I travel for work and am always on a quest to find a local spot to get a spa pedi and gel mani so I trust my fellow Yelpers not to lead me astray. Like to the point where if I don't find a good spot I contact my nail tech who is three hours away from my home and arrange for an appointment.
I'd been to a shop down the street a month earlier and they had a great atmosphere but my regular polish mani was just meh. I was happy to come across Nail Star down the street with better reviews.
I walked in Saturday afternoon with a grown out gel French mani and chipped pedà and was promptly greeted. The greeter asked if I was going with white again, because she could show me some cute pictures of other options. What can I say? I'm kind of boring traditional sometimes.
They prepped the foot spa as I picked a color for my toes, figuring I'd just go with white tips again. I was enjoying my pedi - love that salons here include a hot stone massage. We don't get that in SoCal. I tend to walk around barefoot and always need a good callus scrub. Check! Joey wrapped my fingers in acetone and foil to soak off my old gel mani. Thank you for not coming at me with a Dremel and thinning out my nails!
I came across a super cute french mani with a twist on Pinterest. The lady giving me a pedà called over Joey, I showed him the pic and he selected the new colors off the shelf for me and we were on our way. Super nice guy. Very careful application technique. I hate when you get a sloppy gel mani and they have to saw away the excess with a nail file after it's set. No such problem here. It's super cute and matches really well with my travel wardrobe. Love it.
This is the kind of spot where they're going to learn your name and the services you like. Definitely worth stopping by. Enjoy!
I'll see you when I'm back in town Joey!