My friend lives in Sun City, and we wanted to get a could manicures. Classic Nails in the heart of Sun City with a few other businesses, sharing a parking lot. We called to see if Classic Nails had any immediate openings, and they did! So we hurried over and got to sit right away.
This salon is set up like your typical salon. Sitting stations for nails on one side and nice, comfy looking pedicure chairs on the other. I loved how the nail stations had plexiglass separating the customer from the technician. Some even wear masks!
I sat with Swan, and I went with a gel manicure ($33). He started out filling my nails since I didn't want them cut. Then u soaked my cuticles for under a minute so he could clean them up. He buffed them for a few moments and then started applying color. In between applying to each hand, I put them under a UV light to set the gel. He did a few coats and then did my ring finger with gold as requested. He finished up with a less than 1 minute massage on both hands.
My friend sat with Lynn and got a regular manicure($18). She used nippers to cut her nails. After she clipped them and cleaned up her cuticles, there was no buffing or oil applied. She went straight to applying her bail polish. She was very precise and cleaned up the edges with a flat brush.
My friend also requested a heart be painted into her ring fingers. To be honest, I don't do it. It looked hideous. After 2 attempts with 2 different technicians, they were just going to leave the tiny ugly making. Thank goodness my friend told them to just remove it. She also barely received a massage. Afterward, she was taken to the nail dryers to finish drying.
Everyone here is friendly and very nice.
Today is one day after, and I noticed my gel was lifting at the back of my nails, and my hair was getting caught in them. My nails are gorgeous, but the gel is so thick in some spots, and one of my nails wants to peel up. Let's not forget to mention the mosquitoes inside the shop. My friend and I weren't the only ones getting bit and swatting them away. The mosquitoes alone made this experience an unpleasant one.
5 days after update:
I can not stand my gel manicure. The gel nail polish keeps getting caught in my hair. Even I take a shower, my hair is getting caught under the gel polish because it is lifting so bad This gel manicure is supposed to last 2-3 weeks if it is done right, but I can't stand it, so that's a $33 ($38 with tip) waste for me. read more