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    Brazil Rio Spa

    3.9 (135 reviews)
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    Laurie W.

    I got a groupon for a brazilian mani and was kinda of intrigue to see whats the difference. Booked my appt for Saturday for a wedding and i didnt get the dirty look when i presented my groupon. I picked my color from a small selection of colors, a few OPIs, more essies and some random brand and they also had sally hansen gel I forgot the person's name who did my nails but she was really friendly. She talked a little too much to her colleagues in a different language but i didnt really mind but it is something i noted. I sat on a salon chair, the one where people get their hair cut and got my nails done on the side. Strange. There was no tables and my hands was placed on a counter box. I thought it was weird and it wasnt really the most comfortable placement for a mani. The water used barely warm and she coated my nails in lotion? And putting it back into the water...maybe that is the Brazilian way? Anyways, she filed my nails right and she did cut my cuticles and that was done well. Here is the really manicure part. She painted my nails with precision and it was cool. HOWEVER...the second coat...she literally painted my whole nail and a bit onto my skin...and no it wasnt just one finger or so, it was all 10! She said that this is what makes Brazilian mani different than others, that it is entirely covered. what is the difference between me doing it myself and you then? After waiting for a bit for my nails to air dry, she asked if i wanted to use the blower to dry it a bit more so i said sure. I was moved to the station where you get your hair washed..sat and had the blower on my lap while i used that to dry my own nails. Uhhhhhh...... Yea i wont be coming back, sorry

    A Z.

    First time visiting Brazil Rio. It's one of those businesses where you have to walk down a flight of stairs to get to. I bought a Groupon for a mani/pedi. I had made an appointment a week in advance and got two confirmation texts but they still had me wait almost 20 minutes before they saw me. There don't have any of those chairs where the water fills automatically and bubbles. The manicurist had to fill this plastic tray with hot water so my feet could soak. No foot massage but manicurist did to a good job filing and treating my feet. The pedicure itself was okay and they did give offer me a bottled water. Also, there was no dryer/heater to make the pedicure dry faster. I had to wait for it to air dry. I had no problem redeeming the Groupon and the staff was friendly enough. They also had a decent selection of Essie/OPI nail polishes. *There was a porcelain doll sitting in the corner. Weird...

    After two days :(

    I rarely write reviews, but this one was unsatisfying, to say the very least. The person who did my nails was very nice and sweet, so I still gave her a tip. But if it were strictly up to the way she did the mani/pedi, it would be $0 (I'm sorry, she was very nice after all!). BUT, this was not a good mani/pedi. For one, their gel removal fee was $10 which is kind of insane judging from the fact that each finger wasn't meticulously foiled. Instead, it was a bowl of acetone she had me dip my hands in for the duration of my pedicure which was roughly an hour (dried out my fingers so much). No conventional massage chairs were in place. You are basically sitting on a chair and having your feet in a bucket. The whole process took 2.5 hours and I couldn't wait to get out of there as the chair was uncomfortable. My butt was hurting after an hour. And when she did the manicure, she was on my right while doing my right hand but I had to twist my body for my left. As I said, very uncomfortable/couldn't wait to be out. And the way the mani/pedi was done was by painting outside the nails. Her process was painting out of line and then going back and using acetone with a toothpick with cotton bits to clean it up on my skin. I don't like how close she got the nail polish into my nail beds. She gave me oil for my fingers because of the damage all the acetone was doing. However, she did it before my nails were dry, so in the end, I had rough nail surfaces on every finger. In the end, it didn't even look like I got them professionally done. Never have I ever had a mani/pedi with this "technique." I also realized some of my fingers were hurt because she had cut too deep when treating my cuticles/nail beds. Also, acetone exposure to the open wounds hurt. She did offer me water at the end, so that was nice but that was at the end of an arduous 2.5 hours. WILL NOT BE BACK.

    Cassidy E.

    I have never had a brazilian manicure, until now. It was a great experience, I will definitely come back! Very different than the salons Ive been to, where I leave and can already see a space between my nail and skin. This manicure covered my whole nail and will definitely last longer. Vivian was great with making sure I knew what she was doing with each step & asking for my preferences, and the whole staff was friendly and inviting!

    Came here for the first time just today and to sum it up it was GREAT! Being Brazilian, I'm well aware that this is exactly the type of experience that's given at nail salons in brazil. No ones got space or money to have huge tables and chairs in Brazil so the fact that you sit in a regular chair with a small table rolled up next to you is completely normal and honestly not that bad. Staff was incredibly friendly and very professional and even offered me water. For those that don't know, the Brazilian way of doing nails differs a lot from the American way (lots of cuticle cutting, not painting with precision but CLEANING up with precision, and lotion to soften cuticles). End result is 10/10 but understandable if you're a little freaked out because you're not Brazilian/used to it. Still would urge everyone to give it a try because the results make you feel so, so good with clean cuticles and nails!!

    The technique she used was to paint over the entire nail and **skin** and then clean it off after but this is a mess.

    Had a groupon for mani/pedi here. They took me almost 15 minutes late and then it was the worst mani/pedi of my life. The technician was a kind woman but they do not have the facility or the skill for this service.

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    As always, the salon is clean and well prepared for the pandemic. The service is stellar as always.

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    Great experience very friendly I totally recommend this place I went straight after work for a mani and massage can't wait to go again.

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