This was one of the worst nail salon experiences I've had in 20 years. Tom was the rudest man I've ever encountered in a nail salon, my gel manicure looks like it was done by a five year old, they are completely disorganized and treat their costumers terribly.
Although it's been a while, this was not my first visit to Kim Nails; this time I was treating a friend to a mani pedi. We were greeted upon arrival, told them we each wanted a mani-pedi and wrote our names and desired services in the book. All of the stylists were occupied and as we were having a casual, no rush day, I asked nicely if we should come back. No, they assured us they could get us done quicly. We got in the pedi chairs quickly. Pedis took a while but turned out ok. Then we ended up waiting while they accepted other customers and began THEIR services. Apparently only one person can do manicures? The owner Amy looks at us after we're waiting and waiting and quietly debating going to another salon and says "you want manicure?" I was shocked. Yes. I said. We've been waiting. The two girls came and did the initial preparations because only Tom can do our gel color, apparently. So, my friend points out to me that we were there for 2.5 hours at this point. The people who work there were having lunch in the back while I was wait to get my color done. Ok. Maybe this is their only chance to eat. We tried to remain positive. My friend and I were pleasantly chatting and when it came to my turn to sit with Tom, again the rudest man I've ever encountered in a nail salon. I had shown him and the previous salon stylist, who did the initial portion of my mani, the pic of the simply colored French tip I was requesting. He looked at my friend and rudely and irritatedly demanded that she "ok pick out blue for your friend." We looked confused, I'm sure. Is he talking to us? Neither of us work here and would have no idea how to find the color I selected and showed you 2 hours ago. After he found the color I picked he looked at me and said with complete hostility, "read the sign, just breath, that sign is for you." ????!!??? I look and there are these "just breath" and "breath and wait" signs behind their work area. Excuse me? before you began speaking to me with such hostility, Tom, and telling me I need to breath as if my behavior had some how been pushy or rude when it wasn't, I didn't have a reason to measure my breaths. And if those signs are there, you must be irritating a lot of people on a regular basis. As he was working on my clear coat, he rudely asked me again what I wanted. When I tried to point the pic again he gave me a look of death and wouldn't let my hand go. Once he began working, he kept violently tossing my hands to switch them to rotate for the gel light. I had to make him put the second coat of color on what was already a terrible looking gel manicure. He did my friends gel after mine and was equally hostile to her. I was so ready to get out of there I left with a terrible looking gel manicure and thankful to be done. If my friend hadn't been with me I would have walked out after his initial rude and hostile behavior and I wouldn't have wasted my time waiting, either. They showed a complete lack of respect and descency toward us, their paying costumers, that day. I'm paying hard earned money for a basic service and hold New Castle salons to the same standards as I would in any bigger city. Don't throw away your time or money at this salon. You'll get treated like crap and get terrible service. read more