The first time I was in this salon, I was impressed. I was happy with the service but I got a pedicure, this is a service most of us are probably not that critical of because we don't inspect our feet... Read More
The first time I was in this salon, I was impressed. I was happy with the service but I got a pedicure, this is a service most of us are probably not that critical of because we don't inspect our feet that closely. I really did like the way they present you with a drink, that sucked me in for some reason. I also really liked that they used Gehwol products, seemed like a salon that used good, quality products.I went back for a gel manicure and that's when I started noticing issues. The first problem came when I was trying to choosey colors. I went with a CND Shellac shade that was swatched on a CND marketing item, it actually said what shades were layered to create the color. When I asked for it, they wanted to charge me $5 more for using 2 shades. It's funny that they did this because they said shades 1-30 where not subject to the charge but I know for a fact that one of those shades was a layered shade. I know this because I know CND nail educators. And if you think about it, what is the deal with taking 1 coat of one shade and adding 1 coat from another on top? I decided on a different shade altogether.The manicure portion of the service was normal. All of the little scraggly bits of dry and excess skin were nipped and the massage was nice. For me, the real issues began when the polish was being applied. Gel manicures need the nails to be properly cleansed before you begin to make the polish last and avoid bubbles. This is why they dehydrate the nail before they begin. I watched as my tech apply the base coat and the polish began to bubble. I pointed this out to her and she said it would be fine. It wouldn't, this is when you remove the base coat and start over, since we hadn't cured the polish, not sure why she couldn't. As she continued, I saw lint make its way onto my nails and she basically polished right over it. After curing and applying color, the bubbles where still there. What was worse is that she shade was quite a bit sheerest than it was on their swatch. She got mad when I wanted another coat of color. This frustrated me because I couldn't understand why I was getting this attitude. I left when I was done, feeling pretty blah about the whole manicure. I didn't plan on going back.This brings me to my last experience at T2, I went back because I was in a rush and they had the time. This time I was in for a mani/pedi. My pedicure was extremely rushed and badly done, I was in and out of that chair in 15 minutes but I didn't complain because my main focus was the gel manicure. When it came time to pick my color, I picked a formula by Gel II that changes color with your body temperature. The color was a pale pink when warm and a red when cold. Again, I saw a few bubbles start to form and another piece of lint made it onto a nail. I didn't say anything, I let her work uninterrupted. As she worked, she didn't always apply the polish in strokes. She concentrated the color on the tips, at one point so much that the one nail with lint began to look like a ton of color was mounted on top of it. That area of the nail actually had a point. That was really frustrating so I finally spoke up about it but by then, she'd have to remove the color completely and start over so I let it go. Again, we ran into an opacity issue. At 3 coats, the polish just didn't look good so I asked for more. When we were done, I got into my car and noticed the color change. My issues with application aside, I was happy with the ombré look it gave me. That's when I realized there was polish cured all over my skin. I went back inside and their solution was to cut if off of my skin. I let them nip away 1 finger but it hurt like it was picked raw after awhile. They didn't want to spend the time to soak it off so I decided just to live with it. I am observant when I get a manicure, I expect to have my nails free of bubbles and lint when the tech is done. I normally don't point things out to make them feel bad while they are working or to criticize anyone. Instead, I keep it to myself and just don't go back but this salon doesn't seem interested in satisfying their customer or giving them flawless manicures. I could do my own and get the bubbles and lint all over my nails. This time I'm really not going back, which is sad because I referred people after my 1st visit and they told me their experiences where not that great. Read Less