The WORST nail experience I have ever had. I wish I could give 0 stars. I decided to try a new nail salon vs. goingt to my original salon due to recent changes and I highly regret that decision. I saw all the great reviews about Tina and was looking forward to having her do my nails. Sadly, I was highly disappointed.
First off, when I arrive for my appointment, another lady starts doing my nails. I didn't get her name, but she was wearing glasses. I knew it wasn't Tina as the other lady asked me if I had an appointment with her. No prep or soaking of the hands to soften the skin was done. She aggressively started pulling each of my fingers towards her to clip off any excess skin around my nails. She was moving so quickly that it was difficult for me to relax and her attention to detail was terrible. After she completed the dipped coats on my fingers and started to file down the color, some of the color starts to already come off. It was so sloppy. Meanwhile, she's using her thumb with a fake nail on it to clear any excess color around my nails. Even though she thought she was trying to make my nails look organized, she was literally digging around my nail which caused some pain.
Midway through the filing down of the color on my nails is when Tina then takes over my nail appointment. I was hoping now that she took over, the experience would improve. It didn't. The color was still coming off and she attempted to put more dipping powder on a couple nails. As she was starting to file down my nails to smooth them out, I kindly told her I like my nails to be more squared shape. She just looked at me and then started speaking to the other lady who was doing my nails prior. I could tell they were talking about me as the other lady informed me they can't shape my nails because they're too short. I've never had this issue and/or comments stated about my nails at prior salons I've gone to. I noticed more color coming off my nails and double checked with Tina if it looks like more color needs to be added and she just shook her head and said "no" as it seemed she was rushing to get done with my appointment. She then started to clip the skin away from behind my nails due to the dipped color that collected underneath, which also caused mild discomfort. This could have been resolved with using a small brush dipped in acetone vs. clipping away yet more of my skin.
As Tina was putting the final coat on the dipped nails, she didn't let one of my hands dry fully before putting lotion on it. I left with sticky fingers with the color not being fully set and smudged. Yes, I could have told her to fix that too, but I was so pissed that I just wanted to get out of there. The only reason I stayed through the entirety of this appointment was because I had an event the next day. Otherwise, I definitely would have left as soon as the issues started. I might as well had thought because I had to fix my nails as soon as I got home.
I advise you to not waste your money here. read more