This was the most disappointing nail experience I have had in my entire life and I've been getting acrylics for over 30 years at salons all over the country.
DO NOT GO HERE UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE INSULTED, OVERCHARGED, DISAPPOINTED, UPSET AND HAVE ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS AND REQUESTS IGNORED.
I needed a full set and a pedicure after a long-distance move here, so I made an appointment and took a chance on Volare. After I arrived, I sat in the massage chair and had my pedicure first, and it was actually very good. A little pricey for a simple pedicure, but I was willing to splurge and pamper myself after a very long drive.
HOWEVER, the acrylic nails were a complete disaster and a serious disappointment.
JIMMY did my nails and this man was supposedly one of the OWNERS. Jimmy was rough, rude, abrupt, rushed and insulting.
To begin with, Jimmy insulted me directly to my face. About midway through the application of the acrylics, Jimmy says to me, "Oh, you play Basketball?"
WTF??
I realized that he was referring to the fact that I have somewhat large hands (which is why I wear nails in the first damn place). But I am also a very petite woman (5'2, 105), so OBVIOUSLY I don't play basketball, and a smart comment like that was only made to insult me. It very rude, careless and insensitive. I laughed it off to avoid causing a scene, but I was VERY, VERY INSULTED AND ANGRY. Whatever, Jimmy.
Next, they didn't have any colors remotely resembling the light pink translucent color they advertise. And this was after I showed him at least 10 pictures of the exact color and shape I wanted. It's a widely used choice. The color is Bubble Bath by OPI with a "squoval" shape. Common and popular, right? I never told him the name of the polish, but I heard him say to a nearby colleague "Bubble Bath," and he said it in English, so I KNOW he knew what I wanted. I would have been perfectly okay with anything close to that, but all they had were a lot of garish, bright and tacky SOLID pink colors available. Unfortunately, I didn't realize this until AFTER I washed my hands. At that point, I was kinda stuck. But if I had known how ugly any of them would look, I would have left that place WITHOUT POLISH and just done it myself at home.
I also asked him to make them thin. Nope. They're thick as HORSE HOOVES.
The shape ended up a blunt, sharp, square shape with a tacky bubblegum polish on top, and nails so thick you could have probably done another full set with the extra acrylic he carelessly slapped on.
The worst part is that I had to wait a week before removing these ugly things because MY CUTICLES WERE TORN UP AND BLEEDING from his CARELESS and RUSHED application. I had to let that heal first before I could get any other chemicals anywhere near my nails.
I wished that I'd remembered to take a picture of that hot mess immediately afterward, but I was going out later that night and I had to hurry and try and make them presentable. However, later, I DID remember to take a picture of the thickness of the nails after I clipped them down before I soaked them off. See my picture and note the uneven thickness of the nails, especially on my middle finger.
It should also be noted that Jimmy also messed up part of my pedicure by stepping on my feet repeatedly while he was doing my nails. He never apologized for that, either.
I truly wish an honest review would have been available before I COMPLETELY WASTED $75 (+ tip).
I see that there are many positive reviews here, but my experience at Volare Salon was a HUGE disappointment and a waste of money and time.
The one positive thing I can say is that the spa was very clean and the pedicure tools had all been sterilized and sealed before they were used on me. Also, the place was empty, so there was no double booking and long waits going on. But now I know why it was empty.
Anyway, you've been warned. read more