slightly rounded on the ends. I also asked her to lay the acrylic a little on the thicker side and they seriously are so thin. I don't expect these to last long. Total came to $88 - with tip $110. I am highly disappointed in my nails and will have them redone elsewhere at my first choice salon in a few days. Waste of money but I couldn't go another day or two without getting it done. Read Less