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| - I had high hopes for Lee Nail Spa and Bar. Seemed to be the best rated place in Huntersville. After trying them out, I have to say that I won't be back. I went for a gel polish manicure.
Initially, the place looked great, very busy, but it was Saturday afternoon. I went to the "desk," which is a cluttered cash register at the end of the nail bar. A laminated sign with "cash gratuities greatly appreciated" was plastered on the counter. I realise that service industry people get more money when paid in cash, because they aren't taxed on it, but if I have to pay taxes on my money, don't ask me to take out cash so that you don't have to pay taxes on yours. (rant over) I was greeted with, "Go pick out your polish." I get it, you're busy, but a welcome would have been nice. The polish stations are great, rotating squares with numbers on each polish for the matching gel and regular polish. They have a huge selection of colors and brands. I walked past the 20-plus pedicure chairs that seemed to be new. All the occupied chairs had a liner in the tub. I came back around to the nail bar and was told to sit down. Even though this is supposed to be a nail-bar, I was not offer a drink. The bar stool was of modern design, but were worn out and wobbly. The foot ledge had a ton of chipped and missing tile. there were also spackle patches on the walls and ceiling. Clearly, the owners made an initial investment in the property, but haven't kept it maintained.
The manicure started with the cuticle softener and the electric hand warmers, which was really nice, but only for about 30 seconds. All the tools were in sealed paper pouches so they were clean. The tech pushed back my cuticles and took out the nippers. The tech did the all too common practice of clipping not only my dead cuticle on the nail, but the live skin around it. She then filed the edge of my nail and the top nail bed with a rather harsh file. Not exactly relaxing, or good for the nails. She directed me to the handwashing station, where you wash your hands with dollar store dial soap and dry with shabby, dingy washcloths. Then started the gels. The UV light had only one setting, and I had to keep putting my hand in and out to restart the timer. Once the color was on and set, she wiped them with alcohol and did a quick hand massage with some kind of green lotion in a bottle labeled "alcohol". The entire manicure lasted less than 20 minutes and was $35 credit, $32 cash.
Upon more detailed inspection, I can tell this manicure isn't going to last. She got quite a bit of polish on my cuticle, which with gel will lead to a snag or lift. Also, my "square" tips are rounded and crooked on several fingers.
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