1 /5 Valentine Melanie (MelanieValentine): I am never going back to this shop. PThe nail tech I had knew she was cutting open my cuticles and did not care that she was doing so. When I told her she was hurting me, she had the nerve to run the electric file over her own fingernail and tell me "see, that doesnt hurt." I am not sensitive to pain, and when the first nick happened, I said nothing. I thought "accidents happen, let me give her some grace." Then though, it kept happening, so I politely told her that it hurt.
I have an autoimmune disorder. Cutting open my cuticles could have lead to me getting sick or worse. She had no way of knowing that, but even if I were a person with a functioning immune system, nobody should deserves to get their cuticles cut open, and then be made fun of for it. What in the sadistic heck is the matter with this tech!?
She also, multiple times, kept saying very, very derogatory things about the shape, length, and color of my nails to one of the other nail techs in her native language. Although Im not fluent, I knew exactly what was said. I will not repeat what she said about my design choice, but you can use your imagination here. She even said these awful things when ringing up my nails. My fiance is fluent in that language and did tell her that her comments were 100% not okay.
Separately, I have no idea why she didnt file my nails to be less thick, nor why she left so much acrylic under my nails.
When it came to my pedicure, I at first asked for only regular polish, but I thought I also wanted the exfoliating scrub as well. After the way that she mangled my cuticles, I was not taking my chances. She at first quoted my pedicure at $30. Then, later on into working on my manicure, she told me that I should get shellac or gel instead. I caved because I realized I was never coming back to this shop, but shellac would last longer. What bothered me was, even though it eventually told her that I was pressed for time and didnt want the exfoliating scrub anymore, she did not reduce the price of my pedicure either. It was less about the cost and more about the principle of the matter. Less service anywhere else wouldve meant a reduction in cost.
Oddly enough, my pedicure was a good experience. She used a fresh set of files on my toes, and she didnt hurt my feet at all.
The only saving grace of my experience was the man who did the design portion of my manicure. He was patient and kind, and took a painstaking amount of time to do complete the design. Shout out to that guy.
Additionally, the nail tech who did my manicure and pedicure also used pre-used, disposable nail files on my finger nails.
All in all, $150 later from my fiances pocket to get my cuticles injured, degradation directed towards me just for wanting long, red, pretty nails, and it taking three hours? Never the heck again. Save your money. I see why the nail shop towards the main entrance was packed and this one was just normally occupied.
