Let me preface with this: I have never in my life taken out the time to write a bad review. But I feel like something should be said about this place.
I was in a hurry and googled "nail salon" and walked into this place. Yes, it does have a beautiful interior. Hence the one star. I walked in stating that I desired just an eyebrow and lip waxing, and they promptly brought me to a room. Hence the two stars. But that's where it ends.
The lady who did my waxing's name was Kim. She told me right away that it would be $20. I said ok. She asked me if I was ok with that. I immediately felt insulted...thinking "if I already said yea that's fine why are you inquiring if I am able to pay for it?" Anyway I let it go, then she proceeded to explain to me why their prices are so high, "well here you get luxury pampering... high quality, expensive". That whole statement turned me off. Maybe this just isn't the place for me. I wished she would just get on with the show. Since she kept belaboring her unsolicited point, I responded saying "yea, usually it's just $5 and $7. But that's ok". She went on and on about how they are expensive for the high quality, but then said "ok--how about $18?" WHAT?! For a place that is supposed to be so fancy, how did this become a haggling deal? Am I in an indigenous town in Latin America? What is going on here? A "high quality expensive" spa and salon should have set prices. I can't understand why she is bartering with me, when I never even asked for this. I am now turned off for the second time. Not the end of the world, however. If I am paying $20 for lip and eyebrow waxing (before tip) when I normally spend $12, I'm at least expecting the same or better job than what I usually get.
That was not the case. She did my eyebrows, only waxing off the bottom below my eyebrows. I have been getting this done for the past 6 years, at many many different salons, in all different cities. I have never had someone neglect to wax the top part off, or had to coach someone on what to do. I have to inform her that she should wax the top part off too. For all this, I could've just tweezed at home for free! At this point I am actually getting annoyed. I thought I was going to receive a high quality job. I don't even like the job she did. They look almost the same as when I walked in. Then she did my lip, I looked in the mirror (suspicious at this point). She missed some spots that I had to ask her to go over. I hate having to tell people how to do their own job. And especially after the speech she gave me. Super awkward. But I had to get my money's worth.
When I went up and paid with a card, she mentioned that tip had to be cash only. I felt so embarrassed to give her only $1, but I could not muster up anything more after what I had been through. Keep in mind this occurred approximately 7 days ago, and my lip hairs are coming back (the small ones that never came off with the waxing job she did). I tired to stay polite during the whole ordeal, but I will never be back there again. I'm just irritated and even a bit insulted by her attitude, and furthermore dissatisfied with the quality.
I'd rather go to any random family owned nail salon that does an acceptable job at a decent price read more