We happened by this little nail place during a recent visit with friends in Fredericksburg, VA. My girlfriend and I were in desperate need for a little pampering - in the form of gel nailpolish and a ... Read More
We happened by this little nail place during a recent visit with friends in Fredericksburg, VA. My girlfriend and I were in desperate need for a little pampering - in the form of gel nailpolish and a foot massage - so we stopped into the brand new strip mall store. Nothing special from the outside. As I said, it's in a strip mall. A new strip mall, and choicely located behind the one and only Starbucks, but a strip mall all the same. Inside, the place is clean and welcoming. The staff is friendly and we were seated in our pedicure chairs immediately. When we sat, the water in my foot tub was very hot. I don't usually mind, but most others would likely not have been able to just slide their feet in. Conversely, my girlfriends water, was cold. Literally. So, a bit inconsistent. The pedicure was okay. Nothing special - no real special care taken to any portion, with the exception of the little cheese grater looking thing that smoothed my feet overall. The manicure was a bit less mediocre. I got a solid color OPI gel and its, well, okay. I requested that the color match the color on my toes as closely as possible and what I ended up with was sparkly plum colored 12-year-old-girl fingernails and deep cabernet red toenails. Sigh... Lucky for that girl, it's winter. Finally, after what I would consider a completely one-visit experience, I walked to the counter to pay. $62 later (and that included a 20% discount because they just opened) I left knowing I would neither return or recommend the place. My dissatisfaction with the pricetag came because we were in Fredericksburg, not DC. For a place an hour and a half from The District, I should have to pay more for far less. Read Less