Disappointing service and follow-up care. Initially I asked for ombre nails with dip powder on my natural nails, and I was told that my nails weren't long enough for the look I was after and so I would need tips glued on; no problem. I asked several times for "round" shaped nails, so much so that after initially filing them too pointy, the nail tech took off one of the tips so that she wouldn't cut and file so much. I reiterated that I wanted "short, round nails." Again, no problem up until this point - the girl was friendly and checked in with me a couple times; I specified that the nails still seemed a little long, but that if that was as short as she could go, I understood.
It wasn't until I got home that I reviewed my receipt and took a closer look at my nails - arguably my fault for not inspecting sooner so that any issues could be addressed while I was at the salon. I was charged for "shape: coffin, almond, pointy" nails. Odd, I thought, given that my request was for short, round nails. Then, I noticed that my cuticles were still overwhelmingly present on my nail bed, and that the dip had been placed largely on the cuticle on most nails. It had been so long since I'd had my nails done, I didn't even think about the fact that the technician didn't clean my cuticles until after I was home. Additionally, several of my nails were already lifted from the acrylic tip - again, my fault for not noticing when I was at the salon in the first place.
I called the next morning, explained the situation and that I was available to come in any time in the morning or any time at all the following day; I was granted an appointment to come back to the salon for a fix that day. When I arrived, the man at the front (who had checked me out at the register the day before) asked what had happened. I showed him my nails and explained that I was concerned about anything getting down into the nails. His solution was for the technician from the day before to flood underneath the tip with superglue to "close the gap." I explained multiple times that, although I understood that would now seal the nail to the acrylic tip, I was concerned about the time between leaving the salon and returning for a fix - I had been home, cooked several meals, changed diapers, played in the yard, been to the gym - there was NO expectation on behalf of the salon that I wash my hands before "sealing" the nails, no alcohol to clean the nails, etc. I said that I didn't want to use superglue because anything that was now in my nails was going to be sealed into place, rather than creating a clean seal in the first place. I was assured that "it's fine," and "there's nothing in there - it's only been a day," after being told that the technician, "told you yesterday she needed to cut your nails shorter and you said you didn't want to." Not only was this untrue, (after I asked for dip on my natural nails, and they explained I needed the tip glued on for the ombre look, I kept my mouth shut except for asking for the nails to be cut shorter, as I'm not a nail tech and do what most people do at the salon which is sit there quietly while the technician does what they need to do,) it was unprofessional.
While I acknowledge, again, that I should have been paying more attention to the process in the first place, I was extremely disappointed in the "quick fix" that was offered for sub-par work because I don't think it was the appropriate solution. read more