This was probably my second GelX set ever (for this reason) and I am never getting this sh*t again! The girl that did my nails is the sister of the owner (her words) and she typically only takes in "her" clientele and she's usually booked up. I was a walk-in on a random day and she took me. She made that very clear to me for reasons I didn't even care for because I didn't get what I wanted anyway. All the while, she - in summary - said she was the best one there and pretty much shat on everyone else being subpar in comparison. Don't get me wrong! The design looks good! BUT... I like what I like and it's been working to me up until having to switch salons lately! My last salon would do hard builder gel for me, but when I got into designs, they couldn't do design work. So I've been looking for a new nail salon and came across this one. However, I'm getting frustrated because every time I ask for what I like, no matter where I go, techs try to talk me into something else. Upon getting sick of bouncing around, her reassuring me that these would be durable, etc., I just crashed out and let her. She was pretty confident about her work product.
My typical, natural nail length is perfect for me. It's just that my index fingers started growing more downward, instead of straight out like my other fingers. She convinced me that doing a GelX set would fix this if we cut my nails down (typically I'm using my own nails and never tips something else that is important)! The extra gel on the bottom was not cute. And when I asked her to file it down because it was chunky, she tried to blame it on my index fingers growing different from my other fingers, and I was like... "No, ALL of them have this thick, ugly bottom?!" She ended up filing them down, but I'm really sick of going somewhere and asking for something and then being talked into something different that never ends up being at all like what I asked for! I'm always disappointed! For instance, I asked her if these would not pop off since they were tips. She said no. I literally have both my thumbnails here, about to glue them back on like I wish people would just say that they can't do something versus trying to steer me into something else!
In addition to the output, her prep was sloppy. My nails, which were cut down by her, weren't even cut or prepared in a way that made the undersides look even halfway decent upon my nails being finished. Uneven. There was no hand moisturizing, hand massage, or typical manicure style treatment, even though this service costs a ton of money.
In the end, I spent over $110 dollars on nails that didn't even last me a solid two weeks. However, I just found out about the 14-day coverage policy today (my day 13 since getting them done). If I can find the time to get over there, I will be returning for a fix and never again for anything else. I can't stand when a nail tech talks badly about coworkers and is still not up to par either.
The vibe is that of an older salon - nothing but a Roku sleep screen on the tv. No drinks offered; cold Hershey kisses from a fridge were brought around. Small salon that's old-fashioned. read more