I have gone to #1 Nails several times for gel nail extensions. Each time, I ask for the same nail service - Gel Nail Extensions using pink & white gel.
The first time, the nail tech Kim did a wonderful job, my Gel Nail Extensions with pink & white gel - was perfect!
The second time, the nail tech Cynthia didn't understand what I wanted done -- Gel Nail Extensions using pink & white gel. She spoke to another nail tech and I thought everything was fine. However, while she worked on my gel nail extensions I decided to read a book. 20-minutes later, I look up find out that Cynthia hadn't started my gel nail extensions. Instead, she had given me a full-set of acrylic nails using pink and white acrylic. Needless to say, I wasn't thrilled, but at least my nails looked nice.
In June I went a third time to #1 Nails, too bad I didn't recognize the nail tech. Unfortunately, the nail tech was Cynthia!!! However, this time Kim explained that I wanted gel nail extensions using pink white gel.
FYI: Cynthia did not prep my nails - file, clean, and buff for gel nail extensions. Then Cynthia glued acrylic nails (supposed to use soft gel nail-tips that are attached using gel) to my natural nails, then the trouble began.
I was not pleased...
Cynthia needed to apply pink gel to my nail-beds and white gel to the tips of my fingernails. Easy. Well, she applied the thickest coat of white gel possible starting at the tips of my fingernails and went all the way down to the middle of each fingernail. It was so thick it looked like marshmallow!! She also applied the extremely thick coats of pink gel to the remainder of each fingernail. Next, it was time to stick my hands in the UV light...
That's when the pain started, I learned the hard way, from Kim, that if gel is applied way too thick, the UV light feels like it's severely burning your fingernails. Each time I had to put my hands into the UV light, the pain lasted 26-seconds; I know, because when I placed my hands under the UV, I literally counted the seconds out loud to distract myself from pain!!! By the way, Cynthia applied two additional coats of extremely thick gel -- causing me to feel like my hands were being burnt with a blow-torch!!
When done with the UV light, Cynthia began to use a nail dremel on my nails to smooth the gel. Instead of smoothing, all of that thick gel balled-up, fell away; she ended peeling the gel off my fingernails like Band-Aids...!!
At that point, I asked Kim to re-do my nails. To top it off, Cynthia got mad and blamed me for the gel not sticking, because I kept pulling my fingers out of the UV light to cool off then putting them back in the UV light.
In the end, my nails looked just okay, I was over charged $80 for crappy nails that within a few days started lifting along the edge of my fingernails!!!
No I would not recommend anyone going there to get their nails done and I will never go there again. read more
