McKenzie Towne Location - Shellac Removal & Shellac Manicure. I had 2 manicures done here by 2 different people. The first manicure I received from here was good. No problems. I had decided to try Frilly Lilly because some of the sketchier salons in the area I had frequented had questionable sanitary practices and subpar manicures. I have also tried other upscale salons but was in the hunt to find a balance between price, quality, cleanliness, proper removal of shellac and location. The cleanliness, removal process and location of this business are great. The price is a bit above average but I was willing to pay if met all the other criteria and the quality was far below average. The second manicure I received was done absolutely horribly. I have been doing shellac manicures for about a year, every 3 weeks and this by far was the worst manicure I received. The manicure looked unprofessional and uneven, too thin on some areas and too thick on others. This was a solid color manicure, the easiest of all manicures. The shellac had been painted on a good portion of my cuticles (on every finger) and therefore the shellac began peeling the same day. The shellac was so thin in the tip of the nails that you could see through it. One week after the manicure I am left with a few patches on each nail. I routinely get shellac manicures. I do not peel them or pick at them or and do what I can to extend the life of the manicure. I paid more than average to come to better salon and received a very poor manicure. I could have returned the next day for a fix but I don't like complaining or asking for free service, I just don't return. I am busy as we all are, it is hard enough to find the time once or twice a month to get a manicure let alone returning the next day to fix someone's mistake. The manicurist was obviously inexperienced and bad at painting nails and I do not believe having redone the next day would have produced a much different result. I went online to see if I could book with different manicurist at the same location (because I did like the cleanliness and location) but unfortunately there was only the one girl doing manicures for the times I was able to come in. Instead, I ordered Shellac, a UV light and all the accessories online because clearly I could do a much better job than this professional even if I didn't do a perfect job, and I would definitely be cheaper. I know we are supposed to leave shellac to the professionals but I have yet to find a SE Calgary salon that is clean, does a good job and most importantly removes shellac properly (no power tools, no reused bowls of nail polish remover to soak my hands in, no forceful scraping with metal cuticle pushers, if it is actual CND Shellac all that is needed is wrapped nails for 10 minutes and it gently scrapes right off with no or very minimal damage to the nail). I am sure (according to reviews) that this place does a very good wax but go somewhere else for your nails. I hate to say it but after many shellac manicures this was the place that finally drove me to do my own shellac manicures. read more