I know I'm in the minority here with 2 stars, but the experience I had at Escape Nails unfortunately wasn't nice enough to make me want to go back. Let's get something out of the way. I know that I wa... Read More
I know I'm in the minority here with 2 stars, but the experience I had at Escape Nails unfortunately wasn't nice enough to make me want to go back. Let's get something out of the way. I know that I was kind of cray cray for having the urge to get my nails done the day before Easter. Everybody and their mama was out, the weather was nice, and we ladies needed to get our primp on so that we could be at our best for Easter service the next day. I went to my normal nail salon and lo and behold, they had to turn me away because they were completely booked and could not handle walk ins. Good for them, I said! I'll find somewhere else to get a quick mani, I said. It would be great, I said...Well, I opened up Yelp and saw that I wasn't too far away from another super highly rated salon (Escape) so I decided to give it a go. I'm not going to even try to deny how gorgeous this salon is. I've never seen anything like it in Richmond. The back wall is stocked with wine, which comes complimentary with services, the bathroom is gorgeous (a plus!), and there is a very wide variety of colors to choose from. Ok, I'll cut to the chase. Basically, the receptionist did not give off a very welcoming tone. She was obviously frazzled, which I understand, but to me she should have at least been able to answer basic questions about the wait time. Every time somebody came in all she could say was "I don't know", not "I'll find out for you". Shoot, she could have made something up for all I care! I was just shocked because I'd never heard anyone flat out say they didn't know without at least trying to figure out how long the wait was. Then, she told me she could fit me in and not to leave, but I ended up sitting in the service chair and waiting a little over an hour. This was fine because on such a busy day I expected to wait, but nobody followed up with me after that to say if I was next. I just sat there. Fastforward to the service. I picked out a color that was supposed to be pink. When he did my nails he promised that after 4 coats it would look like the pink color on the outside of the bottle, but now I'm sitting here with white nails. It's not the worst thing in the world because white nails are in this season, but I wanted pink. It did bug me a little that he didn't offer to let me go pick out a darker color or apologize for that color being faulty. He just kept trucking along. Oh, and the paint job isn't really worth the price that I paid for it either. :-/ It was almost as if they serve the wine and give you fruit to make up for the shotty customer service. Sorry, Escape Nails. I might give you another chance in the future, but for now I'll stick to my favorite! Read Less