I would not recommend this nail salon, after going for gel manicures or gel color changes 5 times. Each time I went in, it was like Russian Roulette for the quality and pain that I would experience. S... Read More
I would not recommend this nail salon, after going for gel manicures or gel color changes 5 times. Each time I went in, it was like Russian Roulette for the quality and pain that I would experience. Some nail technicians were gentle, well, one of the five. If you get someone you like, ask for their name and make appointments with them. That was my mistake. *My other mistake** A hint for newbies like I was: Say NO to cutting your cuticles if it hurts! I would cry in pain, but they kept on cutting. I didn't know that I could say no until I talked to a friend, who lives in Clemson, but is more experienced in the nail realm. She actually told me the first time that I went that I shouldn't go back because I called her to ask why manicures hurt so much, even though they were so pretty.For the record, too, I always, always warned them that I have very thin skin and nails. It tried just color changes, but it cost almost as much as a manicure, since they charged me for the removal, which they advised me never to do on my own because my nails are so thin. They also continued to jerk my shoulders almost out of the socket when they contorted my arm. I pulled back and said no because I have a joint condition, which I explained, too, since it is related to the thin nails and skin, but apparently they couldn't paint without causing me pain. When they pulled on my fingers, my body would just keep moving and be pulled, whereas someone with normal ligaments would simply stay still. Β [I have since found somewhere else that is set up in such a way that doesn't hurt when they paint my nails. So, it was them, not me.]The straw that broke the camel's back was a cut that was treated with extreme disrespect. The technician left the acetone on for far too long (4 times longer than usual). I repeatedly warned her about my thin nails and skin and loose joints. She was really hurting me and as I was telling her that I didn't was anymore cutting, my cuticle was cut, and the blood poured out. I was forced to hold a paper towel soaked in rubbing alcohol on the cut for a long time, which stung and hurt. That couldn't have been the best solution. She also didn't put on gloves. Then she put something green on it to disinfect it. The bleeding still didn't stop. I went to rinse my hand and screamed at the sink. What I found really unacceptable was two technicians yelling at me and a new one of them BLEW ON MY OPEN WOUND. I pictured germs just going into the wound. I picked up my purse and walked out. And it despite Neosporin and gel polish somewhere else, even over a week later, I had a deep red spot at the base of my nail where the cut was. Later that day, when I went for polish somewhere else, the cut opened back up and blood poured out again. I didn't have to hold rubbing alcohol on it for the time it took someone to buff and take care of the other hand. The heat and burning lasted for days. I was afraid that I had been really infected. I will miss the hundreds of nail colors Β that they had to chose from and convenient locations because the next place I went had only a handful of colors, but at least they explained that my thin nails never even needed to have my cuticles cut, plus the color removal charge was included in the color change charge, soI didn't feel like I needed to pay for a manicure that made me wish that I wished that I didn't have hands. I know people can read this and say "skip manicures if they hurt," but:1. You should be concerned about the sanitation if you get cut and how hostile they could be if you call them out on it2. Handicapped people want to feel normal3. Handicapped people have special events4. Handicapped people want to feel beautiful 5. Looking better on the outside than I do in the inside can make me actually feel better or more confident. I didn't make my decision to walk out lightly because of the location and my limited ability to drive. But 1.5 weeks later, that finger still aches. Read Less