Let me start this by saying I'm not really sure where I would review them star-wise. They didn't…read morehorrendouly offend me and I had a pleasant experience, it was just...awkward.
After a disasterous morning of trying to find somewhere to get a mani/pedi that didn't result in a giant wait, I found this place on Yelp and gave them a call.
They had open appointments for a mani/pedi, which I scheduled for 2p.
Within an hour or so of booking,I got a call back asking if I could come in tomorrow instead. I told them no, and they said "Okay, well if you don't hear back from us, everything will be fine". Not a great start, but after my rough morning, I was just glad to have an appointment.
The place was nice inside- decorated in a Pinterest- inspired fashion. Marilyn Monroe posters, crystal chandeliers, soft seaform paint colors, etc. When I got there, it looked like the owner was the only person on staff, with a client in her chair. She mentioned my nail tech was on her way in.
She showed up on time, and we proceeded to the nail area. It had some clothes for sale hanging on a rack in the nail area, which I thought was a bit strange, but whatever.
The nail tech, who was VERY nice and personable, mentioned that since I wanted regular polish and not shellac, my options were pretty limited. They did not have any "french" type manicure colors. I settled on a color and sat down to get started.
She laid down some paper towels on top of the nail station (kinda lame). Not even a towel?
She had been out for a few days, ill, so she had no idea where a lot of her supplies/tools were. She spent a lot of time hunting down the things she needed for the manicure and pedicure. She did a base coat, two coats of polish, and a top coat on my fingers, and then we moved on to the pedicure area.
There were 2 pedicure chairs, and she gave a lot of attention to detail. They use a sugar scrub, a mask, and then massage with lotion.
They are pretty aggressive with their cleaning- using alcohol, sanitizer, chlorine to clean out the pedicure tubs, etc. So if this is something you really care about, they're great about that.
This entire process took 3 hours.
Normally, I would put a mani pedi at 1.5-2 hours, and maybe that includes some wait time. I was so surprised that my 2pm appointment had me there until 5pm.
My total? $75.
Now, my mindset could have really impacted my review. Had I known that I was blocking out 3 hours of my day ahead of time for this, I would have had the right expectations up front about how long I'd be there.
I'm still not sure if I'll be going back.
tl; dr
Place is nice if you'd like a more personal spa-type salon experience. Just set aside a lot of time for your appointment.
