Y'all... I almost never write reviews and especially not poor ones, but I was so underwhelmed with my experience here. Full disclaimer I went in last minute. It was my 30th birthday yesterday and my husband said he'd pay for me to go get my nails done before dinner. I haven't had my nails done in years so I was like, heck yes! Looked around for a place with good reviews and called these folks around 4:45. They said it takes about 1.5 hours for a mani/pedi and they close at 7, so to get there around 5:30. I hurry to get ready and head that way (I live 30 minutes outside of Bastrop). I show up at 5:41 but I figure it's probably okay, if they end up having to stay an extra 10 minutes I'll tip them well.
Well.
The pedicure took for effing ever. By the time it was done, clock reads 6:52. I'm not kidding. Over and hour and ten minutes to get regular painted toes. And they don't even look great. There is dead skin all around my toes that wasn't tended to at all. I don't have pretty feet but I use a pumice stone twice a week so it's not like she did what she could -- it's like she didn't do anything to my toes. Except trim and file and paint. I'm so confused. I guess the bulk of the pedicure was lotions and stuff. I picked the best option thinking I'd get the best results. I was wrong. Just lots of time consuming towels and lotions and super subpar toes, cuticles and skin.
Okay. Nail time.
So as I said. I get in the chair for my nails 8 minutes before closing time. This isn't looking good. I consider telling them never mind, but at this point I'm thinking about how difficult it will be for me to come back at another time, being a working mother without childcare and my husband works crazy hours and it's an hour of driving to get there and back so I'm like.. this is my only opportunity to do this. I stick it out.
I'm attaching pictures. I feel like they hurried which is to be expected but they didn't do any clean up of my cuticles. I admittedly have terrible cuticles but that's part of why I wanted to get them done. They still look jagged and raggedy and I don't even think he pushed them back or anything. Does that thumb look like a thumb that got done yesterday ? The paint doesn't even meet the cuticle. Also pieces of the glitter are sticking up out my nails. And the reference photo I showed them, which I pulled from their Facebook page, they acted like at first they couldn't do it. Then they used square glitter which imo is super masculine and very different than circle glitter. I wanted the glitter on all fingers but at this point it was taking so long and getting so late I told them to just do it to 2 on each hand. Then she tried to leave the part with glitter shiny and the bottom half of the nail matte. I was like.. what?? O.o
Anyway I know it's most likely bc I came in an hour and 20 minutes till closing but I was told it would take about 1.5 hours. All told I was there until after 8. It took nearly 2.5 hours to get a pedicure and nails. I've never spent that long in a nail salon. After tip, I spent $130. For that amount of time, and that amount of money, these should've been the best damn nails I've ever had. Unfortunately, they are not. They look fine and no one is going to look at them and be like "man those nails suck!" But ::I:: know how little attention to detail was paid, and the condition my skin was left in when it should have been taken better care of. So it's v disappointing. The people were nice enough. The salon was clean. Decent atmosphere. But I'd say to make an appt with one of the most skilled technicians-- or if you pull a reference from their Facebook, find out who exactly did the work. Otherwise you'll feel awkward asking for it and you'll be left with mediocre at best results. read more