I was the maid of honor in my best friends wedding. I have never been a fan of false nails but in my line of work, I use my hands a lot (I work at Chrysler )so there isn't a point to them for me. I was recommended by my friend to go see Amanda at Shamas for a mani/pedi so I was just as perfect as the bride.
My experience with Amanda was less than stellar. First, as Amanda approached me she wasnt smiling and looked sad but still shook my hand. She informed me tgat she,wasnt ready for me and was finishing up from her previous client and said I would need to wait for a little longer. I'm a paitent person, so I thought nothing of it. Again, I've never had a mani/pedi done. I sat down as she filled the basin with water and other stuff. As I sat there, she seemed annoyed in general. She hardly spoke at first and looked so upset. I kept starting a conversation with her. Finally she began talking and boy, do I wish I wouldn't have opened that can of worms. I found out that she is a single mom of two, she's been trying to lose weight and other personal things I don't want to discuss on this. All I can say is, what kind of people do you hire that talks about such details of their life and turmoil going on. If you don't want so much trouble with two father's to your children then different choices in life should have been made.
Second, she cut the inside of my big toe and made it bleed. She kept working like nothing ever happened. My toe was sore for two weeks after and I had to wear heels the next day.
Finally, I saw her pictures on instagram and on your facebook page but I don't feel she was the same girl. I had an awful experience with her and the salon. After about two weeks of having my nails done, I noticed that on one finger it began to hurt on the tip and my skin around my nail started to crack. I went to the Dr and they said I had a nail fungus. They said it was due to how the nails were put on. My hand hurt so bad for weeks that I had to use vacation time at work to make up what I missed from this fungus. This was on two of my fingers. They also said perhaps the person who did my nails wasn't clean or sanitary.
I will NEVER step foot back into this facitilty. Amanda is a horrible technician and I don't care about her personal life, no client wants to hear about their drama, we have enough of our own. I hope you guys seriously look into how well she really works. I hope I am not a victim to many other clients afraid to say anything. Perhaps it could have been a bad day for her. Either way it was a horrible experience. read more