I'd like to start off by saying that I am not one to take time out of my day to leave a review but I felt this was the one time it was necessary. Hoping I can save others from a horrible experience & wasting their time & money.
I went to Diamond Nails for my second visit ever this past week & left in tears by the time I reached my car. I had an appointment for a gel pedicure & a full set of gel, French dipped nails. My appointment started with the classic pedi. The female doing my pedi seemed rushed & as I was watching the process I started noticing the carelessness. She skipped several steps to save on time, the massage was roughly a minute & a half total for both feet & legs, she skipped applying the gel base clear coat on two of my toenails & didn't cure the gel coats long enough with the curing lamp. I brushed this all off due to the fact that my toes looked decent enough & I didn't have extra time to spare to have her go back & fix the issues.
Next, my full set began. I was hoping I would have some luck & receive someone in less of a rush to do my fingernails but unfortunately it was the same female. My anxiety was already through the roof after the pedi but I proceeded to give her a 2nd chance. She began by power sanding my real nails & didn't even brush them off after sanding & proceeded on to gluing on the tips over my messy nails, which left debris at showing through the fill initially. She then trimmed the tips & started filling over them. I explained to her that I like the fill thin & natural looking & she said okay, no problem. After filling, came the shaping of the nail beds & the actual shaping of the ends of my nails. I explained that I wanted the ends filed down a bit shorter bc they were still too long & that I would like a basic rounded, square shape. She said that when she buffs my nails, it'll do all that. Remind you, in order to shape the ends of the nails, you have to use an actual nail file, not a buffer. By the end of the whole shaping process, I was left with extremely thick nail beds with lumps & the ends of my nails were all different lengths & were left with sharp, unrounded corners. By this point I was trying not to lose it & walk out & was having a panic attack to the point of just freezing there until the awful experience was over. My nail lady could tell that I was uncomfortable & upset but proceeded to continue. I showed the picture of what I wanted a second time, a simple two tone powder dip. She gets to the dip & starts using a dirty eye shadow applicator that is coated in a multitude of previous dipping powders from other clients. She quickly brushes on the two different colors & they are not sticking at all to my nail tips but she proceeds to place the gel clear coat over top & cure them regardless of how horrible they look. I pull out my first hand after it's cured & quickly stop her & explain that they look bad & nothing like the picture. She gets frustrated with a rude tone & proceeds to ask me what I would like done instead & I tell her to paint them the same color as my toes & add a tiny heart on my ring fingers. She then sloppily & aggressively sands off her first try leaving the reminents of the previous screw up behind. She yet again, completely skips applying the clear gel base coat, only this time to all of my nails because she answers her phone mid session & says she'll be leaving in 5 minutes..I'm in complete & utter shock & my hands are shaking as she continues on. She finally finishes round 2 & has absolutely no care that I am holding back tears & you can see the discomfort written all over my face..I wash my hands & go to the cash register where I am checked out by another lady who can see the unsatisfied look on my face. She asked me what happened & I tell her & then she realizes my nails aren't even dry as they begin smudging & are tacky as she's looking at them. She suggests in a pushy manner that she can fix them right now after I've already been there for two hours & I tell her that I am very upset & that I have to go because I have other things to get done but I would like to call & schedule to come in & get them fixed free of charge. She agrees, I then call back on Tuesday & ask if this can be corrected & scheduled for Wednesday when I get off work. The female I was talking to was very rude & didn't seem to understand that I work long days & I asked if I could come in just a little after 6 due to work. She proceeded to tell me, no I must be there before 6pm. The business is opened till 8pm during the week. You would think that you would want to correct your mistakes & not lose a customer but that was of no concern here. I still ended up paying for something that left me in tears & that I absolutely hate. Wasted over 2 hours of my time & didn't experience one minute of relaxation or peace for a bill well over $100. read more