2 /5 Lindsay Cooper: I waited a few weeks to leave this review because I needed to cool down and speak fairly, but I also want people to know before going that they need to be careful. I NEVER get my nails done. It had been 5+ years since I have, and dip didnât even exist back then, so I had never had dip nails. I needed my nails done for a photo shoot and chose this salon based on excellent reviews. I showed up on a Wednesday at 3:30pm. They were not busy when I arrived though they did get busier by around 5 when I left. I did not have an appointment, which was probably my first mistake, but again I have very little nail salon experience. I walked in and requested âdip nailsâ and the guy at the front desk sent me to a seat at a nail station. An older woman who spoke almost no English came out and asked me what I wanted. Rather than try to explain, I showed her the picture which I have posted here, of ombrĂ© dip nails. I knew they did this because I had seen ombrĂ© as an option on their website before choosing to go there. I asked, âcan you do exactly this?â And she said âyes. Pick colorâ â at this point I was confused because I legitimately just showed her what I wanted exactly and she agreed⊠but I said âcolor for the base? To go with the white?â And she said âyes base. Pick colorâ so I picked a pinkish color that I thought was close to the photo. She began working. Again, I have never had dip nails and itâs been 5+ years since I had any nails done, so Iâm just along for the ride. She did several dips and then filed and got the LED cure light out. I didnât know HOW the ombrĂ© would be done but I knew it would be before the LED cure so I was alarmed. I said, âwhat about the white ombrĂ©?â And she just stared at me. I asked again. She said âno ombrĂ©â and I said âyes ombrĂ©. Please do itâ ⊠at this point another younger employee stepped in to translate. I showed this girl the photo that was agreed upon and the girl said, âshe didnât see this picture. You got a single color. The nails are doneâ and I said, âshe DID see this picture. She agreed to this picture. And I would like you to do ombrĂ© nowâ â the employees went back and forth in their primary language and then the younger girl said âyou have a single color. We cannot make it ombrĂ©â
There is no reason they couldnât have shaved the nails down to fix them and start over. They did not acknowledge their mistake. They cured my single color bubblegum pink nails and charged me full price and sent me on my way. They texted me a survey to fill out that evening and I was honest in my response. Nobody from the salon contacted me based on that survey and itâs been 3 weeks so Iâm not sure why they even sent it.
I am giving 2 stars because the salon was clean and my nails werenât botched but they were NOT what I wanted and I had to get them fixed for a ridiculous price (removal+new set) elsewhere the next day.