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| - I stopped by Perfait Spa for a shellac mani since I was in the downtown core and I was looking to kill some time. Located a short walk from both Dundas and St. Patrick's stations (close to Pablo, Uncle Tetsu's, and Chatime), I walked into the spacious salon with a couple customers already sitting at the manicure stations, but they were able to take me right away.
First impression was that the place was clean, and that their selection of polishes isn't the biggest I've seen, but it was big enough to make me contemplate a polish colour for a good 5 minutes. They have glittery polishes, as well as your standard colours, and it should be noted that their "shellac" is actually gel polish.
It's been mentioned in other reviews that the employees are on their phones or doing other stuff before greeting you, which I did experience, but I wasn't bothered by it. They still greeted me, they were polite, and my nail tech, Belle, was great, so being on their phones when I got there was something I could brush off. There's only one TV in the salon though, so during the service, if you're not one to talk to your tech or just like to occupy yourself during the service by watching the news, hope that you'll be lucky enough to see it.
The tools used are sealed and opened in front of you. Another option would be that the tools, I assume, are sterilized in a disinfecting machine in front of you as this machine is in the middle of the manicure stations. Belle asked what shape and length I wanted, checking with me along the way, which I appreciate. She showed me only half of the colors that they have, which were mounted in a spiral. The other colours were in a basket and brought out by another nail tech when her customer couldn't decide what colour to choose. No issues for me here since I'm super lax and consistent with my white/light beige polish, but I took 5 mins to consider other colours (I still chose light beige).
Belle was gentle throughout the service. No bleeding, no nicks, just clean cuticles. She was EXTREMELY fast. I found my left hand being under the light much longer than my right, but my nails look the same for both hands. She also buffed my nails after the third coat of polish to smooth out any bubbles/bumps, and added the top coat. Not sure if this is normal, but I mean my nails look pretty good and smooth, so I'm not complaining. Service also included a hot towel and hand massage as a mani usually does.
The price for my mani was $30. From their signs inside a shellac mani pedi would have been $50, and a regular mani pedi would have been $35. All in all their prices are competitive and hover around the average prices you'd see at other salons. If you pay with cash, you pay flat rate. Card transactions have additional taxes, again, something you'd see at other nail salons.
Considering I visited Perfait on a whim, I'm satisfied with the overall result. If you're in the area and looking for a quick mani, I'd definitely give it a shot.
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