The place is very conveniently located and inviting. It's clean and relaxing; it doesn't share the unfortunate sweat-shop atmosphere of other nail-salons where workers look overworked and stressed. So... Read More
The place is very conveniently located and inviting. It's clean and relaxing; it doesn't share the unfortunate sweat-shop atmosphere of other nail-salons where workers look overworked and stressed. So why the one star? Because Candice has unfortunately won the prize for worst-ever nail job and worst-ever haircut in my book. I had been there once before just for color and liked it, but the second time I didn't appreciate that the manager? (a female manicurist) literally pushed aside the manicurist that came to greet me, in order to get my business. I always tip well in nail salons, regardless of experience, because I have a sense of the kind of working conditions at these places, so she must have recognized me. I didn't find the manager particularly friendly, though I have to concede she did take her time with my nails. As she worked she kept insisting on me trying "shellac." I knew gel was bad, though she was unable to explain the difference to me while still being somewhat pushy. I was already uncomfortable that she had charged me $5 extra for the supposedly "special" white tip I asked for, when I get it at other salons in the area without ever having to pay extra. After my nails were done, I was very surprised to see that the white tips were not well done at the corners, when she had taken so long (too long), but I had to go. The best came just two days after, because the base of my nails was so thick that the growth had started showing. I'm used to going a whole week with perfect-looking nails, but after only one week my daughter was urging me to go get my nails done because "they looked so bad"... By then the dark had started to show at the bottom of the white tip too, as the nails grew, and two days later my first nail broke, only ten days after having paid more than I ever have for nails! My nails looked absolutely awful when I finally had time to go get them done elsewhere.The same day I had my nails done, I also had a haircut with the guy, who was very nice btw (regardless of lack of skills to cut women's hair). I desperately needed a trim, and I thought I could risk it because my hair is so easy to cut but... Well, I went home and pulled up my hair into the funniest-looking ponytail ever: I could see two long handfuls of hair at each side of the ponytail, like one of those Chinese beards... two side 'tails' a good inch and a half longer than the rest of the ponytail. So off they went with the scissors. The next day I had to go elsewhere to have it trimmed correctly, because now with my hair down you could see an uneven layer closer to my face, and I haven't even mentioned what he did with my bangs... short and square. Lovely--you get the idea. Read Less