Horrible! DO NOT GO HERE!! I thought I would give this place a try due to some great reviews, close to my house, and it looks like they can do some serious nail art.
Let me tell you about my experience: When walking in, I asked for a shellac mani and regular pedicure. They told me to pick out my color. When going to the nail polish wall, I didn't see any gel colors. I asked if they had Shellac or OPI gel colors and she said yes but she had to bring me the samples. She guided me to sit down in the pedicure chair and then she came over with the colors. While my feet were soaking, I looked at the options and picked a dark purple for the fall. I asked her which ones were Shellac and which ones were OPI but she couldn't tell me. Since I like both brands, I chose the color I liked best.
While getting my pedicure, I noticed that there were many flies flying around the place. The door was open, so I didn't think much of it. Then I started to notice many small fruit flies flying around the fan and in the corners. This is when I started to get grossed out. At this point, I just wanted to walk out - but I already had my feet soaking and she and my fingers wrapped in foil to take off the gel polish. I was stuck! The towels that she used to do my pedicure smelled musty like they were sitting in the washer damp for too long. YUCK. She showed me my pedicure options and none of them were regular pedicures - all upgrades. I chose the $30 anti-stress pedicure and was hoping for the best. When putting on my callus remover, she wrapped one foot in plastic wrap and then used the same plastic wrap for my other foot. How cheap! She also threw all of her tools into my water bath the whole time I was getting my pedicure, so they were brushing up against my feet, which was very annoying. There was no 15 minute leg massage like advertised and she did not use the anti-stress lavender lotion that was in the description. :( She did a good job at scrubbing my feet but man ... was she rough! When she started to apply my nail polish on my toes, it was coming out clumpy so she went to her station and poured some acetone in it. I hate when they do this because the polish chips too easily. UGH. When she was done painting my nails she asked me to get up and go to her station. When I was doing that, she dropped the musty towel on top of my freshly painted toes! She redid them, but what a mess!
When going over to the manicure station, it was loaded with flies too! One of the guys was walking around with an electronic insect zapper and zapping all of them. It was gross! They were "dropping like flies" :( Then she came over with my polish and it was NOT shellac or OPI but the Galaxy brand that I hate! I told her I did not want that and she said that's all she has and started painting my nails with it. I stopped her and said , "No, this is why I asked you what kind of gel you had and you told me Shellac and OPI. The Galaxy polish always peels on me". Then the other gal in the salon who speaks English suddenly found the Shellac and OPI options but they did not have the color that I originally picked. There was only about 5 to choose from. So I chose a burgundy color for the fall that now does not match my toes. What a joke! Then she started to put the base coat on with the Galaxy gel. Again I told her this is not what I want and she said, Oh well .. this is all I have. I pulled my hands away and the other English speaking gal suddenly found shellac base and top coat. The gel polish came out so bad!!! It looked like I needed a fill already because she didn't start at the cuticle, the edges of the nails only look like they have one coat instead of two, it was sloppy, thick and a hot mess. I paid my $60 and was OUT OF THERE! I couldn't wait to leave.
This was by no means an anti-stress or relaxing time. $60 out the window. I'll stick to Epic Salon because they are the best. This place is dirty, rude, and do not tell the truth. Stay away. read more