Review in one sentence: great family-owned nail salon with student-affordable prices!
I love that this place is just around the corner from me, but I love even more than you can get a basic, regular manicure for $12! I usually do my own nails, but every now and then I want to have someone else do them and not be pestered about upgrading to gel nails or something. $25 will get you a full set of basic acrylics, and gel nails start at $30. A manipedi is also $35, and pink-and-white starts at $45. They even have children's rates (for kids under 12), and they offer SNS and gelish nails, too. I usually feel like I'm being pushed to upgrade, but not once did I feel that way by the beauticians at Polished!
Tuesdays and Wednesdays are their slowest days, so if you're planning on going Thurs-Saturday, make sure you call ahead to make an appointment. You can even call ahead to see if they're busy and put yourself on their sign-in list. Like I said, I was a walk-in for a basic manicure. I waited maybe 5 minutes, but it's a good thing I came in when I did because there was a rush of clients right after me, all coming in for spa pedicures.
As far as equipment goes, they have a really nice collection of OPI and China Glaze colors :) There's 4 spa chairs, complete with a built-in massage device, which you can control. I watched out of the corner of my eye as people got their pedicures done, and each of the pedicurists took their time and didn't rush, even when another client walked in. Instead of rushing, they set up her up in the last open spa chair and turned on the spa water jets so she could wait comfortably. The most interesting thing I saw, probably because I had never encountered it before, was that they had an electric buffing device for callous removal. They still manually removed callouses, though. There's also about 8-10 manicure stations, each one has a built-in fan to speed up the drying process. All equipment came from sealed, sterilized bags, and my manicurist even made sure to swipe my nail bed and cuticles with what seemed like rubbing alcohol to sanitize them before starting to paint my nails I'd also never seen this before, but I thought it was pretty smart, considering if we're concerned the sanitation of the tools, we should be concerned about the sanitation of the polish, too.
The whole session took just over half an hour, which is just another indication of the "no rushing" policy they seem to have. I didn't catch any names, unfortunately, but I'll definitely be going back. It didn't seem like anyone beautician was less capable or skilled than any other, so I think it'll take some time before I become someone's "regular."
Overall, I really liked my experience, so this has definitely become my "regular" nail salon :) Can't wait to go back when the weather gets warmer and get a manipedi! :) read more